Category: eHealth
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Morning Headlines 7/1/14
Medical Boards Draft Plan to Ease Path to Out-of-State and Online Treatment State medical board from across the country have unveiled draft legislation that will ease licensure restrictions that are currently preventing doctors from treating patients that live in other states, a change that proponents of telehealth have been lobbying for for some time. American…
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FDA’s social media guidance: Better late than never
It’s nice to see the FDA finally catch up with how consumers and patients are sharing information online, especially since medical device manufacturers, pharma companies and other healthcare professionals are are doing the exact same thing. read more …read more
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Videoconferencing eases stress for pediatric patients
Pediatric hospital patients find comfort in being able to interact with family and friends via videoconferencing, according to new research published in the journal Pediatrics. read more …read more
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Study: Online ED learning resources must clearly demonstrate value
Emergency department professionals were skeptical of efforts to use technology to enhance interprofessional education, according to a recent study. read more …read more
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How the University of Utah is using data to slash healthcare costs
Few hospitals can say how much it costs them to care for each patient admitted, but the University of Utah is working to change that. read more …read more
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Boston hospital cuts cardiac-unit alarm use by close to 90 percent
Boston Medical Center was able to reduce audible alarms in its cardiac unit by 89 percent, with no adverse events, using a series of interventions aimed at reducing “alarm fatigue.” read more …read more
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Health app holds promise for improving respiratory rate measurement
A new health application may soon play a role in providing a better respiratory rate measurement approach that its developers say could help save lives, especially in assessing the health status of young children. read more …read more
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Virtual medical visit platform taps smartphones, tablets
A soon-to-debut mobile health platform from will let patients make virtual appointments with physicians via a smartphone, tablet or computer. read more …read more
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Big promise, hurdles await adoption and innovation of mHealth
Mobile healthcare poses tremendous opportunities in the next 10 years, but “significant barriers” will challenge consumer and care industry adoption–including the complexity of the U.S. medical system, an economic approach that does not pass on cost savings to patients, fuzzy federal regulations and poorly defined guidelines–according to a recent presentation. read more …read more
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mHealth holds potential to aid pregnant women, newborns worldwide
The increasing availability of wireless service and mobile phones is helping healthcare efforts relating to pregnant women and newborns by improving data collection and response systems, according to a recent research viewpoint post published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. read more …read more