Last Thursday in a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on the FY2016 budget request from the Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS), Sen. Alexander asked HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell if she would commit to working to fix the problems with the electronic health record (EHR) system:
“Doctors don’t like their electronic medical record systems by large,” he said. “They say they disrupt the work flow. They interrupt the doctor-patient relationship. They haven’t been worth the
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Infographic: How Healthcare Technology is Saving Lives
We live in an age where the use of technology dominates our lives and these technological developments have had an amazingly positive impact on the healthcare industry. Digital health technology has heavily influenced the improvement in our health and the increased life expectancy we are seeing today.
The following infographic created by Mission Safety Services outlines the progress we have made, the work that is being done, and possible future developments in healthcare technology
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Rock Health Expands to NYC, Announces 3 New Investments
Rock Health, provider of full-service funding to promising entrepreneurs breaking into healthcare is expanding to the East Coast with the opening of a brand new office in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of NYC. In conjunction with the new NYC office, Rock Health also announced it has added three new East Coast companies to its portfolio. These companies will join Rock Health's existing portfolio of East Companies: Aptible (NYC), Cardiio (Boston), Docphin (NYC), Kit Check (DC), Neumitra
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Comedian Kevin Hart Becomes Rally Health’s 1st Digital Health Ambassador
Rally Health Inc., a leading developer of consumer digital health engagement tools is partnering with Kevin Hart, actor, comedian and health advocate to become Rally's first digital health ambassador. As part of the collaboration with Rally Health, Hart will encourage consumers to take a more active role in their health.
During his "WHAT NOW" comedy tour, Hart will urge his fans to move more, eat better, and take better care of themselves. Like Rally Health, Hart believes that even simple
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73% Of Consumers Would Not Switch to Apple Watch For Fitness Tracking
73% of current fitness tracking users would not consider switching to the Apple Watch for fitness tracking, according to a recent Treato survey of 8,700 users of fitness trackers. When asked if they would consider switching to Apple's new Watch for fitness tracking, 48% are either extremely satisfied or satisfied with their current device. The survey findings reveal that despite the hype surrounding the Apple Watch release, the company may face a significant hurdles in converting existing
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University of Michigan Pediatric Launches Telemedicine Program for Obesity
This week, the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital Pediatric is launching a new telemedicine program that will provide patients access to their evidence-based pediatric weight management program without the need for families to make frequent trips to Ann Arbor. Utilizing Fruit Street Health's HIPAA compliant video platform, clinicians will deliver individual and group sessions via video conferencing to collect activity and nutrition information from patients easily between
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Rite Aid Appoints Steve Rempel CIO for Digital Health Expansion
This week, Rite Aid announced it has appointed Steve Rempel vice president and chief information officer. Under the new postition, Rempel will have responsibility for all aspects of the company's technology and information operations, including computer systems, network infrastructure, telecommunications and data security as well as the continued development and execution of Rite Aid's immediate and long-term information technology strategy. Rempel will report to Frank Vitrano,
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Microsoft Health App Now Able to Collect Data from Apple, Android
On Wednesday morning, Microsoft announced new updates that will provide broader integration of third-party apps, services and devices outside of the Microsoft Health app and Microsoft Band. The company revealed that in the coming weeks, the Microsoft Health app will now have the ability to collect biometric data from Android, Apple and Windows. Previously, Microsoft ported its Health app to Andriod, iOS and Windows Phone. Now, users don't even need a Band and can simply use the sensors contained
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Healthcare Internet of Things To Reach $117B by 2020
The healthcare Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to reach $117 billion by 2020 with a CAGR of 15.1%, according to recent report by MarketResearch.com. The report, Big Data in Internet of Things (IoT): Key Trends, Opportunities and Market Forecasts 2015 – 2020 forecasts that healthcare will be the highest segment for growth.
When Big Data and IoT are blended, more robust, agile and scalable digital health platforms, data storage systems, and tools will be required than for conventional IoT
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HealthPrize, MeadWestvaco Partner to Increase Medication Adherence
HealthPrize Technologies, LLC and MeadWestvaco are collaborating to integrate their proven adherence solutions to provide an end-to-end program to pharmaceutical companies, pharmacy chains, and the patients they serve. As part of the partnership, MWV's calendared medication packaging will feature a link to HealthPrize's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) medication adherence and patient engagement platform.
Not only will this linkage connect patients to HealthPrize's digital patient engagement
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