Tag: informatics
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Report: 1.4 billion mobile health, fitness app downloads by 2017
Global annual sensor shipments for mobile sensing health and fitness devices will reach 515 million in 2017, up from 107 million in 2012, according to an announcement from San Diego-based research… read more …read more Source: Report: 1.4 billion mobile health, fitness app downloads by 2017
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Heritage Health competition awards interim prize
The Heritage Health Prize competition for data analytics has awarded a $500,000 interim prize to an international team of seven developers for work that came closest to meeting the contest’s goal of producing a system that accurately predicts which… …read more Source: Heritage Health competition awards interim prize
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Stage 2 and Patient Portals: No Time to Pause
Did you finish the last year attesting for meaningful use Stage 1? If you did, congratulations! You may be thinking you just made it, you’re aware that Stage 2 is waiting for you, and you’re thankful to have preparation time. Before you rest too much, remember that the Stage 2 clock is ticking. It requires…
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Survey: Doctors overwhelmingly favor mobile devices and apps for EHRs
In a national survey, primary care and internal medicine physicians indicated a strong preference for electronic health record (EHR) usability on their mobile devices, according to an announcement… read more …read more Source: Survey: Doctors overwhelmingly favor mobile devices and apps for EHRs
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Non-intrusive EHR alert increases flu vaccination rates
Using a “gentle” electronic health record flu prompt not only increased the number of flu vaccinations children received, but also improved the documentation explaining why the vaccine was not administered, according to a new study. read more …read more Source: Non-intrusive EHR alert increases flu vaccination rates
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5 online interventions to improve patient health and wellness
Medical care is increasingly moving online as the number of health-related sites, apps and remote technologies proliferate. From improving medication adherence to monitoring the health of newborn babies, here are five ways the Internet is helping people manage their health for a variety of conditions. read more …read more Source: 5 online interventions to improve…
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Remote monitoring cost-effective for heart failure patients with implantable defibrillators
Remote management of heart failure patients with implantable defibrillators appears to be cost-effective compared to the conventional method of in-person evaluations, finds an article in the Journal… read more …read more Source: Remote monitoring cost-effective for heart failure patients with implantable defibrillators
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CMS Releases New Charge Data, Sebelius Announces
At Health Datapalooza IV, an annual gathering in Washington D.C. that focuses on health data transparency, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released additional data on hospital outpatient charges and Medicare spending and utilization. At Health Datapalooza IV, an annual gathering in…
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Integration grants available for drug-monitoring data
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is making up to $3.4 million in data integration grants available to give healthcare providers better access to information in its… read more …read more Source: Integration grants available for drug-monitoring data
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Innovation Center’s Gilfillan steps down
After nearly three years at the helm of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Dr. Richard Gilfillan will leave his position at the end of June, according to an internal announcement from CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner. …read more Source: http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130603/NEWS/306039958