Featured Report: The Question Your Doctor Should Be Asking You — but Isn’t

Fierce Health IT

Survey: Consumer health tech adoption remains low

Dec,22,2014

by: Katie Dvorak

Use of technology to manage healthcare still remains low for consumers, but many of them view devices and apps in a positive light, according to a new survey from consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton and research practice Ipsos Public Affairs. For instance, while seven in 10 respondents said they owned a smartphone or tablet, only two in 10 indicated that they used the devices to monitor or manage their health. The older the consumer and the greater their income, the more likely they are to use technology to keep track of their health, according to the report. One of the reasons for low adoption of tech to manage care is security and privacy concerns, according to the report. Because of that, providers must offer secure tools to entice their patients to use them, the authors said.  Read More

Modern Healthcare

What's in your wallet? 'Big data' wants to tell doctors and health plans

Dec,20,2014

by:  Carol Levine

Does privacy still matter? According to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, privacy is no longer a “social norm.” But a recent report from the Pew Research Center found that Americans are indeed concerned about their privacy. More than half (55%) of survey respondents said that the “state of your health and the medications you take” was “very sensitive” information, second only to Social Security numbers. Fewer people considered information about their relationship history (40%), religious or spiritual views (22%), or political views (20%) as very sensitive. At the bottom of the list, only 8% considered “basic purchasing habits” very sensitive. Read More

Time 

The Question Your Doctor Should Be Asking You — but Isn’t

Dec,29,2014

by: Mandy Oaklander

The last time you went to the doctor, were you asked how much soda you drink? Probably not, but at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, it’s now among the standard questions doctors will ask—and then log into the patient’s electronic health record. Those records, analyzed in a new study, reveal some interesting connections between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and a slew of health problems. Read More

Politico Pro

High noon for federal health records program?

Dec,28,2014

by: ARTHUR ALLEN

Vast spending, frustrating software, angry doctors facing a punch in the wallet — and a hungry new Congress. It could add up to a powerful threat to the Obama administration’s $30 billion program to digitize the nation’s medical records.

Many doctors hate the clunky, time-sucking software they got through the massive subsidy program, and most complain that cumbersome information exchange is frustrating their efforts to coordinate and improve patient care. A quarter-million — half of those eligible for the electronic health records program — will face fines in 2015 for failing to use the systems in the way the government required. State Medicaid officials don’t know how many of their doctors are using electronic records, although they have handed out $9 billion of those federal funds to encourage their adoption. Nor do they have much sense of how much the technology is helping low-income patients. Read More

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Featured Report: Almost 70 percent of clinicians at US hospitals use smartphones, tablets

EHR Intelligence 

Patient Engagement Rises with Consumer EHR Satisfaction

Dec,10,2014

by: Jennifer Bresnick

Patient engagement helps consumers view EHRs more positively and encourages them to take charge of their health.

The overwhelming majority of patients believe that electronic health records (EHRs) are useful for physicians and valuable for their care, according to a newly released survey by the National Partnership for Women and Families.  Patients were more likely to rate EHRs as a positive development when they had online access to personal health information through a portal or if they could perform routine administrative tasks like making appointments through the internet.  The survey illustrates the importance of patient engagement while highlighting the spread of health IT and its potential impact on the nation’s health.  Read More

MobiHealthNews

Survey: Almost 70 percent of clinicians at US hospitals use smartphones, tablets

Dec,09,2014

by: Aditi Pai

More than two-thirds of clinicians at US hospitals use smartphones or tablet computers at their facilities, according to a small HIMSS survey of 139 clinicians. The survey was conducted between October and November of 2014 and published in time with the group’s mHealth Summit event in Maryland this week.

“As smartphones and tablet computers are relatively new tools to healthcare organizations, it is necessary to establish a baseline understanding of the presence and impact these technologies have in US hospitals,” HIMSS researchers wrote. “By doing so, the market will have a better way to adjudicate the potential these tools have for US healthcare providers and relevant vendors.”  Read More

BBC News Health

Text messaging service 'helps people take their pills'

Dec, 09,2014

by: Staff

A text messaging service could help people remember to take the medicines they have been prescribed, say researchers. A test scheme, which involved heart patients, cut the numbers who forgot or just stopped taking their pills. One in six was helped to continue their treatment, reducing their risk of heart attack and stroke. It has been estimated that the NHS spends more than £500m on wasted medicines and avoidable illness Other research has shown around a third of patients do not take their medicine as directed. Study leader Prof David Wald said text reminders could be used by GPs, hospital doctors and pharmacists for a range of different conditions, including diabetes, TB and HIV.  Read More

