Category: eHealth
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Telehealth Makes Gains Out West
Healthcare provider leaders in California and Colorado are making impressive gains in leveraging telehealth capabilities to extend their medical specialty care delivery to far-flung populations At the American Telemedicine Association’s annual meeting in Baltimore in May, the buzz was about health systems increasingly incorporating virtual visits into their operations and how mobile technologies could play…
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33,000 patient records stolen from California radiology facility
A thumb drive containing more than 33,700 patient records was stolen from an outpatient radiology facility in Santa Rosa, California, earlier this month. read more …read more
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Google plans rival to Apple’s HealthKit
Google plans to launch a health platform called Google Fit that will aggregate data from fitness-tracking devices and health-related apps, Forbes reports, citing multiple sources familiar with Google’s plans. read more …read more
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AMA’s Robert Wah: Technology use in healthcare a balancing act
In his first speech as president of the American Medical Association, Robert Wah spoke about the organization boldly going where it hasn’t gone before. read more …read more
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As access to student EHRs expands, so too, does the role of school nurses
School officials and health systems are banding together to make sure students with chronic conditions receive comprehensive care. read more …read more
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More access to tech for non-clinical staff improves care at medical campuses
As technology’s role in healthcare grows, so too, does the opportunity for non-clinical or lower-level staff members to assist in myriad tasks, giving doctors and nurses more time to address complex cases. read more …read more
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Telehealth gets big boost from AMA
The nation’s largest physicians’ association has officially put its foot forward with telemedicine, after establishing guiding principles to ensure appropriate coverage and reimbursement for telemedicine services. read more …read more
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One hospital’s keys to separating IT and informatics departments
Setting up separate IT and healthcare informatics departments at Corpus Christi, Texas-based CHRISTUS Spohn Health System meant focusing on the things each does best. read more …read more
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AHIP Will Showcase Healthcare Pricing Data through Portals
American Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the national trade association representing the health insurance industry, is making a move toward transparency. American Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the national trade association representing the health insurance industry, is making a move toward transparency. AHIP has announced a collaborative agreement with HealthSparq, a Portland, Ore.-based vendor that provides pricing…
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Apple to FDA: There’s a ‘moral obligation’ to do more with health sensors
Apple officials expressed that the IT industry may have a “moral obligation” to “do more” with health sensors and other similar devices in a conversation held in December with U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials. read more …read more