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It's m-health, but will it be a revolution?
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The funny thing about "m-health" is that it has taken on such a cult-like status among investors, industry and the media. Certainly the potential for the use of m-health in the delivery of health
care is huge, and it may have an impact on other parts of health care such as chronic care management, emergency response services and the role and responsibilities of the consumer in their own health. The widespread media attraction in the m-health market is because it's new and it's fun. It is still a bit of a Wild West atmosphere with new ideas and crazy applications coming up every day. More
AMA meeting: Delegates seek pay for care delivered via telemedicine
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In an era when virtual medicine is becoming more common, physicians deserve separate payment for the care they provide via telephone, e-mail, Web portals and other electronic means, according to the
AMA House of Delegates. "We want insurers and Medicare to recognize this is going to be a true form of health care delivery; not just a convenience," said Dr. Barbara L. McAneny, then chair of the AMA Council on Medical Service, whose report the house adopted. "This should be a separately reimbursable and Medicare-payable expense."
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Experts discuss telehealth tools, wireless Internet access at VA
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The Veterans Affairs Department is exploring a number of applications of wireless technologies to improve the health outcomes of veterans, especially those in
rural areas that may be hundreds of miles from the closest VA clinic or hospital. Wireless technologies can link veterans with their providers through personal cell phones and enable them to manage their health, said Gail Graham, deputy chief officer in health information management in the Veterans Health Administration.
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Connected Care launches rural Colorado telehealth project
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 The Connected Care network, linking Coloradans to urban Front Range doctors via advanced
teleconferencing, went into action June 22 after nearly a year in the planning stage. Insurer UnitedHealthcare and hospital system Centura Health officially launched the system at four rural facilities and three Front Range hospitals: St. Anthony Central Hospital in Denver, Littleton Adventist Hospital and St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center in Pueblo. Officials hope to expand the system in the future to more Centura Health facilities and to qualified community health centers, critical access
hospitals and rural health clinics.
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New York Trust awards $8.1M grant to test telemedicine for seniors
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One of Minnesota's largest providers of supportive housing for seniors will begin testing telemedicine and sensor technology to help frail seniors stay healthier and delay institutional care through an $8 million grant announced June 23. It will be the largest project of its kind in the nation, involving about 1,600 clients in 40 rural cities, said David Horazdovsky, president of the Good Samaritan Society, based in Sioux Falls,
S.D. Half the sites will be in Minnesota and the rest in North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska, he said.
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Oklahoma hospital certified as primary stroke center, making it a telemedicine hub in the region
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Oklahoma has the fourth highest death rate from cardiovascular diseases in the country. Sequoyah Memorial Hospital in Sallisaw was certified last month as a
primary stroke center. Through the use of telemedicine, Dr. Margaret Tremwel, a neurologist with Sparks Health System in Fort Smith, and the hospital stroke team are able to evaluate a stroke patient in real time.
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More doctors, hospitals using online platforms for EHRs, other tasks
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A growing number of physicians and hospitals are using online platforms and teleconferencing technology to communicate with patients, prescribe medication and share electronic health records with other
health care providers, HealthLeaders Media reports. In the past, health care facilities seeking to exchange medical information would need to purchase the same health IT systems, which could lead to disputes about cost and implementation.
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Preventing asthma attacks with e-prescribing
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Electronic prescribing allows physicians to monitor their patients medication use in detail, and although this may require more time a new study of asthma patients finds it can have a significant payoff. The study was conducted at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit by researchers who studied the use of inhaled corticosteroids for asthma control. The study found patients were more likely to routinely take ICS for asthma control when
physicians kept close watch over their medication use and reviewed detailed electronic prescription information.
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Report: 32% of health care leaders use cloud computing applications
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While the health care sector has long been an IT laggard, the industry appears to be embracing cloud computing comparably to many other sectors. Nearly one-third of health care sector decision makers said they are using cloud applications, and 73 percent said they are planning to move more applications to the cloud, according to a recent report by Accenture. Those figures
fall in line with findings about cloud adoption plans in other industries, according to the report.
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California insurer says website breach might have affected 230,000
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More than 200,000 Anthem Blue Cross customers this month received letters informing them that their personal information might have been accessed during a security breach of the company's website. Only
customers who had pending insurance applications in the system are being contacted because information was viewed through an online tool that allows users to track the status of their application. Cathy Luckett of San Juan Capistrano was dismayed to learn that Social Security and credit card numbers potentially were viewed.
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Microscope on a cell phone helps doctors diagnose illnesses
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We often talk about the innovative ways we can use cell phones in science. They can be used for citizen scientists to record flora and fauna, or become sensors to detect toxins in the air. Now
scientists are turning them into mini microscopes in order to more quickly diagnose illnesses out in the field or for patients in developing nations. Aydogan Ozcan and a team of researchers at UCLA have developed a device that can be attached to a mobile phone and image cells in a whole new way.
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Report: Wi-Fi use grows strongly in health care industry
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ABI Research has released a report showing 60 percent growth in the implementation of Wi-Fi in the health care industry during the past year. With Wi-Fi technology available to patients and health care practitioners, remote telehealth applications show promise.
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Study shows promise for electronic pill bottle
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The Center for Connected Health, a division of Partners Healthcare, has announced encouraging initial findings from a medication adherence study, using a
wireless electronic pill bottle to remind patients with high blood pressure to take their medication. The ongoing study measured a 27 percent higher rate of medication adherence in patients using Internet connected medication packaging and feedback services compared to controls.
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US ranks last among 7 countries on health care performance
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The U.S. health care system comes in last for performance among seven industrialized nations, despite spending the most, according to a new Commonwealth Fund
report. The researchers note that health care reform and uptake of health information technology hold promise for the future. Despite having the most expensive health care system, the United States ranked last overall compared to Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The research measured five performance areas: quality, efficiency, access to care, equity and the ability to lead long, healthy, productive lives.
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Which group has the least to gain from the conversion to electronic health records?
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Twenty-six percent of U.S. adults said patients have the least to gain from the conversion to electronic health records, according to a new survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Xerox Corporation. Another 26 percent of adults said all groups would gain equally from the conversion to EHRs. Nine percent of respondents said the federal government had the least to gain from the switch to EHRs, while 3 percent each cited
health professionals, health insurers and technology companies as the group with the least to gain from the conversion to EHRs.
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