On Monday at the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Annual Meeting, the AMA announced it will adopt new guidance for ethical practice in telemedicine for physicians. The new ethical guidance will will help physicians understand how their fundamental responsibilities may play out differently when patient interactions occur through telemedicine, compared to traditional patient interactions at a medical office or hospital.Developed The new ethical guidance on telehealth and telemedicine was
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St. Vincent’s Launches Virtual Care Platform Powered by Zipnosis
St. Vincent’s Medical Center has launched its own virtual care platform making MYvirtualcare.com – an online diagnosis and treatment service making it easier for patients to receive care for common health conditions. Powered by by Zipnosis that connects patients with St. Vincent’s clinicians, MYvirtualcare.com patients can now receive prompt care for conditions such as sinus infections, female bladder infections, pink eye, or colds, coughs, and the flu – for a set fee of $35, less than the cost
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Diasend Integrates with Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre to Simplify Diabetes Data Management
In collaboration with the diabetes care business of Abbott, the global healthcare company, Diasend now introduces seamless integration using the mobile app LibreLink*, designed for the FreeStyle® Libre flash glucose monitoring system. Starting now, it is possible for patients using Abbott's FreeStyle Libre system in countries where the LibreLink app is available to import information directly into diasend® – the industry leading solution for diabetes data management. All that is needed is a
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RelayHealth Financial’s New Tool Takes the Mystery Out of EDI Claims Status Responses
RelayHealth Financial has introduced RelayAssurance™ Status Amplifier, a new software service that automatically tracks down, inspects, and reports accurate reasons for non-payment on claims. Receiving a 277 response means there’s an update on a claim but to find out what changed (approved? denied? payment pending???) providers have to manually go into each payer portal and dig around or call and sit on hold to find out the real status.Starting today, providers can quickly learn and act on
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74% of Patients Have to Repeat the Same Information to Multiple Providers
Data is proliferating, but data sharing continues to be a challenge, according results of the first edition of the Future Health Index (FHI), an extensive international study commissioned by Philips which explores how countries around the world are positioned to meet long-term global health challenges through integration and connected care technologies.The report finds that despite progress towards universal medical records in some markets, the vast majority of patients (74%) report having to
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ePatientFinder Lands $8.2M for Clinical Trail Exchange Platform
ePatientFinder, an Austin-based digital health startup that uses algorithms to match physicians with potentially life-changing clinical trials for their patients, based on their existing EHR data has raised $8.2 million Series B funding. The latest round led by a technology investor syndicate has increased the company's total funding to $11M. ePatientFinder plans to use the capital from this latest funding round to fuel the growth of its Clinical Trail Exchange and provider referral
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Xerox: 61% of Americans Open to Receiving Virtual Care
With meaningful use incentives on the table and increasingly frustrated health exchange patients, healthcare providers both private and public are being urged to adopt more advanced health IT solutions. Like MUSC recently did with their telehealth adoption, more and more providers are looking for streamlined virtual health solutions that patients want, but more often than not don’t have.New research released today by Xerox indicates that while only 16 percent of Americans actually receive
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AT&T Foundry For Connected Health Officially Opens at TMC
This week, AT&T* has opened the doors to its AT&T Foundry innovation center for Connected Health today in Houston. The new AT&T Foundry For Connected Health will focus on digital health innovations that benefit those in and out of the clinical care environment – helping caregivers and patients bridge the gap between a clinical setting and the home. By leveraging Texas Medical Center’s campus, the the AT&T Foundry will serve as a resource for Texas Medical Center’s physicians and
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SingleCare Taps American Well to Power Telehealth Visits
SingleCare, an online retail marketplace for healthcare services, today announced a partnership with national telehealth provider American Well. The partnership will provide SingleCare members access to board-certified U.S. physicians, psychologists, and registered dietitians practicing on American Well’s Amwell™ consumer platform, for online video consults 24/7/365. Founded in 2014, SingleCare pre-negotiates prices for routine care that are up to 50 percent less than the provider's standard
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Fitbit Launches New Corporate Wellness Service, Fitbit Group Health
Wearable fitness leader, Fitbit, today announced the launch of a new corporate wellness service, Fitbit Group Health, which brings together offerings to corporate partners, weight management leaders, insurers, researchers. Additionally, the company introduced Wellness Insighter, a new service for its customers that helps corporate wellness leaders validate corporate wellness investments with data that can be compared against that of industry peers. These offerings were introduced as part of
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