Category: eHealth
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U.S. home health tech market to hit $5.8 billion by 2018
Driven by federal mandates and financial stimulus built into the HITECH Act, the U.S. home health technology market will double to reach $5.8 billion by 2018, according to a new report published by IHS. read more …read more
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CIOs sound off on financial implications of ICD-10 delay
When it comes to delays to ICD-10 implementation, healthcare providers feel like they’re crouched at the starting line waiting for a firing gun that never goes off. And hospitals, in particular, are starting to calculate the increasing costs of ICD-10 implementation delays. read more …read more
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Federal research funding for mHealth is welcome news
The National Institutes of Health recently launched a substantive research effort to propel development of new mHealth tools. The effort is aimed at boosting communication between physicians, patients and providers, and improving patient self-management via new tools that will help patients stick to treatment regimens and recovery requirements. The effort is phenomenal news for several…
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Telemedicine can improve community’s economic health, too
Telemedicine can not only enhance healthcare delivery to key populations, but also improve the economic health of the community, but in one recent survey, only a third of respondents say their community’s broadband speed is adequate to enable services and attract new physicians. read more …read more
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Huge growth ahead for mHealth monitoring, diagnostic devices
In just six years the mHealth monitoring and diagnostic medical device segment will be a $8.03 billion market, representing an annual growth rate of 43.3 percent from 2014 through 2019, reveals a new Transparency Market Research report. read more …read more
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Pilot taps text to deliver pre-natal support for rural moms-to-be
A new program developed by University of British Columbia researchers aims to provide pregnant women living in rural locations with needed prenatal care through text messaging. read more …read more
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What’s necessary for a sustainable telehealth program?
Developing a telehealth program requires more than just hardware, software and network system capabilities and presents more than a few hurdles, from costs, to regulatory requirements to securing… read more …read more
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FDA says da Vinci robot adequately addressed risks
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week declared the maker of the Da Vinci robot surgical system has adequately addressed violations the agency pointed out last summer, MedScape reports. read more …read more
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Medical device safety: A path forward
The medical device community is far behind other fields in its ability to alert patients about safety concerns–there’s no national system that identifies concerns about things like implantable devices and glucose meters, according to Gregory Daniel, managing director for evidence development and innovation, at the Brookings Institution’s Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform. read more…
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Hold ICD-10 vendors accountable for their services, WEDI summit attendees say
Provider representatives attending the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange’s ICD-10 Summit in Reston, Virginia, on Wednesday discussed the need for more vendor engagement and accountability within the ICD-10 transition process. read more …read more