CareFirst BCBS commits $1.3M in telemedicine projects to fund expansion of behavioral health services in underserved areas of Md., D.C.
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) has pledged to invest more than $1.3 million in four initiatives designed to expand the use of telemedicine to treat patients with behavioral health care needs in underserved urban and rural areas of Maryland and Washington, D.C.
Lack of Qualified Providers Demonstrate Need for Telemedicine Services
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5 Reasons Why Mayo Clinic Dominates Social Media in Healthcare
What makes Mayo Clinic dominate social media in healthcare? Here are 5 reasons why.
The 2013 Harris Poll EquiTrend survey named the Mayo Clinic website the top Health Information Website, ahead of WebMD. Health and medical research has been and is still one of the most popular activities of online consumers, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project. The most popular searches are about a specific disease or medical problem; a particular medical treatment or procedure; diet,
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Hacking n’ Healthcare Comic: User Experience Design in Healthcare
Latest Hacking n' Healthcare comic strip created by Pathfinder Software that provides a funny look inside user experience design in healthcare
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Infographic: 2010-2013 Digital Health Funding Insights
Infographic illustrates all digital health funding since 2010 from StartUp Health Insights, the most comprehensive funding database in digital health.
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Hacking n’ Healthcare Comic: Sensors Tracking Health – What the Data?
Hacking n' Healthcare is a comic strip created by Pathfinder Software that provides a funny look inside some of the biggest challenges in healthcare technology.
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Caremerge Partners with Lively To Combine Sensors with Clinical & Social Activity for Improved Senior Care
Caremerge LLC, a communication and care coordination platform for senior care providers, announced a new partnership with Lively, which offers activity-sharing products that help older adults live independently longer. The partnership will combine activity derived from Lively sensors with the clinical and social activity data captured within Caremerge's platform to correlate any physical health decline or frailty risks for caregiver intervention, improving care delivery and lowering hospital
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Aetna Foundation Gives $4M in Grants To Support Digital Health Innovation for Minority Populations
The Aetna Foundation today announced more than $1.2 million in grants to support the use of digital health tools and innovation for underserved and minority populations.
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Pristine Partners With WCA To Bring Google Glass To Wound Care
Wound Care Advantage (WCA), a wound care service company, and Pristine, the only company that’s developed commercially available Google Glass-based software that meets HIPAA regulations, have partnered to bring Google Glass into an outpatient wound care setting for the first time.
Google Glass is wireless, handsfree and supports first person perspectives—all of which present incredible opportunities to improve wound care delivery. The device will be implemented at Wound Care Advantage’s
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Can Social Media Prevent Chronic Disease? eHI Report Examines Impact
According to a recent report from eHealth Initiative (eHI), social media has the potential to reduce chronic disease and correct high-risk behavior.
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5 Core Challenges in the Adoption of Senior Care Technology, Revealed by GeriJoy Research
Customizable technology and ease of use are keys to senior care technology adoption, according to the latest research report commissioned by GeriJoy.
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