Friday, December 12, 2014

Featured Report: Almost 70 percent of clinicians at US hospitals use smartphones, tablets


EHR Intelligence 

Patient Engagement Rises with Consumer EHR Satisfaction
Dec,10,2014
by: Jennifer Bresnick
Patient engagement helps consumers view EHRs more positively and encourages them to take charge of their health.
The overwhelming majority of patients believe that electronic health records (EHRs) are useful for physicians and valuable for their care, according to a newly released survey by the National Partnership for Women and Families.  Patients were more likely to rate EHRs as a positive development when they had online access to personal health information through a portal or if they could perform routine administrative tasks like making appointments through the internet.  The survey illustrates the importance of patient engagement while highlighting the spread of health IT and its potential impact on the nation’s health.  Read More

MobiHealthNews

Survey: Almost 70 percent of clinicians at US hospitals use smartphones, tablets
Dec,09,2014
by: Aditi Pai
More than two-thirds of clinicians at US hospitals use smartphones or tablet computers at their facilities, according to a small HIMSS survey of 139 clinicians. The survey was conducted between October and November of 2014 and published in time with the group’s mHealth Summit event in Maryland this week.
“As smartphones and tablet computers are relatively new tools to healthcare organizations, it is necessary to establish a baseline understanding of the presence and impact these technologies have in US hospitals,” HIMSS researchers wrote. “By doing so, the market will have a better way to adjudicate the potential these tools have for US healthcare providers and relevant vendors.”  Read More



BBC News Health

Text messaging service 'helps people take their pills'
Dec, 09,2014
by: Staff
A text messaging service could help people remember to take the medicines they have been prescribed, say researchers. A test scheme, which involved heart patients, cut the numbers who forgot or just stopped taking their pills. One in six was helped to continue their treatment, reducing their risk of heart attack and stroke. It has been estimated that the NHS spends more than £500m on wasted medicines and avoidable illness Other research has shown around a third of patients do not take their medicine as directed. Study leader Prof David Wald said text reminders could be used by GPs, hospital doctors and pharmacists for a range of different conditions, including diabetes, TB and HIV.  Read More


Modern Healthcare

Inaccurate provider directories blamed on weak tech, network churn
Dec,11,2014
by: Darius Tahir
 Insurers are under fire for giving consumers bad information about which providers are in their plan network. The controversy raises a simple question: Is it really so hard to maintain an accurate provider directory?  The inaccuracies have drawn criticism from California regulators and proposals for stricter oversight from the nation's insurance commissioners and the Obama administration.  Reliable provider directories are more critical than ever now that millions of Americans are expected to choose their own health plans in the new marketplaces, consumer advocates say, especially given that many lower-cost coverage options have very narrow provider networks.  Read More





Healthcare POP 


Healthcare Providers,
As you know Healthcare IT is changing every day especially in the new m-health field. Where mobile devices like iPhones, Smartphones and tablets becoming how doctors react to their patients and staff. But with this changes comes new laws about how mobility should be used to work with patient data in a secure way. This is where our mobile app called "Healthcare POP" can help Healthcare POP brings all of your healthcare info into one web-based app that can that can work on every mobile, tablet and desktop. For more information on Healthcare POP visit our demo website at http://www.wireheadtec.com/MobileApp.html Then call us if you have any questions.  

Best Regards,
Howard Lee
CIO
Wirehead Technology
Tel: 312-286-8416
Email:wireheadtec@gmail.com
web: www.wireheadtec.com

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