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AMA's Digital Health Implementation Playbook Offers How-to
The 12 steps guide proper implementation of remote patient monitoring tools.
EHR Association to CMS: Align for Common Standards
Comments come in response to proposed rule for Medicare e-prescribing, prior authorization.
Kaiser Uses Samsung Wearables to Reduce Hospital Admission Rates for Cardiac Rehab Patients
Using the wearable technology, the program completion rate improved by 74%.
Bread, Milk, Eggs... Diagnosis? Telemedicine For Sale at Tx. Grocery Stores
MDBox and H-E-B say they will change healthcare delivery.
EHRs Lead to Malpractice Issues, Like Drug or Dose Switches
Real-world examples of how issues with the EHR can lead to patient injury or death.
Fitbit Premium to Offer Personalized Health and Fitness Programs to Subscribers
The announcement further emphasizes the company’s focus on health.
Coordinated Medical Record System's Administrative Backbone: Service Centers
Fifth in an ongoing series proposing CMR model based on credit-card industry.
Google Cloud and NTT Data Services to Develop Digital Cloud and AI Tools
The partnership aims for more efficiency and reduced costs for providers and health plans.
5 Benefits of Digitizing Your Intake Process
Moving the patient experience from average to superior.
FDA Official: Modernization Plan Coming Soon
Principal deputy commissioner and acting CIO, gives ‘teaser’ at ONC forum.
Dept. of Energy and Weill Family Foundation: Using Supercomputers to Break Neuro Disease 'Logjam'
The partnership looks to develop AI-based research breakthroughs to better understand brain function.
AI Models ID Advanced Depression
The models help physicians identify patients more efficiently to improve care quality.
White House Considers AI to Predict Mass Violence
Concept of advanced health projects agency advanced by Suzanne Wright Foundation.
FDA Clears Biobeat's Remote Patient Monitoring Wearable
The device measures blood pressure, oxygenation and heart rate, among other health data.
HL7 Adds SDOH Project into the FHIR Accelerator Program
The Gravity Project now joins standards push.
Data Breach of 10K at Massachusetts General Hospital Puts Study Participants' Genetic Info At Risk
An unauthorized third party accessed neurology research databases.
Pediatric Neurology Telemedicine Consultations Reduce Hospitalizations, ED Visits
Improving access to telemedicine for the underserved could reduce the cost of care.
Curing What Ails the Healthcare App Marketplace
How to create an interoperable app ecosystem.
Physician Burnout Is Not Just Due to EHRs
Physicians identified EHR design and use factors that contribute to stress and burnout.
Cyberattack Threats to Watch For in Healthcare So Far in 2019
Malware, adware, trojans and other pests from the past and future rear their heads.
mHealth App Not Effective for Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder, Study Says
More research needs to be done, the researchers suggest.
Report: How Hackers Attack Healthcare, Compromise Cybersecurity
The industry needs to be aware of cybersecurity threats.
Color Talks NIH Deal for 'All of Us' 1 Million Person Genetic Counseling
California-based genomics company talks saving lives, research.
Predictive Analytics Use Leaps to 60%, Health Execs Report
A 13-point jump from last year’s Society of Actuaries survey.
The Hype and the Upside of AI in Healthcare: A Conversation
Janae Sharp talks machine learning with Don Woodlock.
Health Information Exchanges Serve 92% of U.S.
Survey results released same morning CMS administrator calls healthcare ‘communication disaster.’
Digital Health App Promising in Tandem with Counseling
With scarce behavioral health resources, digital health apps could help bridge the gap.
EHR Portals: The Patients Who Use, the Patients Who Don't
Patients could use their smartphones to better access and understand their health data.
Cybersecurity Training Not a Priority for Health Systems, Employees Aren't Being Trained
More than one-quarter of employees in the U.S. never went through cybersecurity training, according to a new report.
Most Healthcare Systems Don't Have Digital Strategy Beyond EHR, Focus Group Finds
Talks with 40 CIOs and senior leaders found most without a ‘long-term digital strategy.’
