Category: eHealth
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CVS Health opens Boston Innovation Lab
CVS Health has officially opened its Innovation Lab in Boston. read more Read more from originating source…
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ICD-10 testing lags among providers
Provider organizations continue to lag behind in testing for the transition to ICD-10, according to a survey unveiled Wednesday by the eHealth Initiative. read more Read more from originating source…
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Obama: Healthcare.gov a 'documented disaster'
Healthcare.gov was a “documented disaster,” President Barack Obama told Fast Company in an interview on technology in the District of Columbia. read more Read more from originating source…
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Laptop thefts put Long Island health system patient information at risk
Information of patients at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System in New York may have been compromised after the left of laptops from a contractor’s office. read more Read more from originating source…
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Global wearables market skyrockets, but growth will slow without innovation
The global wearables market is enjoying its eighth consecutive quarter of growth, with vendors shipping out 11.4 million products in the first quarter of the year, according to a report from research firm IDC. read more Read more from originating source…
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ATA outlines 3 priority areas for broadband policy in healthcare delivery
Federal policies when it comes to broadband deployment should address needs and opportunities for specific services and uses, especially when it comes to healthcare delivery, the American Telemedicine Association writes in a letter to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. read more Read more from originating source…
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Brain Injury Services of SWVA receives WWP grant to provide tele-health program for veterans with TBI
Brain Injury Services of SWVA has received a grant from Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) to provide a unique tele-health program, the Community Living Connection (CLiC) for veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI), to overcome the diverse challenges of the complex condition. WWP’s Grant Program, now in its fourth year, is expanding the availability of programs…
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GAO official slams wasteful health IT efforts of VA, HHS
Investments in information technology efforts by federal government agencies–including health IT-related investments by the Departments of Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs and Defense–all too often do not meet expectations and essentially become money pits, according to testimony before the House Subcommittees on Government Operations and Information Technology June 10 by David Powner, director of…
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Morning Headlines 6/11/15
Walgreens and MDLIVE Expand Telehealth Platform to Three New States, Add Desktop and Tablet Functionality Walgreens expands its telehealth service to users in Colorado, Illinois and Washington, and promises to make the service available to 25 states by the end of the year. Kentucky Physician Named AMA President-elect AMA announces that its next president will…
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Health privacy and data sharing: A victim's take
At last week’s Health Privacy Summit in the District of Columbia, HHS Office for Civil Rights Director Jocelyn Samuels talked at length about how, despite a bevy of looming threats to patient… read more Read more from originating source…