Technology and healthcare are increasingly intertwining, fostering a more personalized delivery of care. Embracing technology trends gives providers the edge to offer patient-centric healthcare.
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Physicians with the American Medical Association called for a ban on prescription drug and medical devices advertising, according to abc7.
Several investors including Google Ventures and FPrime Capital provided Boston-based PatientPing funding to increase its staff and add its presence in more states, according to MedCity News.
HealthMyne, a Madison, Wis.-based imaging informatics company, will work with Epic and UW Health to offer a unified EHR data and imaging platform.
Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia hosted the first Independence Blue Cross/Jefferson Health Hack, according to philly.com.
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Hoag Orthopedic Institute, a physician-owned joint venture orthopedic specialty hospital, has been at the forefront of transparency in healthcare for several years and a model for other healthcare institutions according to an article Ezekiel Emmanuel, MD, penned for Fortune Magazine.
The U.S. Senate declared Nov. 8 through Nov. 14 as National Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week.
"Digital interaction with patients via smart devices and wearables brings a new level of productivity," says Paula Skokowski, a security expert at Accellion, a private cloud solutions company centered on secure file sharing and collaboration. "There is also a new…
Declining reimbursements is the main reason a majority of physician practices are planning to make staff cuts in the coming year, according to Medscape's Staff Salary Report 2015.
With the increasing number of healthcare cyberattacks each year, a group of U.S. senators wrote a letter to the Obama administration asking what its doing to help identity theft victims and prevent future attacks, according to Washington Examiner.