On June 29 2007, Apple made its mark on the world with a revolutionary innovation – the iPhone. Eight years later, the iPhone continues to dominate the market and could once again rock the consumer market with the Apple Watch. Many experts believe that the Apple Watch could be the catalyst for Wearable Health Technologies
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14Jul
Active Healthcare Involvement Leads To Lower Costs
Many patients are often uncertain of how to acquire, process, and understand fundamental healthcare information and services. In many instances, patients may lack the knowledge of their medical condition. Furthermore, the American health care system often overlooks the needs of patients and medical practitioners may not provide sufficient information which patients require in order to
02Jul
How have EHRs impacted our visit to hospitals and clinics?
Have you ever come across the term “EHR” in hospitals and clinics and how does that affect you? EHR (Electronic health record) is an electronic version of patient’s medical history. They are real-time, patient-centered medical records that make information available instantly and securely to authorized users. Our world has been radically transformed by digital technology
28May
EHRs Improve Support for Analytics, Research Shows
Many health care organizations are using electronic health record systems to support their data analytics capabilities, according to a survey by HIMSS Analytics, Health Data Management reports. For the survey, researchers reviewed the HIMSS Analytics data warehouse and polled 189 health care organization officials, the majority of whom were director or c-suite level executives. Results were compared with a similar
30Apr
Teladoc’s antitrust suit against the Texas Medical Board will test the limits of recent Supreme Court precedent
A very important Supreme court ruling is becoming a gamechanger for telemedicine. A company named Teledoc feels the Texas medical board is proventing them from moving forward with getting their prescriptions from a video chat with the doctor, rather then go to the doctor at the hospital and/or their office. Teladoc CEO Jason Gorevic said in a statement. “We can’t
16Apr
Treating Sleep Apnea May Ward Off Memory Decline
Can sleep apnea be the doorway to early onset Alzheimer’s disease? “In a group of 2,470 people, average age 73, researchers gathered information on the incidence of sleep apnea, a breathing disorder marked by interrupted breathing and snoring, and the incidence of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease.” The study shows that people “became cognitively impaired an
10Apr
The Next Tech Boom Is Taking Place Behind Bars
When you hear about a criminal being involved in a business plan, do you feel your tax dollars are be properly used? Chris Redlitz and Beverly Parenti walked into San Quentin State Prison in 2010 to speak with a group of inmates. In turn they were so surprised by how engaged they were. The men
30Mar
FDA clears iPad app for pre-operative surgical planning
A company by the name Brainlab just got clearance for a application called TraumaCad Mobile, which helps orthopedic surgeons with their pre-operative surgical planning. This application has been used by doctors for years to assist with their surgery. Since technology is the future and forever changing, with doctors having the ability to plan a patients surgery
25Mar
Meaningful Use of Patient-Generated Health Data
This week the NPRM for meaningful use 3 of patient-generated health data was made available to the public. The article refers to 3 measures that were important towards getting the patient-generated data. Although it is possible to get the data from the patients themselves, they want to introduce this technological way to take up any inconveniences they
05Mar
Disagreement Between Healthcare Quality Ratings
A new study in Health Affairs shows that hospital quality comparison tools, even from apparently reputable sources, are wildly inconsistent. Payors increasingly consider giving patients rating tools to compare hospital quality, but who is checking on these rating systems and their accuracy and transparency? The study looked at U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals; Healthgrades’ America’s
