Category: eHealth
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Mississippi Governor Launches Statewide Telehealth Initiative
In his “State of the State” speech, Mississippi Governor, Phil Bryant announced a new statewide telehealth effort focused on local diabetes patients. In his “State of the State” speech, Mississippi Governor, Phil Bryant announced a new statewide telehealth effort focused on local diabetes patients. Bryant said the Mississippi government, the University of Mississippi Medical Center,…
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Payers focus consumer tech initiatives on engagement, ROI
Payers have pulled back from their flurry of experimentation with consumer technologies from 2012 and have become more focused on fewer projects that promise greater return on investment, according… read more …read more
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Many cardiovascular devices gain FDA approval without clinical data
Many cardiovascular medical devices are approved via a process that does not require new clinical data, according to a study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association. read more …read more
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VA eBenefits defect leaks vet info online
A software glitch on an online U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs portal exposed the personal information of veterans to anyone who could log onto the system, according to VA officials. read more …read more
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GE Healthcare Acquires API Healthcare
API Healthcare, a Hartford, Wisc.-based provider of workforce management and business analytics software for healthcare providers, has been acquired by GE Healthcare this week. API Healthcare, a Hartford, Wisc.-based provider of workforce management and business analytics software for healthcare providers, has been acquired by GE Healthcare this week. read more …read more
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Study: Telemedicine not optimal for palliative care
Telemedicine is not preferable for optimal palliative care, though patients do have a positive attitude toward using it, a new study published in the journal Telemedicine and e-Health finds. read more …read more
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Use of mobile medical apps in clinical settings risky
The lack of governance and regulatory guidelines relating to the use of mobile devices in medical workplaces have serious implications for clinical care, professional practice and the education of… read more …read more
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Net neutrality is worth preserving–for mHealth’s sake
If you are like most Americans, you see the Internet as an electronic arena of free speech. It’s the reason the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in 2010 put in place enforceable,… read more …read more
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Glaser reflects on decade of health IT
To say that John Glaser has had a front-row seat in the health IT arena over the past 10 years – and the 10 years before that – would be wrong. He’s been in the trenches, sleeves rolled up. Glaser has advocated for the adoption of EHRs through his work with CHIME, HIMSS, AMIA, the…
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Smartphone app to prevent life-threatening, expensive emergencies
A professor from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J., who recently secured a grant from the National Science Foundation, is developing a smartphone-enabled app that has the potential to… read more …read more