Category: eHealth
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ONC, FDA aligning app guidance with broader health IT policy
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has taken a leadership position in promoting the implementation of health IT across the country. ONC is actively… read more …read more Source: ONC, FDA aligning app guidance with broader health IT policy
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mHealth Regulatory Coalition urges FDA to release final apps guidance
The mHealth Regulatory Coalition (MRC) on June 21 sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius urging HHS, through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration… read more …read more Source: mHealth Regulatory Coalition urges FDA to release final apps guidance
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VA clears majority of oldest disability claims
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has cleared nearly all of its oldest disability claims. As of Monday, the agency said it has processed 97 percent of disability claims backlogged more than two years, or roughly 65,000 claims. read more …read more Source: VA clears majority of oldest disability claims
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4 ways healthcare is taking advantage of 3-D
We may be closer than ever to understanding the complex anatomy of the human brain, thanks to the introduction of a new three-dimensional tool that has created a digital reconstruction of the human brain, called the BigBrain. The creation got us thinking about other ways the healthcare industry is taking advantage of 3-D technology. read…
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Informed consent central to telehealth, poses challenges
The very nature of telehealth–the use of technology across distance to provide healthcare services–can increase the risk associated with even routine treatments. That makes patients' informed consent even more important, according to Bonne Scott, an attorney with law firm Epstein Becker Green. read more …read more Source: Informed consent central to telehealth, poses challenges
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eHealth with benefits: Documenting clinical and financial returns leads to better outcomes for patients everywhere
Leading healthcare institutions to showcase how patient portals have been deployed to enable patient access to appointments, laboratory test results and secure communications with clinicians …read more Source: eHealth with benefits: Documenting clinical and financial returns leads to better outcomes for patients everywhere
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Pew: Family caregivers taking advantage of online resources
Many caregivers in the U.S. are taking advantage of technology to gather information about medical problems and treatments, according to a report published today from the Pew Internet and American Life Project. read more …read more Source: Pew: Family caregivers taking advantage of online resources
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Remote-presence devices hold promise for future of healthcare delivery
Mobile devices are poised to improve access to healthcare in the developing world and in remote regions of developed countries, finds an article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal…. read more …read more Source: Remote-presence devices hold promise for future of healthcare delivery
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Survey: 1 in 3 Americans favor mobile devices for mHealth
More than one-third of respondents to a Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll said they were “very” or “extremely” interested in using smartphones or tablets to ask their doctors… read more …read more Source: Survey: 1 in 3 Americans favor mobile devices for mHealth
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Former ONC deputy coordinator is new AMA president-elect
Robert M. Wah, M.D., who served as the first deputy coordinator for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT from 2005 to 2006, this week was named president-elect of the American Medical Association. read more …read more Source: Former ONC deputy coordinator is new AMA president-elect