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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8 “Ates” for Managing Change in Healthcare IT
Frank Speidel, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Healthcare IT Leaders identifies eight "ates" for managing change in healthcare IT.
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HHS Releases Infographic Providing Solutions to Improve HealthCare.Gov
After launching the "tech surge" for HealthCare.Gov lead by Jeff Zients this week, the HHS has released an infographic that illustrates their plans on how they will improve the poorly designed HealthCare.Gov site.
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White House Brings Jeffrey Zients To Fix Broken HealthCare.gov Site
On Tuesday, Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services announced that Management expert and former CEO and Chairman of two publicly traded companies Jeffrey Zients will take on the leadership role to fix the broken HealthCare.gov site
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Understanding The Causes of High Medical Bills in the US (Infographic)
Unpaid medical bills are now the number one reason people are filing for bankruptcy. So, what is causing these staggering numbers?
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