Category: eHealth
-
Lawmakers seek answers about FDA hack
Lawmakers are concerned that an October hack into the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s online submission systems hasn’t been adequately investigated. In a letter to FDA commissioner Margaret Hamburg, five representatives on the House Energy and Commerce Committee have asked for more details. read more …read more
-
MGMA presses HHS for end-to-end ICD-10 testing
The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) is urging the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to conduct full end-to-end testing of ICD-10 to prevent cash-flow problems for physician practies. read more …read more
-
‘Tis the season to count calories–with mHealth’s help
It’s that time of year again–and holiday gatherings are meant to be enjoyed with all the delicious edibles and good cheer that they entail. And I may sound like Ebenezeer Scrooge, but we all… read more …read more
-
Brief: FDA app guidance not a formal law or regulation
A new Health Policy Brief from Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation exploring mHealth promises and challenges makes the case that the regulation of apps will become more important as… read more …read more
-
Parents see value of text messages in supporting healthy child behaviors
Text messaging is a promising medium for supporting pediatric obesity-related behavior change and parent perspectives could assist in the design of text-based interventions, finds a study in the… read more …read more
-
At Cleveland Clinic, the data is all about the patient
It’s a pretty awesome time to be a healthcare technology reporter, professionally speaking. Personally? I see green every time I hear about the latest advance in patient-facing healthcare… read more …read more
-
ECG monitor from Finland secures FDA clearance
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared Mega Electronics’ eMotion ECG monitor to work with Android-based smartphones. The Finnish company’s device provides real-time remote heart… read more …read more
-
Surgeon gives TED talk on using Google Glass in the OR
A leading surgeon recommends the use of Google Glass to help surgeons avoid wrong-side surgery, a surgical “never-event.” read more …read more
-
Patients want technology to provide personalized care
People believe technology innovation holds the best promise for curing fatal diseases–more so than increasing the number of doctors or funding for research, according to a new survey from Intel. The… read more …read more
-
CMS: ‘We’re keeping the pedal to the metal’
CMS’s proposal to extend the timelines for the Meaningful Use incentive program will give stakeholders more opportunity to evaluate it but will not impact the momentum of the program itself,… read more …read more