Platforms

Verizon Launches Service for Secure HC Data Transfer

Verizon has launched a new service designed to allow health care professionals to share clinical data securely through the cloud.
Medical records have been notoriously stuck in analog mode, and…

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National Association Created for ACOs

Sixty accountable care organizations (ACOs) from 15 states have come together to create a not-for-profit organization. The goal of the organization is to work to increase the quality of care,…

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Aetna to Launch CarePass Mobile in Q1 2013

Aetna has announced that its health care information platform, CarePass, will go mobile in March 2013. The platform incorporates apps from 19 partners ranging from programs for fitness and nutrition…

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New Payment Models Should Favor mHealth

New health care payment models are starting to emerge as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) takes shape. These programs, such as the “patient centered medical home” are shifting away from…

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IMS Predicts Consumers Will Drive mHealth Market

A study by IMS Research says that the consumer market will drive the adoption of mHealth tools as patients will pay out of pocket for devices and applications to self-monitor…

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Lack of Reimbursement Continues to Challenge mHealth Adoption

mHealth technologies make life easier for hospitals and more comfortable for their patients who can be freed from knots of wires connected to various monitors. But most of these technologies…

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