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Connected Health

By Bill Siwicki | 03:34 pm | August 25, 2016
Livongo Health has made a name for itself in assisting with the care of patients with diabetes. And according to its CEO, Glen Tullman, it has plenty more work to do in this field before it expands the use of its technology and services to other chronic illnesses.
By Mike Miliard | 05:28 pm | August 23, 2016
The catalog of standards and implementation specs for data exchange is evolving away from a static PDF and toward an interactive, wiki-style platform.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:11 pm | August 22, 2016
CVS Health Research Institute shows potential for $38 million to $63 million saved per 100,000 health plan members.
By Bernie Monegain | 03:11 pm | August 18, 2016
Health IT companies on the magazine’s annual roster specialize in a variety of products and services from analytics and cognitive computing to security management.
By Mike Miliard | 12:04 pm | August 18, 2016
PwC Health Research Institute report shows makers of device and diagnostics tools are launching broader services to help healthcare providers drive value.
By Bill Siwicki | 03:57 pm | August 15, 2016
Patients claim they take responsibility for their own health. Doctors don’t believe that. The discrepancy means clinicians have an opportunity to improve communication to better partner with their patients.
By Jessica Davis | 12:06 pm | August 12, 2016
Rural healthcare is receiving a $16 million boost for telehealth and quality improvement activities from the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources & Services Administration, it was announced Thursday.
By Bill Siwicki | 08:48 am | August 10, 2016
In conjunction with the Keystone Health Information Exchange, Geisinger Health System sends clinicians push HL7 ORU messages in a population health management program to identify at-risk patients and reduce readmissions.
By Jack McCarthy | 11:17 am | August 05, 2016
The software currently enables people living with epilepsy to track their seizures and researchers want to develop the program into a seizure detector as well.
By Jeff Lagasse | 01:54 pm | August 04, 2016
Harvard researchers predict that contact-free continuous monitoring platforms have the potential to save the healthcare industry as much as $15 billion.