Tag: point
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CTIA: November WOW Policy Point on Spectrum’s Vital Role in mHealth
Advances in mHealth applications and devices developments are happening at a rapid pace, but there’s a growing need for more spectrum to facilitate the best …
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Readers Write: Improving Patient Outcomes with Real-Time Decision Support and Analytics in the “Connected Home”
Improving Patient Outcomes with Real-Time Decision Support and Analytics in the “Connected Home” By Fauzia Khan, MD, FCAP Over the past decade, technology innovations have continually pushed the boundaries in the healthcare industry. Patient information in the hospital and ambulatory settings is now easily accessible through EHR/PHR systems and sophisticated Health Information Exchanges (HIE)
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It’s Time for a National Patient Identifier
Here’s a guest post from Meg Aranow, Principal at Aranow Consulting LLC. Some of us remember that the early HIPAA discussions included the concept of a national patient identifier. As legislators and administrators attempted to find the right balance between the risks and rewards of automation, ultimately the patient identifier was thought to pose…