Category: eHealth
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For wearables to take deeper root, user incentives a must
A new report from Rock Health on the wearables product industry and market outlook doesn’t sugar coat what lies ahead for devices promising to help users manage their health and health issues. In particular, the report offers up one startling statistic: Users discard fitness bands and other wearable health devices, including smart watches, just after…
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AHIMA endorses values of data-driven learning health system
The American Health Information Management Association has endorsed core values of a learning health system that supports using high-quality data to improve patient health. read more …read more
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Elderly monitoring system would link home, hospital
University of Missouri researchers are developing a sensor network between home and hospital to provide integrated care for the elderly. read more …read more
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Provider: Lack of alignment between reimbursement, care quality holds telemedicine back
Despite the continued emergence of telemedicine as a way treat patients, hurdles such as outdated payment models continue to hinder its progress, according to one provider advocate. read more …read more
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How mHealth ubiquity will ‘transform’ the care industry
Mobile tools can play a critical role in keeping healthcare costs down, improving patient care, boosting communication between physicians and patients and fostering self-care management, according to Nirav Desai, principal healthcare strategist at Mobiquity. read more …read more
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3 areas where the biosensing wearables market needs to expand
The biosensing wearables market will need to expand in three core areas–functionality, reliability and convenience–to scale beyond early adopters, according to a new Rock Health report, “The Future of Biosensing Wearables.” read more …read more
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Texting beats self-help efforts in helping smokers quit
Customized text messages are twice as effective at helping smokers quit the habit compared to self-help initiatives, reveals a study published this month in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. read more …read more
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Researchers develop biometric watches for glucose monitoring, pulse tracking
Two separate research teams are working on independent wearable biometric watch devices that both tap changing patterns of scattered light for non-invasive glucose monitoring and pulse tracking. read more …read more
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Google Glass app puts medical health records on the move
A new Google Glass application being cited as the first wearable health record enables medical staff to record patient consultations and surgeries with patient consent, according to a Reuters report. read more …read more
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VA looks to private sector to fill scheduling need
In the wake of the massive scheduling scandal that has rocked the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to its core, CIO Stephen Warren said that the department will turn to the private sector to find replacement technology. read more …read more