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Monthly Archives: October 2011
mHealth and HIPAA
Wireless health technologies are proliferating into various transmission modalities and spectrum of wellness and healthcare. Safety and privacy of data is of paramount importance to providers and patients. HIPAA laws apply to some types of mHealth products and the implications … Continue reading
mHealth and Healthcare IT
Wireless health technologies and healthcare IT (with electronic health records or EHRs as the most visible component) are both burgeoning sectors of healthcare business. They have similarities and differences which I would like to explore. The market for … Continue reading
mHealth and Emergency Medical Services
There was no better glaring example of the effects of a poor emergency communications system in a disaster than September 11, 2000 at the World Trade Center. Emergency personnel utilized antiquated and previously questioned technology. Wireless technology has … Continue reading
How Outcomes-Based Reimbursement Will Change Healthcare
The government recently released its final revision to the proposed rules governing accountable care organizations (ACOs) http://www.cms.gov/aco/downloads/Appendix-ACO-Table.pdf. These organizations will herald the beginning of outcomes based reimbursement which will replace volume-based payment systems. Three sub-agencies will be coordinating Medicare and … Continue reading
Caregiver: The Key to mHealth
The caregiver is an individual who attends to the needs of a child or dependent adult. There is an estimated ten million caregivers over the age of 50 caring for their parents in the USA. Caregivers attend to people who are … Continue reading
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Tagged ACOs, caregiver, EHR, EMR, government IT, healthcare finance, healthcare IT, healthcare reform, HHS, Medicare, mobile health, S4PM, smartphone apps, technology
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Business Models of mHealth Vary with Technology
Wireless health technologies vary from apps geared towards wellness and fitness, to management of chronic diseases, patient monitoring, and telemedicine. One of the barriers to widespread adoption of mHealth is the establishment of a business model: who will … Continue reading
Posted in healthcare economics, Healthcare IT, healthcare vendors, informatics, medical devices, mHealth, mobile health, smartphone apps, technology, wireless health
Tagged ACOs, EHR, EMR, government IT, healthcare finance, healthcare IT, healthcare reform, healthcare vendor, HHS, Medicare, mHealth, mobile health, S4PM, smartphone apps, technology
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Why Our Lives Depend on the Success of mHealth
Healthcare spending in the USA is growing at a compound annual growth rate of 6.4%, reaching $2.5 trillion in 2009, and expected to top $3.5 trillion in 2015 (Dept of HHS). Our spending is almost twice that of the … Continue reading
Posted in healthcare economics, Healthcare IT, mHealth, mobile health, technology, wireless health
Tagged ACOs, EHR, EMR, government IT, healthcare finance, healthcare IT, healthcare reform, HHS, Medicare, mHealth, mobile health, S4PM, technology
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mHealth is Poised for Success
Much has been said about the need for wireless health technologies and their potential for cost savings and improved patient outcomes. Some barriers for successful implementation involve education of the public, designing attractive business models, and obtaining investor … Continue reading
Posted in healthcare economics, Healthcare IT, informatics, medical devices, mHealth, mobile health, pharma, smartphone apps, technology, wireless health
Tagged ACOs, EHR, EMR, government IT, healthcare finance, healthcare IT, healthcare reform, HHS, Medicare, mHealth, mobile health, S4PM, technology, women's health
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Medicolegal Implications of mHealth
When there is new technology or policies implemented in medicine, physicians today generally ask three questions: Will this make taking care of patients easier, or harder? This question has a few specifics: Will it be relevant to patient care or … Continue reading
mHealth Technology and the Cardiac Patient
Vision is everything when one is developing a new product, starting a new company, or devising policy. The engineer, business person, health policy advisor, academician, patient, consumer advocate, or healthcare provider interested in mHealth have their own idea of what … Continue reading
Posted in healthcare economics, Healthcare IT, medical devices, mHealth, mobile health, smartphone apps, technology
Tagged ACOs, cardiology, EHR, EMR, healthcare finance, healthcare IT, mHealth, S4PM, smartphone apps, technology
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