Category: eHealth
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Lessons from ONC's state HIE program
Engaging major healthcare players is key to state efforts to set up health information exchanges, according to a study of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s state HIE program. read more …read more
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Surprise, Surprise: Healthcare Policy Developments That Grabbed Our Attention in 2014
Perhaps even more than some years, 2014 has been a year filled with surprises, big and small, in U.S. healthcare. And some surprising healthcare policy developments were particularly worth noting. Surprises are what keep us on our toes, right? Well, that certainly has applied to this year. Among the top surprises that have affected healthcare…
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Study: BP apps require greater oversight due to lack of validation
A vast number of mobile applications promising blood pressure and hypertension management capabilities lack validation and require greater oversight, claims a study published this month in the Journal of the American Society of Hypertension. read more …read more
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PCORI announces $150.7 million in Phase II funding for 'network of networks'
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute is seeking applicants for Phase II funding totaling up to $150.7 million in its bid to build a “network of networks” for comparative effectiveness research. read more …read more
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Steinhubl: Wearable sensors promising, but validation required
Wearables may one day play an invaluable part in reducing stress and anxiety as mobile technology promises to enhance patient care, but greater insight and clinical evidence of such potential benefit is required, according to Steven Steinhubl, digital medicine program director at Scripps Translational Science Institute. read more …read more
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Hospital shifts strategy to build – not buy – mHealth apps
An increasing demand for mobile medical applications is prompting at least one New York hospital to revert its software strategy from buying to in-house development. read more …read more
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Third-Party Vendor Causes Breach for VA Health
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) disastrous year is ending on an appropriately sour note as the agency revealed a data breach that affected more than 7,000 patients. The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) disastrous year is ending on an appropriately sour note as the agency revealed a data breach that affected more than 7,000…
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Contractor's security flaw causes yet another VA breach
A security flaw in a patient database managed by a third party may have exposed more than 7,000 veterans to identity theft, Federal News Radio reports. read more …read more
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Compact aims to ease licensing for telemedicine, out-of-state care
A new pathway is being proposed by the Federation of State Medical Boards that would make it easier for doctors to be licensed in multiple states. read more …read more
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Digital health funding on pace to surpass 2013 totals
During 2014’s first six months, 143 digital health companies raised $2.3 billion, setting the stage for a record-breaking year, according to San Francisco-based digital health seed fund Rock Health. read more …read more