On-demand medical marijuana technology startup Eaze has released the first of its kind medical marijuana telehealth app, EazeMD in both the iTunes and Google Play stores to make on-demand physician evaluations possible from any mobile device. For only $30, EazeMD's proprietary mobile technology platform enables new and renewing patients to connect with independent, board-certified physicians via video teleconferencing for medical marijuana evaluations.
Once evaluations are approved,
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Futurist Talks Why Data Gap in Digital Health Is Killing Innovation
Futurist and founder of the consultancy Enspektos talks how digital health is moving into what he calls the “Age of Implementation” and about a new study designed to map digital innovation progress globally.
2015 has been another banner year for digital health. According to StartUp Health, nearly $5 billion has been invested into digital health companies to date. And, digital health has become a truly global phenomenon, with innovation hubs emerging in Finland, Israel, Canada and other
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HIMSS Launches Value Score for Quality/Value Measurement of Health IT
Today HIMSS announced the launch of the HIMSS Value Score, healthcare’s first international quality measurement for the value of health IT. Developed with the assistance of McKinsey & Company, the Value Score builds off of HIMSS’ Value Suite and HIMSS Analytics’ Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM). The new standards will help healthcare providers optimize and use IT to improve clinical and financial outcomes, and drive efficiencies in care.
HIMSS Value Score Overview
The Value
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Rise of Centralized Decision Making in Health IT
“Merger fever” and the prevalence of employed physicians has led to a predictable but significant shift in healthcare IT: centralized decisionmaking. Slowly disappearing are the days when departments in the same hospital or health system could select their own vendors to provide various services. Large health systems are now centralizing their purchasing and rolling the implementations out system-wide.
It’s a simple strategy, but the implications are far-reaching. CIOs, CMIOs and CNIOs are
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3D Printers Help Create 3D Models of Brain Tumors
Effective patient engagement is vital to helping patients cope with their medical condition. However, should the patient require an operation of great complexity, such as having a brain tumor removed, they can experience confusion when talking things through with their neurosurgeon.
Ultimaker, a 3D printer manufacturer, is helping pave the way for improved doctor-patient communication and healthcare procedures by producing 3D printed models of MRI and CT brain scans. Reading 2D MRI and CT
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4 Ways Samsung Is Leveraging Mobility to Streamline Healthcare
Over the past few years, Mobile health solutions has become an essential part of healthcare – making it easier to engage with patients, streamlining the clinician workflow, improving regulatory compliance and improving healthcare delivery.
In fact, 90 percent of healthcare professionals are utilizing mobile devices within their organizations to engage patients in their healthcare, according to a 2015 HIMSS Mobile Technology Survey. For IT departments in healthcare organizations, the biggest
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PwC: Hispanics Are Pioneers in Mobile Health Adoption
Hispanics are pioneers in mobile health adoption and will become primary care’s consumer mavericks, according to a new report from PwC's Health Research Institute (HRI). In the report, "Primary Care in the New Health Economy: Time for a Makeover," HRI finds Hispanics have adopted mobile health at a faster rate than non- Hispanics, as many other patients are still slow to e-mail their physician or refill a prescription by text message.
Hispanics: Primary care’s consumer mavericks
Hispanics
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Ochsner to Measure Digital Health Outcomes in Clinical Studies
InnovationOchsner (iO), an innovation lab and accelerator created by Ochsner Health System is teaming up with Evidation Health to conduct robust clinical studies to determine the real-world impact of digital health outcomes on the health of patients and the cost of care.
The partnership will pair Ochsner Health System’s medical expertise and diverse patient population, iO’s digital health capabilities, and Evidation Health’s technology platform, data analytics engine and health outcomes
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Trident Gum to Reward Consumers for Sharing Mobile Health Data
This week, Trident Gum Brand launched a new campaign that allows consumers to share their data, including activity, sleep and food details from their choice of wearable device, smartphone, or activity app, in exchange for coupons in convenience store Kum & Go’s mobile app. Kum & Go operates more than 400 stores in 11 mostly Plains states, from Arkansas to Montana.
How It Works
The campaign, coined C.H.E.W. (Change Health Every Week) allows shoppers to opt-in via the Kum & Go
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FDA Approves Medtronic’s Remote Monitoring Pacemaker App
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared approval and U.S. commercial availability of Medtronic's MyCareLink Smart(TM) Monitor, an app-based remote monitoring system for patients with implantable pacemakers. The app-based system makes it easy for heart device patients to stay connected to their doctor.
How It Works
Prescribed by a physician, The MyCareLink Smart Monitor is comprised of a handheld portable device reader and the MyCareLink Smart mobile app, available for free on
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