A review of life science current events reported by MedCity News this week:
Wellness incentive startup rewards employee progress, not engagement. Whereas many popular employee wellness companies reward participation in certain health-promoting activities, PUSH deals out cash incentives to employees based on their PUSH score, a proprietary measure that’s calculated based on a person’s BMI, blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking and fitness level.
Inside an Automated Healthcare Practice: Redesigning Care Around People, Not Paperwork
By reducing administrative burden and redesigning workflows around human needs, it creates space for what matters most: connection between clinicians and patients.
AstraZeneca CEO faces familiar question on how to grow. Amidst calls by shareholders for a management shakeup, AstraZeneca CEO David Brennen sought to reassert his position at the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America’s annual meeting in Boston.
The electronic medical record as Yelp, OpenTable and Skype. Practice Fusion will stretch the EMR’s muscles over the next year as it tries to incorporate patient-friendly tools and make the product more social. Think one part Yelp and another part Facebook with a dash of telemedicine.
Mayo Clinic doc’s real-time dashboard makes ER patient tracking easier. “What we can’t do in emergency departments is focus on one patient. So how do you know which ones you are worried about and which ones you are not worried about. Who’s got lab results that are critical; who’s got abnormal vital signs.”
5 healthcare tweet chats you should have on your agenda. In healthcare, we’re flocking to social media to talk about, interestingly enough, how to use social media.
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