Healthcare gamification – including points, badges and leader boards – may be a key to controlling rising healthcare costs, according to a recently completed pilot program by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.
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Technology
Healthcare Transformation – It’s Not Personal, It’s Business
Why are we transforming health care? Why do we feel compelled to act with such urgency and in such broad reformative strokes?
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HHS Seeking Innovative Entrepreneurs for HHSentrepreneurs Program
Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking innovative entrepreneurs to apply for the HHSentrepreneurs Program.
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North American Health IT Market Forecast to Reach $31.3B by 2017
The North American health IT market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 7.4% to reach $31.3 billion by 2017 from $21.9 billion in 2012
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How Microsoft’s Xbox is Transforming Gamification in Healthcare
Is Microsoft's XBox fueling the growth of gamification in healthcare? An exploration into the possibilities of XBox becoming healthcare's gamification platform of choice.
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AMC Health Partners with Humana on Telehealth Pilot to Improve Congestive Heart Failure Outcomes
AMC Health, a leading provider of end-to-end telehealth solutions and Humana Inc., one of the nation's leading health and well-being companies have announced they will partner on a telehealth pilot to improve congestive heart failure (CHF) outcomes.
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inVentiv Health Partners with Medikly to Accelerate Clinical Trails
inVentiv Health forms strategic partnership with Medikly, Inc. to help pharmaceutical companies accelerate clinical trails.
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3 Do’s and Don’ts of Effective HIPAA Compliance for BYOD & mHealth
Andrew Shearer, CTO at Care Thread shares the do's and don'ts of HIPAA compliance for BYOD and mobile device programs .
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5 Reasons Why Cloud-Based EHRs Will Replace Client-Server Solutions
Just because something is “the original” doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the best. Would you rather hop on the expressway in a Ferrari FF or a Ford Model-T? A similar mindset should prevail when choosing between the outdated client-server solution and a cloud-based EHR.
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PwC Report: Two Thirds of Canadians Would Consider Using Virtual Health Options
Nearly two thirds of Canadians would consider using virtual health (vHealth) options in their own care or for someone they care for, according to PwC's report:
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