CMS Gives New EHR Meaningful Use Guidance
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released
guidance covering some of the nuances of attesting for meaningful use of
electronic health records. Read more
GPS shoes help Alzheimer's patients
The first shoes with built-in GPS devices - designed to keep dementia-suffering seniors from wandering off and getting lost - are now being sold in the U.S. Although bracelets and pendants can also track people, patients have typically rejected such devices. Read more
More than seventy five percent of doctors now use smartphones and tablets at work
According to a Jackson and Coker report, four out of five physicians use
smartphones, computer tablets, and other mobile devices during their
workday. Read more
Consumers Showing Interest in Mobile Health Tools
36% of consumers are interested in using mobile health tools to
communicate with health care providers. In addition, 33% of survey
respondents say they are interested in managing their health records
online and 32% say they would like to use telehealth tools for physician
visits. Fierce Mobile Healthcare, MobiHealthNews.Read more
An Introduction to Inkling – the future of medical education
Inkling has identified a new market created by the introduction of tablet computing. Read more
AHRQ's Health Care Innovations Exchange Announces New State Page
Visitors to the AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange
will now find a new State Page that enables them to search Innovation
Profiles by State and access State-related resources. The new Find Innovations by State page features:
- A State Selection Map and a State Selection Drop-Down Menu that lists Innovation Profiles by State.
- State-based AHRQ resources for health care quality improvement including State Snapshots, quality diagnostic tools, and a factsheet on State and National Health IT Demonstration Projects.
- QualityTools that provide States with practical information including resource guides and workbooks to improve the quality of care for asthma and diabetes.
56M U.S. Adults Have Accessed Health Data via EHRs, Report Says
A Manhattan Research study finds that 56 million U.S. adults have
accessed their health information through a physician-maintained
electronic health record system. However, 140 million U.S. adults are
not interested in accessing such data electronically. Becker's Hospital Review et al. Read more
NQF Hires New Vice President for Health Information Technology
The National Quality Forum (NQF) improves the quality of American
healthcare by setting national priorities for performance improvement,
endorsing consensus standards for measuring and reporting performance,
and providing education and outreach. Read more
When Your Therapist is Only a Click Away
Online therapy and professional responsibilities and need for more training for mental health professionals Click here
Deployed medics get new mobile, interactive guide to record medical information
Commander’s Guide to MC4 app that can be accessed through military
personnel’s iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and various Android devices. Read more
CA Public Health Officials Tap Technology Tools To Combat STIs
Public health officials are using technology-based strategies to combat
rising rates of sexually transmitted infections, especially in
communities that traditionally are underserved. Read more
Use of mHealth technologies to treat and prevent disease urged by UN
Mr. Al-Nasser, the President of the General Assembly, urged world
leaders to promote mobile phone apps which are able to prevent and
control diseases. Read more
PAHO/WHO to Support Governments of the Americas in the Development of eHealth Public Policies
A
survey carried out by PAHO in 2010 in 19 countries showed that 68
percent of respondents considered eHealth to be a priority on their
national agendas, and 47 percent said policies or strategies on the use
of ICTs
in the health sector have already been adopted. Read more
ONC Seeks to Shift Attitudes on Consumer Access to Health Data
Slogan of consumer e-health push: ‘Putting the I in Health IT’ Read more
Groups Tap Funding for Mobile Health Efforts Targeting Seniors With Chronic Conditions
How mobile health technology could benefit seniors. Read more
Telepsychiatry Growing in Popularity; Barriers, Drawbacks Remain
Some health providers have raised concerns about telepsychiatry Read more
Doctors, Patients and Social Media
Survey about physician use of social
media and their interactions with patients and peers online. HDM Daily Click here
Patients watch iPads in surgery
The introduction of iPads for patients undergoing hand surgery at Queen
Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham is said to have significantly
alleviated the stress and anxiety of the people using them.Read more
Report: Social Media Helpful in Emergencies but Open to Inaccuracy
Use of social media tools can be effective in emergency situations but
that there are risks the information being communicated can be
inaccurate or malicious. Federal Computer Week, Fierce Government IT.
HHS Announces Mobile Health Recommendations, Initiatives: Text4Health
HHS can play a role in health-related text messaging campaigns and mobile health programs. iHealthbeat Read More
HHS announces Text4Health task force recommendations and global partnership blog post
What are the most important things in your life?
London Science Museum asked 3,000 adults about the most important items and services in their lives. Fresh water came in at number three...Read more
Social Media Use in Health Care for Quality Improvement
The Health Strategy Innovation Cell and The Change Foundation to help healthcare organizations understand the possibilities of using Social Media for Quality Improvement (QI). Read More
Most Health Workers Use Social Media for Professional Purposes
A survey by Frost & Sullivan and the Institute for Health Technology
Transformation finds that about 75% of workers at health care
organizations use social media websites for professional purposes. Read More
HHS, AT&T, Diabetes Association Team Up for Mobile Health Project
HHS, AT&T and the American Association of Diabetes Educators
announced a plan to use mobile phones to provide training in diabetes
self-management to an underserved minority community in Dallas Read more
Apple helps health care professionals cut thru medical apps clutter
Apple’s
new healthcare section includes six categories of apps: reference
apps, educational apps, EMR & patient monitoring apps, imaging
apps, point of care apps, and personal care apps (which is for
consumers.)
Links to the iTunes room:
These URLs work only for US and Canada iTunes Store and will redirect based on which store iTunes you are signed into.
iPhone: itunes.com/healthcareprofessionalsiphoneapps
iPad: itunes.com/healthcareprofessionalsipadapps Read more
Links to the iTunes room:
These URLs work only for US and Canada iTunes Store and will redirect based on which store iTunes you are signed into.
iPhone: itunes.com/healthcareprofessionalsiphoneapps
iPad: itunes.com/healthcareprofessionalsipadapps Read more
ONC Launches New Website Offering Health IT Resources
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has launched its new HealthIT.gov website, which aims to provide information on health IT issues to patients and health care providers. The new website will connect users to various resources, such as information about the privacy of electronic health records and guidance on implementing EHR systems. Click here
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