The US health IT market is expected to grow at a CAGR of nearly 20% during 2014-2018, according to RNCOS latest “US Healthcare IT Market Outlook 2018” research study. Currently the US health IT market is witnessing significant growth with escalating healthcare cost becoming a key concern today for the US government, PRNewswire reports. As a result of increasing government regulations supporting the adoption of healthcare IT systems in hospitals, the industry is offering immense business
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Infographic: 2010-2013 Digital Health Funding Insights
Infographic illustrates all digital health funding since 2010 from StartUp Health Insights, the most comprehensive funding database in digital health.
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AMA Releases Updated ICD-10 Implementation Costs for Physician Practices
ICD-10 implementation costs for physician practices are expected to be significantly more costly than previously estimated, according to an updated cost analysis report from the AMA (American Medical Association).
The updated 2014 AMA cost analysis study written by Carolyn Hartley, Physicians EHR, and Stanley Nachimson from Nachimson Advisors takes into account the convergence of dynamic and financially demanding physician requirements which include:
Costs associated with paying for
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Quality Clinically Integrated Orgs Cited As Key Growth Strategy to Healthcare Transformation
With hospital consolidation on the rise, 43 percent of C-Suite executives thought that having a quality clinically integrated organization is the most successful growth strategy to healthcare transformation, according to to recent polling conducted by MedAssets at its annual Healthcare Executive Forum.
Results from the event polling show more than 75 percent of attendees indicated that their healthcare organization is engaged in transformational initiatives in the face of healthcare reform
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Samsung Partners with CellTrust to Offer Pager Replacement for Physicians
Samsung has partnered with CellTrust to offer pager replacement for physicians solution, PULSE designed to alleviate communication challenges in healthcare.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a leading mobile device and consumer electronics provider and CellTrust Corporation, a global leader in secure mobile communication and Samsung Enterprise Alliance Program (SEAP) Gold Partner, announced their collaboration to offer a Pager Replacement Solution for Critical Healthcare Communication.
With the
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Infographic: Differences Between ACO Patients & Non ACO Patients
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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