MTBC (Medical Transcription Billing, Corp), a leading provider of proprietary, healthcare information technology solutions has released its e-prescribing app for the Apple Watch now available to U.S. healthcare providers.
Apple Watch App Features
The app will extend key components of its existing e-prescribing app for iPhone users, known as MTBC iRx, to the Apple Watch. Users of the Apple Watch app can view patient refill request alerts and inbound patient communications on the watch and
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BlueLight Launches Apple Watch App for Emergency Response
Safety toolkit for the digital age provider BlueLight has launched a new Apple Watch app for 911 emergency response that allows users to contact emergency services and share their location with contacts in seconds.
70% of 911 Calls Comes from Mobile Phones
Today, more than 70% of 911 calls come from mobile phones, but according to USA Today, 911 may have as low as a 10% chance of getting a fix on caller location ranges. Between the margin of error and the high possibility of routing the call
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MedHelp Adds Blood Glucose Tracking via Apple Watch App
MedHelp®,the consumer division of Physicians Interactive®(PI) is expanding its diabetes management platform to allow individuals to track blood glucose levels on the Apple Watch®. With this new capability for consumers, MedHelp continues its focus on creating highly effective tools that help consumers, providers, payers and otherpartners address the management of chronic conditions that are rapidly taking a significant toll on America's health and the national healthcare system.
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PillPack Launches Medication Reminders App for iPhone, Apple Watch
Full service pharmacy provider PillPack has launched its PillPack - Medication Reminders mobile app for iPhone and Apple Watch to eliminate the frustration of remembering to take medication. The app is the first mhealth app of its kind to auto-import a customer's current medication list regardless of which pharmacy they currently use, and use geo-tracking sensors to create custom reminders based on location, activity or time to more naturally fit with people's daily routine.
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Epic, Nebraska Medicine Unveils Apple Watch App
On Friday, Epic and Nebraska Medicine kicked off its use of an Apple Watch app that allows patients to view messages from their care providers, upcoming appointment details, and information on their active medications. The program is one of only five in the nation designed to improve patient engagement using the Apple Watch.
“We’re always looking for ways to improve the satisfaction of our patients. We recognize that as more of our patients use devices like the Apple Watch, we not only have to
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How Apple, Qualcomm & Lawyers will Revolutionize Healthcare
Editor's Note: This post is written by Jeffrey Vogel, David Wong and Kathleen Collins from Bulger Partners, an advisory firm that specializes in healthcare IT.
The opportunity for technology in healthcare is monumental – and it’s no surprise that change is needed. Healthcare is a cumbersome, $3 trillion industry bloated with high costs, inefficiencies, and information asymmetries. Today, the wealth of data being created in medical settings is often not archived, shared, or
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Kareo Launches Apple Watch App To Improve Medical Practice Efficiency
Kareo, a cloud-based medical office EHR for independent medical practices is launching an Apple Watch App. The integration of the Apple Watch with Kareo's EHR streamlines care delivery and enhancing the patient experience by improving communications, reducing patient wait times, and increasing practice efficiency. The Apple Watch App was created in response to the growing demands on physicians to increase their focus on all aspects of patient engagement.
“Physicians are on their feet attending
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HealthTap Launches Apple Watch App, Provides Instant Access to Docs
Today at HIMSS15, HealthTap unveiled the world’s first Apple Watch healthcare app called DocNow, providing immediate and affordable access to medical care to everyone with just a tap of a button. Dubbed as the world’s first “Affordable-Care App” for Apple Watch, the app providing consumers with instant and affordable access to top U.S. doctors with just a tap on your wrist.
How It Works
The HealthTap DocNow App for Apple Watch connects patients immediately to a primary care doctor from a
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