Supplying patients with tools such as tablets and patient portal apps does not
have a great impact on their understanding of their care and treatment, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical
Informatics Association. Other pilot programs show other results:
Penn Medicine is using an app and a tablet to cut readmission rates for heart failure patients
in its Penn Care at Home program; that effort has sliced congestive
heart failure readmission rates by 53 percent, according to an
announcement.
Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York is also seeing success with its apps,
with one developed for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and
another that allows physicians in the Mount Sinai Doctors Faculty
Practice to offer consultations using a secure digital
connection via smartphones.
However, research published by the Commonwealth Foundation found that
while mobile devices providing patient-centered technology actively
engage patients in care, evidence of effectiveness in improving
health-related outcomes is limited.
In addition, "providers have not been able to effectively leverage technology tools" to improve population health and care delivery.
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Direct Messaging Benefits Outweigh Costs, Survey Finds
A new Healthcare Information and
Management Systems Society survey finds most health information
organizations support the use of Direct messaging, and about half say
the benefits of such technology outweigh the associated costs. Health Data Management et al.Read More
NATO Working To Develop Global Emergency Telemedicine Platform
NATO leaders are working to develop a multinational telemedicine
platform that can help provide medical care during natural or man-made
disasters and reduce the amount of resources needed for volunteers on
the ground. AP/Modern Healthcare, mHealthNews. Read More
Report Identifies Five Health IT Trends for Health Care Systems
A new Accenture report identifies five
health IT trends that likely will shape the future of the U.S. health
care industry. The trends include a focus on data, personalized
medicine, mobile platforms, interoperability and digital tools. Healthcare IT News, MobiHealthNews.Read More
"The Patient Will See You Now" concept vs 2.6 week avg wait time to see a primary care doc
Topol: Challenges around data hold up the democratization of medicine
mobihealthnews.com•Dr. Eric Topol’s newest book is called “The Patient Will See You Now.” At BIO during his keynote talk, a whirlwind overview of the digital health space, Topol freely acknowledged that he wasn’t the first person to riff on that phrase. Read More
Patients telling healthcare to move, or get out of the way
Shift—or get out of the way toward better patient healthcare
Today’s
patients are tech-savvy consumers who are calling the shots about their
own healthcare, demanding a whole new level of patient engagement. Read More
FDA taps PatientsLikeMe to test the waters of social media adverse event reporting
Online
patient community PatientsLikeMe has found another partner for its
massive repository of patient-generated data on health conditions and
treatments, but it’s not another pharma company or retail pharmacy.
PatientsLikeMe has announced a research partnership with the FDA: The
agency will assess the platform’s feasibility as a way to generate
adverse event reports, which the FDA uses to regulate drugs after their
release into the market. Read More
Nurses tap their own smarphones to improve care, boost efficiency
A majority of nurses who responded to a recent survey say they are using their own tablets,
mobile phones and other similar tools daily at work.
While some providers are deploying health apps to their nursing staffs, many nurses are finding the tools on their own through online searches, the survey, conducted by InCrowd, finds. The company surveyed 241 nurses in May for the report, according to an announcement. Read More
While some providers are deploying health apps to their nursing staffs, many nurses are finding the tools on their own through online searches, the survey, conducted by InCrowd, finds. The company surveyed 241 nurses in May for the report, according to an announcement. Read More
AMA Adopts Health IT-Related Policies at Annual Meeting
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During the American Medical Association's annual meeting yesterday, the physician group adopted several policies related to health IT, including recommendations for training medical students on how to use electronic health records and a plan to transition to the new ICD-10 code sets. Health Data Management et al.Read More |
How The Internet of Things Will Affect Health Care
Devices everywhere talking to devices anywhere could radically change health care.
Welcome to the Internet of Things (IoT). Anything that has the potential to have a sensor can communicate to anything else that has a sensor. Moreover, analytics that are "watching" the stream of sensor data can orchestrate activity; for example, sensors on cars that indicate a traffic gridlock can lead to analytics changing the traffic light sequence. If that sounds a little too Orwellian for you, imagine the tremendous benefits from a health and welfare perspective. Read More
ONC Finds Disparities in Accessibility, Use of Health IT in 2013
An Office of the National Coordinator
for Health IT data brief based on a 2013 survey reveals disparities in
the accessibility and use of health IT. For example, the data brief
shows individuals' use of health IT varied by race, income and
education. Health Data Management, ONC data brief. Read More
Teens Use Digital Tools To Inform Health Care Decisions
A new study finds that 84% of teenagers
have used the Internet to find health information and that one-third of
teens switched to healthier habits because of that information. The
study also finds that 21% of teens have downloaded a mobile health
application, while 9% have used a wearable health device. Washington Post et al. Read More
This is what it’s like to be a patient. Health care providers need to see this
Ever wonder what patients think of when you see them in the hospital? Here’s the answer, in this powerful video from the Cleveland Clinic.
Patient care is more than just healing -- it's building a connection that encompasses mind, body and soul.
If you could stand in someone else's shoes . . . hear what they hear. See what they see. Feel what they feel. Would you treat them differently?
CEO Toby Cosgrove, MD, shared this video, titled "Empathy," with the Cleveland Clinic staff during his 2012 State of the Clinic address on Feb. 27, 2013.
https://youtu.be/cDDWvj_q-o8
Patient care is more than just healing -- it's building a connection that encompasses mind, body and soul.
If you could stand in someone else's shoes . . . hear what they hear. See what they see. Feel what they feel. Would you treat them differently?
CEO Toby Cosgrove, MD, shared this video, titled "Empathy," with the Cleveland Clinic staff during his 2012 State of the Clinic address on Feb. 27, 2013.
https://youtu.be/cDDWvj_q-o8
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