Category: eHealth
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CCHIT releases IT guidance for ACOs
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) has released a 42-page IT framework to help organizations as they shift to accountable care organizations (ACOs). read more …read more Source: CCHIT releases IT guidance for ACOs
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Tech can help urban pediatric clinics better connect with caregivers
Urban pediatric clinics could better communicate with hard-to-reach populations through use of digital technologies, including email and smartphones, according to a study from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. read more …read more Source: Tech can help urban pediatric clinics better connect with caregivers
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Ad hoc networks: The time has come for the idea
When Julius Genachowski announced in late March that he would be stepping down as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, it marked the culmination of a four-year tenure characterized by… read more …read more Source: Ad hoc networks: The time has come for the idea
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Software predicts body mass index by analyzing mugshots
Your eyes might be the window to your soul, but your face could be an indicator of your body mass index (BMI), so say researchers at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV, who have developed an… read more …read more Source: Software predicts body mass index by analyzing mugshots
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Mobile phones effective in collecting data from HIV-positive pregnant women
In a study, mobile phones were found both to be acceptable and feasible in the collection of maternal and child health data from women living with HIV in South Africa, according to an article in the… read more …read more Source: Mobile phones effective in collecting data from HIV-positive pregnant women
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mHealth could save EU nearly €100 billion in healthcare costs by 2017
Over the next four years, the European Union could realize cost savings of almost €100 billion and add €93 billion in gross domestic product by embracing mobile health solutions, based on… read more …read more Source: mHealth could save EU nearly €100 billion in healthcare costs by 2017
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Poor uptake by healthcare workers in mHealth pilot program
A pilot study of an app for mobile healthcare workers in a rural South African multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment program has valuable lessons for scaling new mHealth initiatives in… read more …read more Source: Poor uptake by healthcare workers in mHealth pilot program
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Kaiser Permanente launches open API for health app development
Oakland, CA based Kaiser Permanente, one of the nation's largest not-for-profit health plans, has released an open application programming interface (API) that will allow developers to… read more …read more Source: Kaiser Permanente launches open API for health app development
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Apple tightens acceptance of drug guides for App Store
As part of stricter enforcement of developer policies for its App Store, Apple has been rejecting medical and health apps that provide information about prescription and over-the-counter medications,… read more …read more Source: Apple tightens acceptance of drug guides for App Store
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Faulty computer system forces emergency operators to use pen-and-paper to relay 911 orders
For emergency operators in New York City, it was back to basics with paper and pencil when a computer system that relays messages to dispatchers–who then send out police, fire and emergency… read more …read more Source: Faulty computer system forces emergency operators to use pen-and-paper to relay 911 orders