Infographic illustrates the key differences between ACO patients and non-ACO (Accountable Care Organizations) patients created by Addictive Analytics.
The infographic features recent research findings from Arnold Epstein and other researchers comparing ACOs with non-ACO providers using publicly available data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the American Hospital Association’s 2011 Annual Survey of Hospitals, the U.S. census, and the Dartmouth Atlas of Health
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Hacking n’ Healthcare Comic: Sensors Tracking Health – What the Data?
Hacking n' Healthcare is a comic strip created by Pathfinder Software that provides a funny look inside some of the biggest challenges in healthcare technology.
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Philips Partners with AMREF to Improve Healthcare Innovation in Africa
Royal Philips Electronics and the African Medical and Research Foundation have announced a strategic partnership designed to improve healthcare innovation and infrastructure throughout Africa. The innovation shared value partnership will support AMREF’s social goals and assist Phillips in improving healthcare in Africa, AfricanBrains reports.
Lack of access to roads, telecommunications, electricity and water make it extremely difficult to connect and train healthcare professionals to serve
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Adidas Sues Under Armour for Violating Mobile Health Fitness Patents
Adidas has charged Under Armour Inc. for violation of 10 mobile health fitness related patent infringements for technology used in a “location-aware” fitness system that allows users to monitor their heart rates, calories burned and other data.
According to the Law360, the suit alleges Amour39 violated patents for technology for their fitness and monitoring system involving multiple devices including:
Sensors
Chest Strap
Mobile health related software that can record and store user’s
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Caremerge Partners with Lively To Combine Sensors with Clinical & Social Activity for Improved Senior Care
Caremerge LLC, a communication and care coordination platform for senior care providers, announced a new partnership with Lively, which offers activity-sharing products that help older adults live independently longer. The partnership will combine activity derived from Lively sensors with the clinical and social activity data captured within Caremerge's platform to correlate any physical health decline or frailty risks for caregiver intervention, improving care delivery and lowering hospital
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Aetna Foundation Gives $4M in Grants To Support Digital Health Innovation for Minority Populations
The Aetna Foundation today announced more than $1.2 million in grants to support the use of digital health tools and innovation for underserved and minority populations.
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10 Most Popular Articles in January 2014
Each month we compile a list of the 10 most popular articles we published that month, based on the number of page views.Here are our ten most popular articles for January 2014, recognizing that articles we published earlier in the month are more likely to make the list than later ones.
1. Infographic: 5 Health IT Trends for 2014
Infographic created by CDW Healthcare illustrates 5 health IT trends that will have a big impact on healthcare’s increasingly competitive and cost-conscious
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InterSystems HealthShare Selected as Official Informatics Platform for Intelligent Hospital Pavilion at HIMSS 2014
InterSystems, a global leader in software for connected healthcare, and the Intelligent Hospital, a subsidiary of the RFID in Healthcare Consortium, today announced that InterSystems HealthShare® will be the official health informatics platform for the Intelligent Hospital™ Pavilion at HIMSS 2014 in Orlando, Florida, Feb. 23-26, 2014.
One of the most popular attractions at HIMSS, with over 7,000 visitors last year, the Intelligent Hospital Pavilion will provide exciting demonstrations and use
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Cellular One, CCA, and iSelectMD Announce Implementation of the First mHealth Program in the US
Cellular One has partnered with iSelectMD, and Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) to launch an mHealth service, iSelectMD Mobile, for its mobile subscribers. Beginning today, Cellular One customers in Texas and Louisiana can enjoy real-time access to advice from healthcare professionals for non-emergency/non-life threatening illnesses.
Using their wireless device, with iSelectMD Mobile, Cellular One customers can speak with a Board-Certified Physician via voice or video services like
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Hacking n’ Healthcare Comic: Patient Alerts? Yeah, We Got You Covered
Hacking n' Healthcare is a comic strip created by Pathfinder Software that provides a funny look inside some of the biggest challenges in healthcare technology.
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