mHealth

Improving the Doctor-Patient Relationship with a Ping

September 17, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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In today’s healthcare, the doctor-patient relationship is not what it used to be—studies show that doctors spend more time with their computers than their patients. But the relationship doesn’t have to become extinct; in an interesting twist, technology could actually help restore the fading marriage.

The mHealth Method to Communication in Central New Hampshire

September 13, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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At Lakes Region General Healthcare, leaders implemented a mobile health (mHealth) communication system that allows for easier dialogue between clinicians, pharmacists, case managers, and other staff members. As a result, the provider has decreased ED wait times and improved patient satisfaction.

Mayo Clinic's Remote Monitoring System Targets Critically Ill Patients

September 9, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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A new 24/7 remote monitoring system from the Mayo Clinic will improve care and shorten hospital stays for critically ill patients, according to Mayo officials in a recent announcement. The Enhanced Critical Care program will offer monitoring of the sickest patients at six Mayo Clinic Health System hospitals.

Virtual Coaching: One Health Plan’s Clever Weight Loss Program

August 27, 2013     John DeGaspari
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In June of this year, the Government Employee Health Association (GEHA), Independence, Mo., the nation’s second-largest health plan for civilian federal employees and retirees, enrolled 1,500 members in a virtual weight loss management program that it says was successful with nearly 80 percent of participants in 2012. That’s a significant milestone, because it demonstrates that a Web-based technology can be an effective and relatively low-cost way for individuals to lower their health risks.

Health eVillages Raises $58K for mHealth Program

August 27, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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Health eVillages, a Marlborough, Mass.-based not-for-profit which provides mobile health technology to physicians in underserved areas, announced that it has raised $58,000 in August for its global mHealth program.

Disease Management Tracker App Created for Crohn’s Patients

August 15, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA), a non-profit organization focused on the cure to Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, has introduced an iPhone app that serves as an interactive disease management tracker.

Medication Reconciliation: One Hospital has an App for That

August 14, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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At Cullman Regional Medical Center (CRMC), a 145-bed facility in Cullman County, Ala., leaders have implemented an iPhone app that helps providers with medication reconciliation, readmission rates, and nursing accuracy and efficiency. President and CEO Jim Weidner explains why this technology was a worthy investment.

Scripps Study Looks at Healthcare Savings With mHealth

August 9, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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Scripps Health, the four-hospital system in San Diego, has launched Wired for Health, a clinical study aimed at evaluating whether the integration of wireless technologies, online social networks, and medicine can have a direct effect on healthcare spending.

Mount Sinai Launches Real-Time Patient-Feedback Survey Tool

August 2, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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In an effort to better assess patient satisfaction, the New York City-based Mount Sinai Medical Center has launched a real-time patient-feedback survey tool for cancer patients. The tool went live on July 15, and so far, patients have been providing feedback in real-time, according to Mount Sinai officials.

Podcast: The Excitement is Building around Mobility

July 31, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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For this month’s cover story package, Healthcare Informatics Editor-in-Chief, Mark Hagland and Associate Editor, Gabriel Perna, teamed up to write a pair of pieces on the impact of mobile health (mHealth) is having on both the patient and provider side of the spectrum. In this podcast, the two editors discuss what they both found throughout the process of writing these articles and surmise where mobility is headed in healthcare within the next few years.

The Mobility Narrative: All the Usual Challenges, with High-Level Clarity

July 31, 2013     Mark Hagland
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Though every healthcare IT leader and industry expert I interviewed for our July/August cover story package shared with me how complex their movement towards mobility has been so far, one very positive element in that overall movement is this: a strong clarity with regard to what the future holds, at least with regard to the big picture

mHealth: Patient Engagement’s Knight in Shining Armor (Infograph Inside)

July 30, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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Take your cell phone out of your pocket, stare at it, and put it back. It doesn’t really matter what kind of phone it is, whether it was a smartphone, a dumb phone, or a phone that has an average IQ, that little thing is going to change how patients engage with their healthcare provider. I’ve seen the proof.
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