Category: eHealth
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VC funding for health IT almost equal to 2012 total
A new report from Mercom Capitol Group reveals that venture capital funding in the healthcare IT sector continued to grow rapidly this quarter, with $623 million raised. read more Source: VC funding for health IT almost equal to 2012 total
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HIMSS resource to create a ‘common vocabulary’ for health IT
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society today unveiled a resource aimed at helping providers and payers evaluate the impact of their technology decisions. read more Source: HIMSS resource to create a 'common vocabulary' for health IT
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Cancer, Alzheimer’s databases to aid research
Amid a so-called “arms race” to provide personalized treatments based on genetic research, the National Cancer Institute is making one of the largest cancer databases public. Separately,… read more Source: Cancer, Alzheimer's databases to aid research
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Interview: mHealth lacks evidence, culture of evaluation
Better late than never goes the old adage, which is fitting for the authors of a just-published article in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine which concludes that “rigorous research is… read more Source: Interview: mHealth lacks evidence, culture of evaluation
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Great potential for mHealth, but rigorous research is needed
Almost two years after researchers gathered for an mHealth Evidence Workshop at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an article has been published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine… read more Source: Great potential for mHealth, but rigorous research is needed
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USAID issues compendium of 27 mHealth case studies
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has put together a second volume of mHealth compendium produced by the African Strategies for Health Project in June 2013 but just… read more Source: USAID issues compendium of 27 mHealth case studies
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3 things CMOs should consider before taking mHealth “plunge”
Seven years ago, Nashville-based nonprofit Vanguard Health Systems (VHS) “dipped its toes into the mHealth waters” by implementing mobile patient monitoring in labor and delivery. Now, the… read more Source: 3 things CMOs should consider before taking mHealth "plunge"
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N.J. Health Orgs Receive Grant to Create Statewide Health Information Network
The New Jersey State Department of Health has announced an award of $1.57 million to a coalition of health organizations to create and operate a statewide network that will enable the sharing of patient health information electronically. The New Jersey State Department of Health has announced an award of $1.57 million to a coalition of…
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Doc performance tracking: Key to quality or Big Brother?
Though doctors fear that “some bean-counter will decide what performance is,” hospitals around the country increasingly are monitoring physician performance against established care goals,… read more Source: Doc performance tracking: Key to quality or Big Brother?
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Telemedicine helps hospitals double revenue
Hospitals that used telemedicine technology and referred patients to children's facilities saw their revenue increase significantly, according to research published this month in the journal Telemedicine and e-Health. read more Source: Telemedicine helps hospitals double revenue