The Jeffrey Modell Foundation in New York recently launched software that aims to better inform the healthcare world on primary immunodeficiency disorders, harnessing data from medical records that could significantly improve early detection. It could save the global health systems up to $40 billion in unnecessary healthcare costs if it helps identify patients early on, […]
It’s well known that sepsis is among the most vexing and persistent conditions, costing the system as whole upwards of $20 billion – the single most expensive condition in hospitals– and causing an estimated 750,000 annual deaths just in the U.S. As a means of combating the condition, research giant Wolters Kluwer Health has launched new […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Only 8 percent of consumers purchased a fitness wearable last year, according to an Accenture survey released this week. You’d never know it from the pervasiveness of these companies at CES this week. There’s a lot of experimentation going on as these consumer health companies add more health features and health devices to increase their […]
Federal Trade Commission head Edith Ramirez singled out companies with devices that store personal health information, such as blood-glucose levels, in a talk that highlighted concerns over data security and the Internet of Things. She recommended a few ways companies could build consumer trust in the Internet of Things at the Consumer Electronics Show in […]
The graying of America is here and in five years 20% of Americans will be eligible for Medicare services. This means that the number of people using home health services funded by Medicare is sure to rise, bolstering the continued growth of an already $82 billion market. But the rapidly growing space will face some […]
The FDA is moving ahead with its Mini-Sentinel pilot program after five years, making it a full-fledged program that will utilize access to EHRs of some 178 million patients and the claims data contained within them. The data, which will be used by researchers to track safety information on drugs and vaccines, comes from 18 […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
My first feeling after entering a hospital is anxiety. If I am not worried about my own procedure or a family member’s test, I am thinking about all the germs in hospitals. I’ve never had a panic attack, but if I did, it would be in a hospital. Worrying about myself is bad enough but […]
It was incredibly hard to restrict myself to a handful of healthcare startups and initiatives that have made an impact this year or made significant progress towards their goal of improving patient care. Certainly there were some critical milestones that will improve the viability of companies in some digital health subsectors. The news that doctors […]
CMS yesterday announced that 89 new accountable care organizations were formed to join the Shared Savings Programs, bringing the total of such ACOs to 405 that serve more than 7.2 million patients. In 2014, existing Shared Savings Program ACOs added almost 17,000 healthcare providers, and the 89 new ACOs will bring approximately 23,000 additional physicians […]
Digital health may be a compelling market, especially the use of digital devices by caregivers looking after some of the seniors that will make up 42 percent of the population next year. But it remains a fragmented market. A report this week by Parks Associates surveyed 10,00 heads of households to gauge their use and […]
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Just about every corner of the healthcare world is undergoing rapid change, and the home health industry is no different. New policies from Medicare, coupled with emerging cloud-based technologies and wearables, are poised to “change the face” of the in-home health field in the next year, according to a survey from Kinnser Software. “In 2015, […]
Representatives from some 20 health information exchanges across the country are collectively forming a national consortium, dubbed the Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative, that aims to influence policy and assist members through ideas and improvements The collaborative has developed a formal organization with by-laws and an elected board of directors. An executive director will be […]
Consumers show a strong preference to getting their medical records online, if given instruction on how to easily access them, according to a survey by Xerox and Harris Poll. Sixty-four percent of more than 2,000 U.S. adults do not currently use online patient portals, but more than half of them, at 57 percent, said they […]
Kaiser Permanente in Hawaii recently rolled out a teledermatology service, enabling dermatologists to remotely view patient images of skin ailments through the health system’s HealthConnect. Known as “Tele-derm,” the service started as a pilot project on Maui and the Big Island and is now available to all Kaiser Permanente patients with the intent of improving access […]
Consumers and providers have not always seen eye-to-eye on matters of healthcare, and while the gulf is narrowing, there are still gaps to overcome, according to a survey from consultancy Booz Allen Hamilton and Ipsos Public Affairs. The survey found that one-third of consumers and administrators “think that the healthcare system is on the right […]