Modern Healthcare

Inaccurate provider directories blamed on weak tech, network churn

Dec,11,2014

by: Darius Tahir

 Insurers are under fire for giving consumers bad information about which providers are in their plan network. The controversy raises a simple question: Is it really so hard to maintain an accurate provider directory?  The inaccuracies have drawn criticism from California regulators and proposals for stricter oversight from the nation's insurance commissioners and the Obama administration.  Reliable provider directories are more critical than ever now that millions of Americans are expected to choose their own health plans in the new marketplaces, consumer advocates say, especially given that many lower-cost coverage options have very narrow provider networks.  Read More

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Featured Report: Get on Shoppers' Holiday Wish Lists by Using These Search Advertising Tips

WIX Blog

10 Gmail Tricks that Will Turn Your Life Around

Nov,24,2014

by: Staff

How many emails do you get a day? Five, fifty, one hundred? Whatever the number, there’s a good chance that a big chunk of your communication is by email. With so many mails bombarding your inbox daily, it can be hard to stay on top of it all. If your email inbox gets cluttered faster than a teenager’s bedroom, we’ve got some handy tips to make things a little more manageable. Here’s our list of our favorite Google Labs & shortcuts to make you the master of your inbox.  Read More

Media Daily News

Global Media Viewing Up, Mobile Consumption Doubles

Nov,22,2014
by:Wayne Friedman
Global media consumption rose over six hours per week in 2013 versus a year ago — with still-surging digital media a main factor. Worldwide media usage grew 2.8% to 43.78 hours a week -- up six hours, 15 minutes, and 16 seconds versus 2012, according to media researcher PQ Media.  Digital media usage grew 13.2% to 5.79 hours per week, with Gen-Xers (those born between 1965 and 1979) averaging 7.36 hours a week.  Read More

Marketing Proofs

Get on Shoppers' Holiday Wish Lists by Using These Search Advertising Tips [Infographic]

Nov,22,2014
by:Verónica Maria Jarski
More than half (51%) of shoppers plan to purchase holiday items online, according to the following Yahoo infographic. Moreover, 88% of shoppers have researched a product online then purchased in a store. So if you want to get on holiday shoppers' wish lists, use the infographic's search advertising tips. One big tip: make sure your site is optimized for mobile. "Some 76% of smartphone owners plan to use their device for holiday shopping," states Yahoo.Also, be mindful of the busiest days of the season, such as Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Green Monday: "On these days, search advertisers should expect clicks to spike 119% compared to the daily average or the quarter," advises Yahoo. Read More

Mobile Shop Talk

45% Frequently Use Shopping Apps, 90% Use Phones in Bed
Nov,20,2014
by: Chuck Martin

While mobile has changed how people shop, it doesn’t mean retailers have kept up with the transformation. And shoppers aren’t stopping there, with ever increasing desires for more mobile services from retailers. The majority (60%) of smartphone owners say having a mobile device has changed how they shop, according to a new study. And when it comes to mobile shopping, apps don’t rule, based on the 2014 Digital Impact Survey.  Read More

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Featured Report: BYOD: Why the biggest security worry is the fool within rather than the enemy without

ZD Net

BYOD: Why the biggest security worry is the fool within rather than the enemy without

Oct,29,2014

by: Colin Barker 

The vast majority – 95 percent – of IT managers are prepared to admit that they are struggling to tackle all the potential security threats they face and 87 percent believe that the biggest threats came from mobile devices in the hands of careless employees, according to a new survey. Check Point's third annual security survey is focused this year on mobile devices. The company interviewed 700 IT professionals in the US, UK, Germany, Canada and Australia.  Read More

CIO Mobile

When it Comes to Mobile, IT is Out of Touch

Oct,29,2014

by:Matt Weinberger

"I used to be with it, but then they changed what it was. Now what I'm with isn't it and what's it seems weird and scary to me. It'll happen to you!" warned Abraham Simpson -- of the Springfield Simpsons -- way back in 1996. It's true, and like it or not, mobile is the new gamemaker in business -- if you haven't adopted a mobile strategy that enables productivity on the go, rest assured that your competitors have. And even if you have, there's an arms race to build better, more user-friendly applications, faster. If that doesn't cause enough stress, a new study by app development platform Appcelerator and IDC Research suggests that IT departments may not be as in control of the mobile agenda as they thought, with developers and IT pros reporting drastically different experiences. Read More

