Sticks and stones and snake oil: What will inform next chapter of healthcare IT development?
The healthcare community needs to rethink clinical processes, workflow and the user experience to begin the next phase of IT development.
5 must-read stories this week: Rite Aid acquires HealthSpot assets and digital health snake oil debate
Every week, we compile the most popular and interesting stories on MedCity News. Among the highlights this week were Rite Aid's acquisition of HealthSpot's assets and a counterargument to a comparison of digital health developers to snake oil salesmen.
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Market Trends to Watch for Health Systems and Their Specialty Pharmacies
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
Morning Read: AMA to take on NRA over gun violence, Facebook tackles suicide prevention
Plus, the FDA approves an anti-obesity device that pumps a portion of the stomach's contents into the toilet after each meal, Apple said to be adding HL7 Continuity of Care Document support to iOS 10 and a federal judge allows Illinois hospital mega-merger to proceed.
A few takeaways from AMA head’s digital health snake oil critique
"From ineffective electronic health records, to an explosion of direct-to-consumer digital health products, to apps of mixed quality. This is the digital snake oil of the early 21st century," American Medical Association CEO Dr. James Madara said.
AMA Interaction Studio at health tech incubator will help entrepreneurs gain valuable insights from MDs
The idea is to provide a space where healthcare technology can be optimized and new products can be evaluated in simulated medical settings.
AMA gets on board with ICD-10 after CMS eases rules
The American Medical Association has publicly expressed support for newly announced flexibility in enforcement of ICD-10 rules.
Health Executives on Digital Transformation in Healthcare
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
Pressure mounts for CMS to expand telemedicine for Medicare recipients
Andrew Scholnick, a senior legislative representative for AARP, said the lobbying group would like to see a broader use of telemedicine, but stressed that AARP prefers Medicare patients use it as well as seeing their regular doctor.
Wow of the Week: Blood donations from gay men could save millions of lives
If the FDA lifted its ban on gay men donating blood, hundreds of thousands of pints would be available every year for patients in need of transfusions, which in turn could save 1.8 million lives per year, according to a new study. The FDA enacted the ban back in 1983, after discovering HIV was being […]
Top 5 anxiety-provoking medtech acronyms
cronyms are popular because they serve the useful purpose of expediting communication, creating a tribal sense of community for those in the know, and conveying the (sometimes false) perception of vast expertise to the uninitiated. There are certain acronyms, however, that strike fear into the heart of the med-tech entrepreneur. Upon mention of these TLAs, the tension in the room is palpable as brains silently begin to revise development timelines, budgets and cash out dates.