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ACOs will replace insurers, former Obama adviser says
Health insurers as we know them will likely cease to exist as accountable care organizations replace them, according to Ezekiel Emanuel, former White House healthcare adviser.
Clinical management apps hold promise for managing asthma, diabetes
A new report from The Commonwealth Fund finds that clinical management apps have the potential to improve health outcomes, reduce health disparities and control costs. According to the report, clinical management apps enable patients and providers to work together to manage chronic conditions such as diabetes and asthma, and are mostly used by health plans and large healthcare organizations with an interest in improving outcomes and controlling costs. Read more...
Google Glass apps not expected for another year or two
Though Google Glass has potential for yielding important mobile health applications for medical professionals, due to technical limitations and regulatory hurdles it could still be years before the...
ONC, FDA aligning app guidance with broader health IT policy
FierceMobileHealthcare recently spoke with Jodi Daniel, Director of ONC's Office of Policy and Planning, and Kathryn Marchesini, a senior analyst and advisor to ONC's chief privacy officer about ONC's work with other federal agencies on guidance issues, as well as matters of privacy and security.
Docs see tablets as more useful than smartphones
A survey of nearly 1,400 physicians indicates that they think tablets are of greater use for clinical purposes than smartphones, according to two reports by AmericanEHR Partners, a free online resource founded by the American College of Physicians and Cientis Technologies to support clinicians in the selection and use of electronic health records
EHRs could use an infusion of mobile technology
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is at the forefront of our nation's health IT efforts. ONC is actively supporting the adoption of health IT and...
What insurers can learn from Kaiser's successful integrated healthcare model
Kaiser Permanente has so successfully executed its integrated healthcare model that other insurers could benefit from following its lead as health reform is pushes the industry toward further collaboration with providers.
Mobile technology use by docs on the rise
Clinicians are rapidly adopting mobile health technology into patient care, according to a new survey unveiled this week at the mHealth Summit in Washington, D.C., by HIMSS. Meanwhile, another recent survey by Menlo Park, Calif.-based Spyglass Consulting Group found that nurses are using personal smartphones on the job, particularly to fill "critical communication gaps" with hospital-provided information technology.
Cerner, Nuance partner on voice recognition-based mHealth solutions
Cerner and Nuance Communications have joined forces to create a new class of mobile healthcare solutions on phones and tablets that will enable clinicians, simply by using their voice, to capture more complete patient notes, navigate applications and search for information while on-the-go.
Harness data to identify fraud and waste like perfect-game pitchers
Effectively harnessing data analytics within payer and provider organizations is kind of like pitching a perfect game in baseball--it's possible, but definitely not commonplace. Just like major...
