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FDA’s mobile medical apps guidance: Our advisors weigh in
While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration unveiled its long-awaited final guidance on the regulation of mobile medical applications, some in the healthcare industry weren’t sure it went far enough. To that end, we asked our FierceHealthIT Editorial Advisory Board to share with us their thoughts on the new guidance. read more Source: FDA’s mobile…
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Med board punishes doc for treating patients via Skype
While telemedicine may hold a lot of promise for improving patient care, one doctor in Eastern Oklahoma was disciplined for treating his patients over video conferencing platform Skype for mental health issues. read more Source: Med board punishes doc for treating patients via Skype
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Brookings: Technology will fuel increased healthcare spending
Expensive technology is the factor most likely to drive healthcare spending in the coming years, according to a Brookings Papers on Economic Activity analysis published this month. read more Source: Brookings: Technology will fuel increased healthcare spending
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‘Ethical hacker’ calls BYOD a nightmare
With bring your own device policies at healthcare organizations seeing an upward trend across the country, many say there’s good reason to be apprehensive – resistant even – to the BYOD movement. read more From: http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/ethical-hacker-calls-byod-a-security-nightmare
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Rite Aid becomes first text4baby national retail partner
One of the largest drugstore chains in the country has partnered with text4baby, the free mobile information service designed to promote maternal and child health through text messaging. According to… read more Source: Rite Aid becomes first text4baby national retail partner
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What does true “paperless healthcare” look like?
The following is a guest post by David McKanna, marketing manager, Imaging, Nuance. Many hospitals and clinics talk about “going paperless,” and yet even hospitals that have achieved late-stage Meaningful Use still receive and process high volumes of paper. Despite the strong push for electronic data, our experience indicates that a significant number of health…
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mHealth evidence database goes live
An online mHealth evidence database designed to serve as a global resource for the worldwide mobile healthcare community has gone live, according to an announcement. A U.S. Agency for International… read more Source: mHealth evidence database goes live
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CME Medical urges hospices to improve patient safety with T34 Ambulatory Syringe Pump
CME Medical, is urging hospices to improve their patient safety as part of Hospice Care Week (Oct 7-13) by making the transition from using older ambulatory syringe drivers to using its own T34TM Ambulatory Syringe Pump, to help meet National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) guidance. Source: CME Medical urges hospices to improve patient safety with…
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Electronic Health Records Seminar – Part 1
Electronic Health Records Seminar held at Good Samaritan Hospital – Part 1. Video Rating: 0 / 5
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Dane Stout: 2011 mHealth Summit
http://www.mhealthalliance.org Dane Stout, Executive Director of the Connected Healthcare Practice at the Anson Group, speaks with Eric Porterfield, Director… Video Rating: 0 / 5