If you are in the field and wondering why your favorite HIT people have a dark cloud above and rain pelting their heads, finding it hard to focus on your telehealth or eHealth system and all the wonderful patient data… Read moreStudy on health data breaches: $6 billion/year
The announcement that Alabama-based SuccessEHS has developed an iPad application to access its EHR and practice management software should come as no surprise. The former Electronic Health Systems extended into EHRs from EMRs and physician ‘practice management’ programs used for billing/collections, clinical records and workflow… Read moreTablet wars: EHRs and practice management
Pharmaceutical companies have been concentrating their mHealth efforts into apps for patient outreach and education, along with some initiatives like Sproxil (drug verification in Nigeria, partnering with local distributor Biofem Pharmaceuticals for Merck Sante’s Glucophage; see additional information in Comments)… Read moreWhy mHealth should matter to pharma companies
Based on what Ed. Steve saw at TSA [TA 16 Nov] and Ed. Donna’s observations on Robert Bosch Healthcare’s recent activity in the US [TA 17 Nov], this Bosch Healthcare announcement counts as ‘shoe drop #4’: (Bosch) ‘…announced the appointment of Dr. Jasper… Read moreBosch Healthcare in US: a change at the top
So says Practice Fusion, a web-based EHR/EMR, in announcing their study of telehealth device acceptance among those 65+ with at least one chronic condition, and their doctors. However contradictions abound: 62% state that communication with their doctors involving home medical devices would… Read moreEHRs a 'key connection' for telehealth device use. (Really)
An announcement that could not be more timely (what with well-publicized hospital data breaches and WikiLeaks): IBM and American Well are expanding their two-year-old security auditing relationship to increase security of patient information that is collected online through American Well’s… Read moreIBM, American Well expand data security
The US Army’s Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4) is testing specific EMR apps for use on the iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone, HTC EVO, and Samsung Epic. As of now, these apps work on the Apple iOS and the… Read moreUS Army testing EMR mobile apps; 'military grade' rugged tablet
