Category: eHealth
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Study: 82 Percent of Young Adults Prefer Telehealth to In-Person Visits
A new study from MDLive, a Sunrise, Fla.-based telehealth software provider, has found that 82 percent of young adults age 18 to 34 who have a doctor say having a consultation with their physician via a mobile device is the best option for them. A new study from MDLive, a Sunrise, Fla.-based telehealth software provider,…
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Why hospitals must change the way they view mHealth
Most of us are familiar with mobile health apps like Fitbit, Jawbone and MyFitnessPal, which help people track their activity levels and count calories. However, these are just the tip of the iceberg. read more …read more
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Experience vital to successful mHealth app publishing
The most successful mHealth application ventures use a services strategy, boast a robust tool portfolio and embrace medical APIs, according to a new study published by research2guidance. read more …read more
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ATA: Telemedicine meant to supplement, not ‘totally replace’ in-person care
While telemedicine can serve as a viable and convenient alternative to face-to-face primary and urgent care, particularly for rural patients, it’s not meant to totally replace such care, according to draft guidelines published this month by the American Telemedicine Association. read more …read more
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Decision support dangers: Who’s responsible?
Identifying high-risk clinical decision support systems is easy, but deciding to how make them safer and determining who is responsible for doing so is more difficult, according to attorney Brad Thompson of Epstein Becker Green. read more …read more
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iMDsoft provides tele-health solutions that ensure best possible remote care
iMDsoft is committed to providing tele-health solutions that ensure the best possible remote care. The company’s tele-ICU solution, MVcentralTM, enables intensivists to provide care around the clock from a remote command center and communicate with the hospital-based clinical team. …read more
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Kvedar: 3 Strategies, 3 Tactics to Make Healthcare “Addictive” on Connected Devices
In his keynote address at the iHT2 Health IT Summit in Boston, Joseph Kvedar, M.D. gave attendees an overlook of specific strategies and tactics that healthcare provider organizations can use to leverage the addictive nature of mobile devices. In his keynote address at the iHT2 Health IT Summit in Boston, Joseph Kvedar, M.D. gave attendees…
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Definition of ‘function’ differs among health IT stakeholders
Despite agreement from many attendees at a meeting Tuesday on proposed federal health IT regulations unveiled last month that such regulation should focus on functionality instead of platform, developing a singular definition for that functionality is proving to be a challenge, according to attorney Brad Thompson of Epstein Becker Green. read more …read more
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eICU study fails to find clear benefits
Implementing telemedicine monitoring in eight ICUs brought no significant decline in mortality rates or length of stay, according to a study published at JAMA Internal Medicine. read more …read more
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5 recommendations for telehealth success
Recognizing that licensing and regulation has not kept pace with the growth of telemedicine applications, a new report offers five recommendations for the successful adoption of telehealth. read more …read more