Wireless Week

The Vague, Undefined Promise of 5G

Oct,27,2014

by: Andrew Berg

The term 5G is as yet completely meaningless aside from the fact that the moniker is the obvious successor to the current status quo of 4G. But it's also grossly obtuse because we don't even know on what criteria the ITU will base its definition of 5G. I spoke with Chris Pearson, President of 4G Americas about a recently published white paper that addresses first steps for the development of and investment in 5G technology. "It's a question I'm asked a lot, and more often than not people are asking whether 5G is about speed," Pearson said. "My answer is no. It's going to be about improving and enhancing what we have today with LTE-Advanced as we look at what the mobile requirements are out in 2020.  Read More

RCR Wireless Week

Researchers: Mobile phone data ‘unprecedented solution’ to tracking people in disasters, epidemics

Oct,29,2014
by: KELLY HILL 

A new study finds that mobile phone data can be used for human population mapping in situations such as disasters, conflicts and epidemics due to its high level of penetration around the globe. Researchers called the proliferation of cellphones “an unprecedented solution” to the lack of timely information about people’s movements during crises.The use of mobile phone data for epidemiological research has been increasing. The Economist recently called for call data records (CDRs) from west Africa to be released to researchers to provide them with some data to analyze in order to better inform the fight against Ebola. Even though cell phone penetration is relatively low in remote rural areas, the publication argued, “CDRs are nevertheless better than simulations based on stale, unreliable statistics.Read More

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Featured Report:Mobile ads pushing more purchases

Marketing Sherpa Blog

Marketing Strategy: What is your “Only Factor”?

Oct,17,2014

by: Austin McCraw

Warning: I am about to offend someone. It could be you. It might not be. Either way, I wouldn’t continue reading unless you’re up for having your notion of marketing challenged and you have the time to leave a ranting blog comment — just in case you end up feeling the need to. Let’s talk about marketing strategy for a moment. That’s right. Put down your proverbial to-do list, and let’s talk about the force behind the success (or failure) of all your marketing campaigns — your value proposition.   Read More

Mobile Marketing Daily

Mobile Said To Take Budget From Print, TV

Oct,17,2014
by: Mark Walsh

Marketers plan to increase mobile ad spending this year at the expense of print, television and digital display media, according to new findings  by research firm Advertiser Perceptions. More immune to mobile budget poaching were social media, digital video and search.Among the 300 agency and marketing “decision makers” interviewed online in July, findings revealed that print will suffer the most from growing mobile ad budgets, with 41% citing that category as a source for mobile ad dollars. Another 34% indicated they would shift money from TV advertising to mobile, while 32% will tap digital display budgets. Nearly four in 10 (38%) said an overall expansion in ad budgets would fund more mobile ad spending.  Read More

Dex Media

Local SEO: How to Know When You’re Winning

Oct,10,2014

by: Jeff B. Copeland 

You’re paying good money to a search engine optimization (SEO) expert or taking your own valuable time to do it yourself, so how is SEO paying off for your local business? No, we’re not asking if you’re top-ranked on Google; that’s increasingly tough to measure, as Google serves up more personalized results to its users and keeps changing the layout of its pages (for instance, one bit of prime real estate, the “7-pack” of local business listings, disappeared for many searches last summer). Read More

BizReport

Study: Mobile ads pushing more purchases

Oct,16,2014

by: Kristina Knight

Mobile devices have been shown to push more interaction from shoppers in-store - from product research to coupon downloading - but one new study indicates there is a shift in m:commerce. The study, from Marin Software, indicates mobile is shifting from influencer to converter.  New data out this week from Marin Software shows mobile devices are now pushing more conversions. According to researchers smartphones and tablets now account for about one-third of conversions on Google (30%) and Facebook (35%). Some interesting takeaways from the report include Read More

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Featured Report: Connected healthcare device sales to surpass $3B by 2019

