Category: eHealth
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Why engagement is critical to mHealth success
A recent article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association about the need for mobile health technology adoption prompted a letter to the editor. According to the letter’s… read more …read more
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Payers may subsidize Apple iWatch
Apple’s long-rumored smartwatch may be subsidized by health insurers, according to a note to investors from Cowen & Company obtained by Investor’s Business Daily. read more …read more
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Challenges in mHealth tech integration are real
Unfortunately, I’ve had several experiences in the past few months requiring time spent in a hospital setting, an emergency room and a physician’s consulting office. The reasons why… read more …read more
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Nurses often view teleheath as threatening, disruptive
Some healthcare professionals may view telehealth as threatening and as a result, organizations should work to minimize potential disruptions, according to a new study published in BMC Health Services Research. read more …read more
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5 ways Google Glass will innovate healthcare
Google Glass–no longer just a hopeful idea or cool trend–is slowly but surely disrupting healthcare for the better as various innovaters come up with creative ways to use the technology and get results read more …read more
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Hospital CIOs on Sebelius resignation: We must stay the course with federal IT efforts
Hospital CIOs serving on FierceHealthIT‘s Editorial Advisory Board, said they will continue to stay the course with their health IT efforts in spite of the sudden resignation of U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. read more …read more
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Kathleen Sebelius to step down as HHS Secretary
Kathleen Sebelius is expected to announce that she has stepped down from her post as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services on Friday, according to multiple news outlets. read more …read more
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Google, Other Tech Giants to Reshape Healthcare, PwC Report Says
The healthcare industry will become more consumer friendly, thanks in large part to technology giants like Google, Apple and Samsung, according to a new report from the Health Research Institute at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The healthcare industry will become more consumer friendly, thanks in large part to technology giants like Google, Apple and Samsung, according to…
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Why patient-centered care will naturally move toward telemedicine
In the future, will telemedicine become just as ordinary and common as video chatting a relative or friend who’s far away? As care becomes more patient-centered, “Father of Telemedicine” Jay Sanders, M.D., believes that will be the case. read more …read more
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CIOs seek greater strategic role as workload balloons
Healthcare CIOs’ workload has ballooned in scope and complexity over the past five years, according to a whitepaper from executive search firm SSI-Search, entitled “Why the CIO is… read more …read more