Category: eHealth
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5 states plan online registry to share prescription drug data
Five New England states plan to share prescription data as part of their efforts to prevent drug overdoses and heroin addiction. The states will develop a registry to prevent “doctor shopping” to gain multiple prescriptions for opioid drugs. read more …read more
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Researchers offer guidance on clinical use of genomic tests
With around 10,000 tests using genome-based technology expected to be ordered this year, an article published this week in The New England Journal of Medicine provides guidance on using the technology effectively in clinical practice. read more …read more
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Missouri Researchers Turn to In-Home Monitoring System to Close Healthcare Loop
University of Missouri researchers have announced they are working to develop an in-home health monitoring and alert system that streams patients’ individualized health information between homes and hospitals. University of Missouri researchers have announced they are working to develop an in-home health monitoring and alert system that streams patients’ individualized health information between homes and…
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Industry groups to Congress: Telemedicine licensing ‘out of date’
A pair of industry groups put pressure on Congress to update “out-of-date” licensing and reimbursement policies for telemedicine. read more …read more
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Legislators seek ideas to improve digital healthcare landscape
A white paper released Tuesday by the House Energy and Commerce Committee seeks information on how to improve the digital healthcare landscape. read more …read more
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Regenstrief becomes member of ConvergeHEALTH’s real-world evidence, analytics consortium
ConvergeHEALTH by Deloitte and the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. are announcing that Regenstrief, an internationally recognized informatics and health care research organization, has become a member of ConvergeHEALTH’s real-world evidence and analytics consortium. …read more
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How Virginia Mason plans to implement, optimize CPOE
Arthur James Bender, M.D., medical director of health information at Virginia Mason Medical Center, believes that ongoing CPOE implementation efforts at his Seattle-based hospital can lead to improvements for both patients and providers. read more …read more
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Study: Exercise apps’ features connect users
The support of others is essential for people to stay motivated while working out so social networks now try to use programs and applications to connect users while they exercise. read more …read more
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Automated ‘lab-on-a-chip’ tech could reduce healthcare costs
A new computer programming language, created by a research team at the University of California, Riverside, will automate “laboratory-on-a-chip” technologies–and has the potential to reduce healthcare costs. read more …read more
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Regenstrief Institute Joins ConvergeHEALTH Consortium to Support Rapid-Learning Network
The Regenstrief Institute Inc., an Indianapolis, Ind.-based informatics and health care research organization, has become a member of ConvergeHEALTH, Deloitte’s real-world evidence and analytics consortium. The Regenstrief Institute Inc., an Indianapolis, Ind.-based informatics and health care research organization, has become a member of ConvergeHEALTH, Deloitte’s real-world evidence and analytics consortium. read more …read more