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New diabetes texting programs have ambitious goals
After more than a year of testing the concept of using text messaging to change health behavior, a federal/state/local partnership is taking things to the next level. It's a program called
Telehealth lowers spending on chronically ill by 13%
If you're looking for ROI on your telehealth program, look no further than your chronically ill patient population. A new study published in the journal Health Affairs found that telehealth
Tablets get major investor attention in DC-to-VC meetings
Tablet-enabled and chronic disease products are getting the most attention from healthIT investors and developers in the "DC-to-VC" initiative, Wil Yu, special assistant for innovation with the
Mobile healthcare key to improved minority outcomes
Smartphones, health apps and other mobile health technologies may prove more valuable than a hospital-based EHR for improving communication with minority patients. A set of five studies , published by
Children's hospital creates chronic disease registry
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center will use a $12 million grant to create a disease registry to track chronically ill patients. The searchable database will provide information on
GE, Intel to combine home-health operations in a new joint venture
General Electric and Intel are creating a 50/50 joint venture to develop and market home-based healthcare technologies, the two companies announced Monday. The yet-unnamed venture will combine the
West Wireless CMO: Opting for money-saving mobile technologies is a matter of priorities
Everyone with an inkling of knowledge about healthcare policy knows that the current system of episodic "sick care" is unsustainable. "There's a bleak future that's in front of us unless something
Obituary: Dr. Robert Butler, pioneer in aging, pushed for home monitoring technology
Psychiatrist Dr. Robert Butler, who died July 4 at the age of 83, founded the National Institute on Aging, the Alzheimer's Association and the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry. He won a
Remote monitoring enhances case management for CHF patients, Aetna and Intel say
Adding remote monitoring to standard nurse care management can improve outcomes and lessen the need for hospital admissions for older patients with chronic heart failure, Intel and health insurer
Intel: Nine in 10 say telehealth will transform care in next decade
Nearly nine in 10 healthcare and IT professionals responding to a recent survey believe telehealth will have a profound effect on the transformation of care in the next decade. The survey, sponsored
