Category: eHealth
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ONC realigns organizational structure
National Coordinator for Health IT Karen DeSalvo, in an internal memo sent to ONC staffers and emailed to FierceHealthIT late Friday, announced a slew of organizational changes at the agency. read more …read more
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Health Datapalooza Preview: It Just Keeps Getting Better
0 One of the key benefits of the meaningful use program is that lots of different types of data are now flowing between organizations and to public health groups. That can be the starting point for lots of innovation, and the Health Datapalooza brings the innovators together in one spot. A few weeks ago I…
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Futurist: Tech revolution in healthcare requires systemic change
The proliferation of “fast, cheap and out-of-control” technologies will revolutionize healthcare … but only if the industry undergoes systemic change and values effectiveness over billing, says futurist Joe Flower. read more …read more
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Consumer health data needs better protection, FTC says
Congress needs to force data brokers to be more transparent about how they use the personal information of consumers–including health information–the Federal Trade Commission said in a new report published this week. read more …read more
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Most Interesting Vendor: Merge Healthcare: Imaging Informatics at a Crossroads
After a period of impressive growth and expansion in imaging informatics, in which PACS and RIS technologies became universalized and in which concepts such as the VNA and image management became widespread, the imaging informatics sector has been buffeted by a series of developments in the policy world that have made continued expansion a riskier…
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Why mHealth apps remain a novelty
Despite the increased prevalence of mobile healthcare apps being used by patients, providers and payers, such tools are nowhere near mainstream adoption and continue to be viewed by many as a novelty in the healthcare sector, according to Karen Taylor, research director for Deloitte’s UK Center for Health Solutions. read more …read more
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The imperative of safety in mHealth and why it can’t be ignored
Technology is a wonderful thing, except when it’s not. The wireless network crashes, the PC blows up, the tablet gets a virus, smartphones go missing. And in each of those scenarios, data and access to data is potentially compromised. It’s no different with mHealth devices. Smartwatches, health fitness bands, wearable monitors woven into clothing, smartphones…
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Texting aids adolescents in chronic disease management
Texting helped teenage chronic disease patients to be more efficient in managing their condition, according to new research out of the University of California, San Diego. read more …read more
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CMS’ post-acute care assessment tool a ‘tech turkey’
CMS’s CARE tool is a “technology turkey” that’s not scientifically proven and will make it harder and more expensive to implement a single post-acute care assessment for… read more …read more
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Virtual reality headsets may be too high-tech for mHealth
Rift, a virtual gaming headset created by Oculus, which was acquired by Facebook this year for $2 billion, may be a game changer for mobile healthcare in providing a new level of capability in… read more …read more