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Category: eHealth

  • VA claims system now in all regional offices

    VA claims system now in all regional offices

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    The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs this week introduced a new application that enables disability compensation claims to be processed more quickly, in a more end-to-end electronic environment. It integrates with its internal Veteran Benefits Management System (VBMS), which officials say has been installed in all 56 regional offices. read more …read more Source: VA…

  • FDA sends device identifier rule to OMB for final review

    FDA sends device identifier rule to OMB for final review

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    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration submitted a proposed final rule on unique medical device identifiers this week. read more …read more Source: FDA sends device identifier rule to OMB for final review

  • 4 ways technology can improve pediatric care coordination

    4 ways technology can improve pediatric care coordination

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    Wider implementation of available technology, such as mobile applications and web portals, could improve care coordination for children with complex chronic conditions, according to a report published this week by the Verizon Foundation and Boston Children's Hospital. read more …read more Source: 4 ways technology can improve pediatric care coordination

  • Facebook boosts organ donor registration

    Facebook boosts organ donor registration

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    Researchers from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore found that a social media push boosted the number of people who registered themselves as organ donors 21-fold in a single day, they announced this week. To that end, the researchers suggested that social media could be a tool in addressing America's current stubborn organ shortage. read more…

  • Strategies for health IT success from risk managers

    Strategies for health IT success from risk managers

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    Debating the role of becoming an expert in health IT, risk managers across hospital systems in the U.S. shared their tips for health IT success in a recent report published by the Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI). read more …read more Source: Strategies for health IT success from risk managers

  • Telemedicine patients more likely urban, educated

    Telemedicine patients more likely urban, educated

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    Urbanites are twice as likely as those in rural areas to take part in telemedicine, though participation rates for both remain low, according to a report on broadband use released by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. read more …read more Source: Telemedicine patients more likely urban, educated

  • 5 focal points for telehealth efforts

    5 focal points for telehealth efforts

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    While some provider worries persist about telehealth, a mainstream breakthrough appears to be on the horizon, as states increasingly push for reimbursement. And payers, more and more, are getting in… read more …read more Source: 5 focal points for telehealth efforts

  • Novel technology isolates unknown viruses

    Novel technology isolates unknown viruses

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    Researchers at Saint Louis University have developed a way to screen for previously unknown viruses. Their technique involves next-generation genetic sequencing approach called transcriptome subtraction, according to an article published at Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. read more …read more Source: Novel technology isolates unknown viruses

  • Report: Bluetooth Smart to drive growth of health and fitness mobile sensing

    Report: Bluetooth Smart to drive growth of health and fitness mobile sensing

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    By 2017, Bluetooth chipsets used for health, wellness, sports and fitness will reach 95.7 million shipments. Over the next five years, the adoption of mobile sensing health and fitness products will… read more …read more Source: Report: Bluetooth Smart to drive growth of health and fitness mobile sensing

  • Most prevalent health conditions get short shrift from mHealth

    Most prevalent health conditions get short shrift from mHealth

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    Of the eight most prevalent health conditions globally, diabetes and depression have an overwhelming number of mobile applications and research, while there is a lack of apps and research related to other conditions such as anemia, hearing loss and low vision, according to research published recently in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. read more…