A software bug has delayed the launch of Apple HealthKit on iOS8 preventing developers from making HealthKit apps. "We discovered a bug that prevents us from making HealthKit apps available on iOS 8 today. We're working quickly to have the bug fixed in a software update and have HealthKit apps available by the end of the month," said Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller in a statement. Unveiled in June at the Worldwide Developers Conference, the HealthKit platform will serve as an integrative hub for
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HIMSS Recognizes 3 Policy Leaders at National Health IT Week Awards
Three policy leaders will receive one of the HIMSS Health Information Technology Leadership Awards during the 9th National Health IT Week in Washington, D.C. The awards ceremony will be held at the National Health IT Week Awards and Partners Reception on Sept. 17. In addition, the recipient of the College of Healthcare Information Management (CHIME) Executives Federal Public Policy Award for CIO Leadership will also be recognized during this event.
“Each year during National Health IT
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In-Depth: The Danger of Hospitals Leaking Patient Data
A Washington Post news report in August this year came as a shock to many Americans who believed, until then, that their medical records were for their eyes only. Chinese hackers stole data pertaining to a whopping 4.5 million patients from a company that runs over 200 hospitals spread across the US. The massive data breach raised some serious concerns about how private medical records are and exactly what various health care organizations are doing to keep this sensitive information completely
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Report: Changing Patient Behavior Is Primary Factor Driving Healthcare
Changing patient behavior and expectations is the primary factor driving the healthcare market, according to a new report from Verizon and Harvard Business Review. “The Digital Dividend: First Mover Advantage” report sponsored by Verizon surveyed 672 professionals about their views on technology. Out of the 672 professionals, 74 respondents from the healthcare sector detailed how technology adoption is changing the healthcare landscape.
Key Factors Driving the Healthcare
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Fitbit Hires Lobbyist Firm To Address Privacy Concerns
Fitbit has enlisted lobbying firm Heather Podesta + Partners to address its consumer and health privacy concerns after facing increasing scrutiny from Sen. Chuck Schumer and others in Congress, according to recently released public-disclosure records, NJ reports. Last month, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) warned Fitbit and other mobile health apps of a possible "privacy nightmare" waiting to happen for collecting sensitive data from its users that could potentially be sold to third parties. He is
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Florida Blue and Baptist Health Care Corporation Form ACO
On Monday, Florida Blue and Baptist Health Care Corporation announce the execution of an ACO agreement that aims to improve the quality and efficiency of patient care in northwest Florida.
Through this arrangement, the organizations plan to improve the patient experience by enhancing the coordination of care between BHC and Florida Blue. Built around the Baptist Medical Group (BMG) network of physicians, the BHC accountable care organization will provide coordinated care to patients with the
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Apple to Launch HealthKit Medical Trials with Stanford & Duke
Apple is preparing to launch diabetic and chronic disease medical trials using HealthKit with Stanford University Hospital and Duke University, according to a report from Reuters. HealthKit is the companion app to Apple’s Health component (a major development of its upcoming iOS 8 release), which will serve as an integrative hub for third-party health and wellness-related apps.
HealthKit Medical trials Details
- Stanford University Hospital medical trials will be focused on diabetes that
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Scripps Health Launches Pilot Study of AirStrip ONE
Scripps Health has launched a 60 day pilot study of AirStrip ONE®, a software system that securely delivers data from multiple hospital-based patient monitoring systems to mobile devices used by physicians both within and outside the hospital. The AirpStrip ONE will be used in Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla’s first-floor critical care unit on post-open heart surgery patients, trauma patients, surgical intensive care patients and others who are critically ill and require close
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HHS Issues Final Rule For Additional Flexibility for EHR Certification
Health information technology (IT) developers, providers and consumers will get more flexibility through a final rule issued today by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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3 Keys to Maximizing the ROI of Your EHR
A 2013 study from the University of Michigan School of Public Health finds that practices that implement an EHR without a laser focus on enhancing revenue and cutting costs are likely to lose more than $43,000 over five years. In other words, 73% of those surveyed failed to see a ROI.
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