Molly Merrill
Hertencia Bowe, the national health information management program coordinator for Rasmussen College, spoke to Healthcare IT News about some smartphone apps that can help students and professionals be "more knowledgeable, prepared and organized when they're on the job."
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Healthcare organizations are constantly making upgrades or replacing redundant technology, but what happens to these orphaned IT systems and the data on them More importantly do companies even know what data is stored on these assets
Research has shown that patients are using social media to find health information, and even to make health decisions, which is why experts say doctors have an obligation to use this tool to make sure their patients are getting accurate information.
mHealth is being hailed as the "next major development," for mobile network operators (MNOs), according to a report that outlines how operators can take advantage of the technology's full potential.
A podiatrist in private practice in Birmingham, Ala., says using an iPad has improved his workflow and given him more time with his patients. Todd Falls, DPM, a solo provider at Montclair Podiatry and an attending physician in the Department of Podiatric Surgery at St. Vincent's Hospital, is an early adopter of the iPad and says using the new technology was a "no brainer."
Need to quickly find Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) billing codes Now there's an app for that, thanks to the American Medical Association, which has also launched a challenge that seeks to develop a new medical app.
In response to the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan, Elsevier has offered free access to its primary online clinical reference tools to all IPs originating from that country.Elsevier is also providing free online access to medical information for healthcare professionals in Japan through the Emergency Access Initiative (EAI), a partnership of the National Library of Medicine and the Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers and other publishers.
California Connects, a federally funded program designed to increase broadband access among underserved communities for improved access to resources like healthcare information, celebrated its official launch Wednesday at American River College in Sacramento.Officials said the debut of the program marks the start of a multi-year effort to address California's digital divide and help increase the number of broadband Internet users throughout the state by more than 61,000 people.
Americans may not be embracing social media as a way to communicate with their providers, but they aren't opposed to using the Internet for more administrative functions such as billing, accessing their records and setting appointments. This is according to a national Capstrat-Public Policy Polling survey, which found that more than five of every six respondents (85 percent) said they would not use social media or instant messaging channels for medical communication if their doctors offered it.