Category: eHealth
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Diabetic portal users take their meds, lower cholesterol
Diabetic patients who used a patient portal to refill their prescription cholesterol medication improved their medication adherence and cholesterol levels, according to a Kaiser Permanente study… read more …read more
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Doctors sharing medical images via mobile app
Instagram may be a popular medium for consumers to share photos with friends and family, but an app for mobile devices is now enabling physicians to share medical images in a very similar way. The… read more …read more
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Government involvement key to scaling mHealth projects
Partnerships with government are critical to scaling up mHealth projects, according to mobile health implementers cited in a Devex.com article. The key, they say, is to engage with government early… read more …read more
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Research on the Value of Mobile Health: An Expert at Scripps Looks Forward
Steven Steinhubl, M.D. is director of digital medicine at the Scripps Translational Science Institute, and a practicing cardiologist at the integrated Scripps Health system. He will be presenting on the topic of mHealth-enabled care management later this month in San Diego. Steven Steinhubl, M.D. is director of digital medicine at the Scripps Translational Science Institute,…
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Telehealth ‘parity’ continues to make inroads via state legislation
Individual states continue to press forward with telehealth legislation, as evidenced by recent news out of Montana and a forthcoming effort in Florida. read more …read more
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Cleveland Clinic develops colorectal cancer screening tool
Researchers at Cleveland Clinic have developed a new online tool that allows physicians to quickly predict the risk of colorectal cancer in individuals. read more …read more
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New tool effective in evaluating quality of clinical notes
A tool called QNOTE was found effective in evaluating the quality of clinical notes, according to a study from the Maryland-based Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Quality… read more …read more
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Study: iPad-based tool shows promise for trauma care
Surgeons from Vancouver, British Columbia have developed an iPad app that accurately collects and analyzes trauma care data and provides effective injury surveillance in various healthcare settings,… read more …read more
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Personal health, wellness product market to reach $8B by 2018
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has announced the results of a new report which predicts more than an 142 percent increase in personal health and wellness product sales and software and… read more …read more
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Hospital CIO embraces hosted cloud storage
Many healthcare organizations are leery of cloud storage, but the solution can make sense as the data they’re keeping proliferates. Virtua, a 1,178-bed provider organization, based in Marlton,… read more …read more