Category: eHealth

Cognizant that online reviews increasingly are swaying patient decisions about medical care, more and more doctors are monitoring such reviews about themselves, according to the results of a new physician survey. read more Source: Docs increasingly monitoring online reviews

Parents who logged onto their child’s integrated personal health record at least once were more likely to adhere to the recommended schedule for six well-baby visits by 15 months of age, according to a Kaiser Permanente study. read more Source: Online PHR helps parents stay on schedule with well-baby visits

There was clearly a pressing need for a uniform blood band at three of thehealthcare provider’s facilities. Source: Redesigned Blood Band Earns Z-Band Fusion Kudos At Healthcare System

By Nancy Cawley Jean If you’re on Twitter, you’ve probably heard of chats–they’re live discussions on certain topics using a specified hashtag. It’s a great, easy way for people to… read more Source: How Tweet chats can enhance your hospital’s brand

While the government has blamed ongoing problems with its HealthCare.gov website on higher-than-expected usage–with more than 8 million people trying to log on in the first three days–IT experts see things a little differently. read more Source: HealthCare.gov debacle a symptom of poor federal health IT processes

Health information is especially vulnerable to the kinds of subtle discrimination that can result from big data analysis, says a researcher advocating a framework to help people understand their legal rights. read more Source: Does health data aggregation lead to bias?

Technology can play a greater role in educating medical students, but the technical tools need to align with educational objectives, according to Terrence P. Ma, Ph.D., assistant dean for educational informatics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. read more Source: How the right technology enhances medical education

No longer constrained by the talking points that are part and parcel of life in public office, Farzad Mostashari, M.D., took the stage at the annual CHIME CIO forum in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Wednesday and spoke frankly about barriers to care transformation, limits of healthcare technology and other worries he has about the healthcare system.…

In his first public address since stepping down as the national coordinator for health IT, Farzad Mostashari, M.D., delivered a relatively subdued speech to attendees at the annual CHIME CIO forum in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Wednesday evening. Stay tuned for full coverage of Mostashari’s CHIME13 address tomorrow on FierceHealthIT.com and in the daily FierceHealthIT newsletter.…

Healthcare giants Sutter Health and Geisinger Health System are teaming up with IBM research to study heart failure prediction thanks to a $2 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health. read more Source: Sutter, Geisinger team with IBM to study heart failure prediction