Category: eHealth
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Web-based brokers still unable to enroll consumers
Despite promises of technical fixes by the federal government, Web-based brokers like eHealth are still unable to enroll consumers in Obamacare policies through their own sites as an alternative to healthcare.gov. …read more
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Continuing ONC’s non-regulatory approach to governance of the nationwide health information network
Last year, in a blog post by former National Coordinator Farzad Mostashari, we announced a number of activities to promote a series of activities as part of a non-regulatory approach to governance of the nationwide health information network. The activities were based on feedback and input we received from a wide range of stakeholders through…
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3-D tech from film industry can improve care for stroke patients
Can the healthcare information technology industry learn from the film industry? It sounds like an unlikely pair, but Swedish researchers from the University of Gothenburg have been using 3-D technology from the film industry to analyze everyday movements of stroke patients in order to better understand their mobility, according to an announcement from the school.…
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Robotic surgery of colon costly, shows ‘no benefit’
Patients who undergo robotic colon surgery fare about the same as those who have minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery–but their bills are much heftier, according to research from Johns Hopkins… read more …read more
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PCORI funds ‘network of networks’ for comparative effectiveness research
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has approved $93.5 million to support 29 clinical research data networks it hopes to integrate to improve comparative effectiveness research… read more …read more
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Telehealth chronic disease self-management effective for boosting care to isolated areas
Telehealth chronic disease self-management programs can be effective for boosting care access to isolated areas, research published this month in Telemedicine and e-Health has determined. read more …read more
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ICD-10 compliance: Providers still playing catch-up
Four out of five healthcare providers will not complete ICD-10 business changes and begin testing before 2014 hits, according to an ICD-10 readiness survey conducted by the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange. read more …read more
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mHealth in 2013: Two steps forward, two steps back
It was a momentous year for mobile health, and in my estimation there were four pivotal events or trends–two good, two bad–that best captured the current state of mHealth as this year comes to a… read more …read more
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Global telemedicine market forcast: 18.5 percent growth rate through 2018
The shortage of physicians in rural areas combined with continuous development of telecommunications capabilities are a boon to the market for telemedicine services, according to a new report. read more …read more
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My Favorite Health IT Quotes of 2013
As the year winds down, I like to look back through the news stories and blog items I’ve written over the past year and pull out a few favorite quotes that seemed provocative or thought-provoking. For me, this process serves as a reminder of how quickly the health IT landscape is changing. As the year…