HealthDataManagement

HIEs Continue to Face Barriers to Interoperability

Oct,09,2014

by: Greg Slabodkin 

While health information exchange organizations are growing in maturity, they continue to face cost and technical challenges that remain key barriers to interoperability, according to the eHealth Initiative’s 2014 health data exchange survey. The annual survey, which the eHealth Initiative has been conducting for the past 11 years, tracks the growth and progress of electronic health data exchange efforts across the United States. Of 267 identified HIEs, 125 respondents fully completed the survey—74 community-based HIOs, 25 statewide efforts, 26 healthcare delivery organizations—and an additional 10 gave partial responses.  Read More

Modern Healthcare

CMS posts long-awaited Pioneer ACO quality and financial results

Oct,08,2014

by: Melanie Evans 

The CMS published for the first time the quality and financial performance for individual Pioneer accountable care organizations, a small, select group enlisted for Medicare's most ambitious test of the payment model. First year financial results show health spending slowed as much as 7% (PDF)among some ACOs and accelerated as much as 5% for others. In the second year, health spending slowed as much as 5.4% among those that reduced patients' medical bills and accelerated as much as 5.6% where costs escalated.  Read More

MobiHealthNews

Study: Connected healthcare device sales to surpass $3B by 2019

Oct,09,2014

by: Aditi Pai

 Connected healthcare device sales will exceed $3 billion globally by 2019, according to a report from analysis firm Juniper Research. Juniper explains that the connected healthcare devices it looked at include blood pressure cuffs, oximeters for diabetes, and sleep monitors for sleep apnea.  According to the research firm, this growth can be partially attributed to the result of Apple and Samsung’s newly launched health platforms, HealthKit and SAMI. Samsung unveiled its Samsung Architecture Multimodal Interactions, or SAMI, in May. It described the platform as a “data broker” that future third party health tracking devices could upload data to. This data could then be used by app developers to create new apps. Read More

Modern Healthcare

Health officials tell medical technology group to 'prove it'

Oct,08,2014

by: Sabriya Rice

“Prove it.” That was the resounding message to medical-device manufacturers during the annual Advanced Medical Technology Association conference in Chicago this week. Innovation is needed to advance medicine and better patients' quality of life, but gone are the days of sticking higher price tags on products that only provide incremental improvements, the leaders of health insurance companies, health systems, quality improvement and consumer organizations told the industry. Read More 

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Featured Report: AT&T Fires Employee for Security Breach

ZD Net

Microsoft's Windows 10: More on the 'under the covers' security, Store features

Oct,02,2014

by: Mary Jo Foley

Now that the Windows 10 preview bits are available for any interested parties to test, many -- but not all -- of the coming new features in the operating system have come to light.  On October 1, Microsoft officials blogged in a fairly vague way aboutsome of the coming features of potential interest to enterprise users. But these "under the covers" features were not explained or analyzed in detail -- at least up until now. Read More

Wireless Week

AT&T Fires Employee for Security Breach

Oct,07,2014

by: Andrew Berg

AT&T is cleaning up the mess after an employee violated the company's security guidelines. In a letter sent to affected customers and obtained by Seeking Alpha, AT&T said that it had determined that in August an employee had wrongfully accessed customer accounts and would have been able to access customers' account information, social security number and driver's license number. AT&T confirmed that 1,600 customers were affected by the breach. As a result, AT&T is offering customers reversal of any charges that may have resulted from the situation, as well as a year's worth of free credit monitoring through CSID. According to a report from Reuters, about 1,600 customers were affected by the breach.  Read More

Forbes

Developers Looking To Increase Smartphone Revenue Should Target Phablets

Oct,06,2014

by: Ewan Spence

Developers looking to maximise their revenue should be targeting larger screened smartphone and phablets, suggests new data from  mobile marketing platform provider Localytics. Users spend more time in moreapplications on larger screened hardware. That bodes well for iOS 8 developers targeting Apple’s new 5.5 inch screened iPhone 6 Plus smartphone. Read More

Fierce Developer

Report: 49% of app users would be willing to pay a monthly subscription

Oct,06,2014

by: Shane Schick

While nearly half of all consumers are willing to pay a monthly subscription for an app they love, nearly as many said they would be willing to pay less than $25 a month, according to a recent study from Branchfire. The Chicago-based firm based its research on a survey conducted July 8-10, 2014, among 2,042 adults (aged 18 and over), of which 1,298 own a tablet or smartphone. The survey was conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of Branchfire via its Quick Query omnibus product. Read More

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