Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and Tenet Healthcare Corporation have agreed to collaborate to offer an innovative, statewide ACO model to deliver improved, sustainable patient care and help manage costs through Tenet's Integrated Care Networks.
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NY Digital Health Accelerator Celebrates Success of Avado & Cureatr
The New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) and the Partnership Fund for New York City (Partnership Fund), are proud to announce the achievements of two of its New York Digital Health Accelerator (NYDHA) graduates, Avado and Cureatr
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Infographic: Where Practices Lose Money In The Medical Claims Process
Managing medical claims can be an exhausting experience for medical practices. With more practices struggling to stay afloat it is imperative that practices not leave any money on the table.
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Infographic: Can EHR Save Private Medical Practices & Increase ROI?
With rising healthcare costs and demands from healthcare reform initiatives, private medical practices are struggling to maintain their independence.
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Rise of Wearables Could Spark Healthcare IT Concerns
Wearable Electronics Could Spark Healthcare IT Concerns (via slashdot)
News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch told an audience at a Sydney-based think tank that he wears a bracelet for monitoring his vitals. “I now wear a Jawbone,” he said, referring to the Jawbone Up around his wrist, according to a transcript provided…
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ATA Launches Online Telemedicine Learning Center for Professionals
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) has launched the new ATA Learning Center that boasts a comprehensive library of telemedicine, telehealth and mHealth sessions, courses and tutorials that users may access anytime, anywhere.
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Infographic: How Telehealth Is Connecting Patients & Providers
Telehealth has the potential to change the face of healthcare considerably.
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Over Half of Consumers Have Never Used A Mobile Health App or Device
The majority of consumers (56%) have never used any type of mobile health tracking device, app or website, according to a recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Wellocracy.
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Processing Technology Turns Cheap Earphones Into A Heart Rate Monitor
Researchers at Bifrostec and the Kaiteki Institute in Japan have discovered a new processing technology that turns any cheap pair of earphones into a heart rate monitor
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Rhode Island Medical Board Approves Physician Social Media Guidelines
This week, Rhode Island's medical licensing board has approved guidelines for the appropriate use of social media by physicians, iHealthBeat reports.
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