Category: eHealth
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CDS Coalition: SOFTWARE Act goes too far
In a new legislative proposal, the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Coalition charges that a bipartisan bill introduced in October 2013 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act “goes too… read more …read more
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Telehealth continues to surge in popularity despite flaws
Telehealth saves money and trips to the doctor’s office, but are there too many chefs in the kitchen? read more …read more
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Research examines impact, trends of health IT since HITECH implementation
A special February issue of the journal Health Services Research sponsored by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT examines the health information technology landscape, focusing on various trends and statistics, including adoption and performance. read more …read more
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eHealth Exchange Grows in Numbers, Transactions
The eHealth Exchange, community of industry partners who share information under a common trust framework, has grown in membership and has seen an incresae in online transactions among participants, Healtheway, the nonprofit public-private collaboration that operates it, announced this week. The eHealth Exchange, community of industry partners who share information under a common trust framework,…
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Malpractice, medical liability among barriers to telestroke programs
Telestroke programs are valuable for rural areas with the proper facilitators and state policies, though they’re not without their barriers, according to a study published this month in the journal Telemedicine and e-Health. read more …read more
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Military health surveillance site down for most of January
“Technical difficulties” kept a military health surveillance website down for most of January. read more …read more
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Vision care insurer VSP to cover Google Glass
The nation’s largest optical health insurance provider will offer frames and prescription lenses for Google Glass, reports the New York Times. The deal between VSP, which insures one-fifth of… read more …read more
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Apple vs. Google: An mHealth Face-Off
Industry observers like myself have often painted the competitive mHealth landscape with a brush that wages computer manufacturer Dell and software behemoth Microsoft versus Apple–the reigning… read more …read more
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House Veterans Committee demands answers on recent VA data breach
The House Veterans Affairs Committee is continuing to press the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs over its struggles with securing the data of millions of veterans. read more …read more
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Wanted: Medical sensor experts to work on Apple iWatch
Apple continues to hire engineers and managers with expertise in developing medical sensors to work on its iWatch wristwatch-like device, reports Mark Gurman at 9to5Mac. According to Gurman, over… read more …read more