November 2017
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November 30, 2017
30
Nov'17
Connected medical devices seek a place in clinical setting
Connected Health Conference highlights connected medical devices looking for a place in a clinical setting, ranging from sensored pill caps to non-invasive remote monitoring devices. Continue Reading
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November 30, 2017
30
Nov'17
Increasing medication adherence via sensored pill bottle
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November 30, 2017
30
Nov'17
Wearable technologies for non-invasive remote patient monitoring
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November 30, 2017
30
Nov'17
Wearable vital signs monitor can auto-diagnose conditions
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November 30, 2017
30
Nov'17
Examples of connected devices becoming clinically relevant
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November 30, 2017
30
Nov'17
Inhaler sensor helps patients and doctors track usage
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November 28, 2017
28
Nov'17
Radiology AI and deep learning take over RSNA 2017
AI and deep learning applications were superhot at RSNA 2017, as value-based medical imaging and PACS and VNA systems remained the top topics for imaging professionals. Continue Reading
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November 28, 2017
28
Nov'17
electronic health record (EHR)
An electronic health record (EHR) is an individual's official health document that is shared among multiple facilities and agencies. Continue Reading
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November 27, 2017
27
Nov'17
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, ACA or Obamacare)
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (more commonly referred to as the Affordable Care Act, ACA or Obamacare) is a healthcare law passed by Congress in 2010 during the administration of President Barack Obama. Continue Reading
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November 27, 2017
27
Nov'17
Use of IoT in healthcare can improve patient outcomes
There are several benefits to using IoT in healthcare, ranging from improving network connectivity to supporting remote patient monitoring and telemedicine. Continue Reading
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November 21, 2017
21
Nov'17
Healthcare BYOD policy includes MAM, identity management
Allowing employees to use their own devices for business purposes offers flexibility and convenience, but hospitals must take appropriate measures to secure health data. Continue Reading
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November 20, 2017
20
Nov'17
Benefits of EHRs include tracking the spread of infection in hospitals
EHRs have been touted for their ability to make billing easier and more accurate, improve patient care, provide a foundation on which to conduct data analytics, and more. It may be time to add ... Continue Reading
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November 20, 2017
20
Nov'17
Improve access to data with efficient healthcare infrastructure
An efficient healthcare infrastructure can help organizations integrate systems and enable better access to data. An expert explains the key components needed to make this happen. Continue Reading
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November 17, 2017
17
Nov'17
Growth of telemedicine programs on healthcare executives' radars
More senior healthcare executives are planning to grow or expand their telemedicine programs than three years ago, according to a survey by law firm Foley & Lardner. Of the 100 senior ... Continue Reading
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November 17, 2017
17
Nov'17
CHIME kills national patient matching challenge
Healthcare CIO group CHIME abruptly ends its much-ballyhooed national patient matching challenge after failing to raise money and running into difficult technological problems. Continue Reading
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November 17, 2017
17
Nov'17
A look at the leading medical imaging software on the market
Medical imaging systems have evolved to meet the needs of modern healthcare environments. Learn who the leading vendors in the space are and what services their products offer. Continue Reading
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November 10, 2017
10
Nov'17
Winners of ONC's Patient Matching Algorithm Challenge announced
Patient matching has been an important issue in health IT and healthcare specifically as it relates to interoperability. More specifically, the inability to match patients to their health data, no ... Continue Reading
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November 09, 2017
09
Nov'17
RSNA 2017 conference coverage and analysis
The 2017 RSNA conference will begin the Sunday after Thanksgiving, bringing together over 50,000 medical professionals for a week of medical imaging sessions and exhibits. Continue Reading
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November 07, 2017
07
Nov'17
Orgs take two approaches to creating interoperability platform
Many in healthcare are trying to figure out how to effectively make interoperability happen. Two healthcare organizations take two different approaches to creating interoperability systems. Continue Reading
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November 06, 2017
06
Nov'17
Shift to value-based care gets boost from analytics, population health
It's rare when controlling hospital costs and providing quality patient healthcare meet in harmony without sacrificing one for the other. A healthcare concept called value-based care may hold the key to uniting these two somewhat polar ... Continue Reading