A personal health record (PHR) embedded in mobile communication devices--or mPHR--is the “killer app” that may change the game for providers, consumers and payors, according to an issue brief from consulting firm Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, based in Washington, D.C.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra joined state healthcare and technology agencies yesterday at the University of California Davis Cancer Center in Sacramento to jumpstart the California Telehealth Network.
CDPHP, a physician-founded health plan based in Albany, N.Y., will invest $1 million to compensate 21 primary care and pediatric practices for participating in the second phase of the healthcare plan’s patient-centered medical home initiative.
GE Healthcare and Intel have launched a joint venture to create a new healthcare company focused on telehealth and independent living, slated to be operational by the end of 2010.
Written by Mary Stevens
BOSTON--Most stakeholders agree that the current U.S. model of healthcare is unsustainable, said keynote speaker Joseph Smith, MD, PhD, chief medical and science officer at West Wireless Health Institute in La Jolla, Calif., during his remarks at the World Congress Second Annual Leadership Summit on mHealth July 29.
For home health agencies, homecare-specific vendors' focus and attention generally outweigh the potential for integration with an enterprise vendor's EMR, according to a KLAS report.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will expand investment in broadband for medically underserved communities across the U.S.
Senior housing nonprofit Good Samaritan Society has received more than $8.15 million in grant funding over three years from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to deliver sensor technology and telehealth services to help rural seniors age in place.
A combination of remote patient monitoring and traditional nurse care management has improved outcomes and reduced avoidable hospital admissions among Medicare beneficiaries with chronic heart failure (CHF), according to preliminary study results from Aetna and Intel.
Radiology Imaging Consultants, a radiology practice that reads and reports more than 850,000 studies annually throughout Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky, is collaborating with Intelerad Medical Systems to offer services, including overnight coverage with final interpretation to hospitals and emergency departments.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki has launched the Industry Innovation Competition by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), making available $80 million for private sector innovations.
GlobalMedia Group has introduced two new remote ambulatory and emergency care systems: TransportAV and FirstAV.
The U.S. market for high-tech patient monitoring systems, valued at $5.7 billion in 2009, is expected to experience an annual growth of around 26 percent through 2014, according to a new report from market research firm Kalorama Information.
More research is needed but the EHR will likely be a foundational element of the medical home, according to an article in the April edition of HealthAffairs.
The U.S. Navy has selected ScriptPro’s Telepharmacy application to ensure that patients receive quality care from remote interactions.
Connectyx Technologies has signed a joint marketing agreement with telehealth provider Consult A Doctor to make available MedFlash Personal Health Managers.
Verizon Wireless, BL Healthcare and a number of customers and third-party providers will jointly trial products for the delivery of remote healthcare applications and services to patients.
The next phase of U.S. healthcare reform will reflect a concerted effort to keep people well, out of the hospital and more actively engaged in managing their own health, according to findings from a report issued this month from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
Remote health management is the fastest growing segment of the home health management market and promises to improve health and cut healthcare costs, according to a report from management consulting firm Scientia Advisors. However, the market will only reach its full potential if health insurers adopt reimbursement policies encouraging greater physician adoption, the report noted.
In order for telemedicine case management to be more widely adopted, less expensive technology is needed to lower implementation costs, according to a recent study from The Journal of Medical Informatics Association.
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Physicians in states with medical liability tort reform laws ordered fewer imaging studies for emergency patients with mild-moderate head trauma, according to a study published July 13 in the online edition of the American Journal of Emergency Medicine.
The ability to transform healthcare delivery at the community level requires information and tools for both consumers and providers—not one or the other, said Aaron McKethan, program director for the Beacon Community Program under the Office for the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). McKethan discussed "Beaconology," an informal term used by ONC to describe the basics of the Beacon Program, in an exclusive interview yesterday.
An early morning radiologist shift can expedite the communication of urgent findings and improve patient care, according to a study in this month's Journal of the American College of Radiology. “The Joint Commission and the ACR have emphasized the importance of improved communication, particularly of critical test results, for better patient care,” Rathachai Kaewlai, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, shared with Health Imaging News.
Medical imaging overutilization--a growing concern in the U.S.--exposes patients to unnecessary radiation, while also adding to rising healthcare costs, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Radiology. In an interview, William R. Hendee, PhD, lead author, reviewed various methods by which medical imaging could be curtailed.
Dedicated contrast-enhanced (CE) breast CT delivered significantly improved conspicuity of malignant breast lesions, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), compared with unenhanced breast CT and mammography, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.
Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas has received a $596,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Neurological Disorders and Stroke Institute to study the role of ultrasound in determining the effects of radiation on bone.
