Featured Report: Arrival of tech titans in mHealth a big win for everyone

Arrival of tech titans in mHealth a big win for everyone

FierceMobileHealthcare
June,03,2014
by:+Judy Mottl
If the past two weeks are any indication, it seems that every technology and Internet company wants in on mobile healthcare devices, apps and services. That, of course, is a very good thing for patients, providers and payers, as well as the IT industry at large.Why? First, let's look at who exactly is jumping into the mHealth pool. 
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VA Study: Telehealth Can Help Identify Eye Issues in Diabetic Patients

iHealthBeat
June,05,2014
by:+Staff

Primary care clinics that used telemedicine to screen diabetic patients for eye conditions were effective in identifying several eye issues early, but the process resulted in an influx of patients seeking specialized eye care, according to a Veterans Health Administration study by the published in in JAMA Ophthalmology, Reuters reports.

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Survey: Patients prefer doctors who offer email communication

MobiHealthNews
June,03,2014
by:+Aditi Pai

Ninety-three percent of adults would prefer to go to a doctor that offers email communication, according to a recent survey of 433 Americans aged 21 and over from Catalyst Healthcare Research. Of this 93 percent, 25 percent said they would still prefer a doctor that uses email communication even if there was a $25 fee per episode.
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EHR Incentive Program

Healthcare Professionals Did You Know? Non-hospital-based physicians and other eligible professionals can obtain incentive payments of as much as $44,000 under Medicare or $63,750 under Medicaid. Under both Medicare and Medicaid, eligible hospitals may receive millions of dollars for implementing and meaningfully using certified EHR technology.

About two-thirds (65 percent) of hospitals and 32 percent of office-based physicians plan to enroll in meaningful use programs by the end of 2012 in order to receive the maximum incentives, according to survey results announced Thursday morning. Fewer federal dollars will be available to hospitals and doctors that wait to adopt EHR technology, and failure to meaningfully use EHRs starting in 2015 will result in Medicare penalties. Watch this video about how to register for the EHR Incentive program.

EHR Incentive Program Registration

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