The digital health space refers to the integration of technology and health care services to improve the overall quality of health care delivery. It encompasses a wide range of innovative and emerging technologies such as wearables, telehealth, artificial intelligence, mobile health, and electronic health records (EHRs). The digital health space offers numerous benefits such as improved patient outcomes, increased access to health care, reduced costs, and improved communication and collaboration between patients and health care providers. For example, patients can now monitor their vital signs such as blood pressure and glucose levels from home using wearable devices and share the data with their doctors in real-time. Telehealth technology allows patients to consult with their health care providers remotely without having to travel to the hospital, making health care more accessible, particularly in remote or rural areas. Artificial intelligence can be used to analyze vast amounts of patient data to identify patterns, predict outcomes, and provide personalized treatment recommendations. Overall, the digital health space is rapidly evolving, and the integration of technology in health

Thursday, September 10, 2015

EHR, Cyber-attacks, Genomic Databases and much more


ONC: Rate of EHR Replacements Among Providers Up Significantly
New data show that the percentage of eligible professionals and hospitals that switched electronic health record vendors quadrupled between meaningful use program years 2013 and 2014. Meanwhile, Texas has made $15.3 million in incorrect EHR incentive payments under the Medicaid meaningful use program.Health Data Management et al.
Latest Cyberattack Affects at Least 10M; UCLA Wins Data Breach Case 

 New York-based insurer Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has disclosed a cyberattack that could have compromised the personal records of more than 10 million individuals. Meanwhile, a California judge ruled that UCLA Health is not responsible for the unapproved release of a woman's medical records. Health Data Managementet al.  
HIMSS Releases Top Health IT Policy Priorities for Congress
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society has published its annual "congressional asks," naming interoperability, cybersecurity and telehealth as the top policy priorities that lawmakers should address in the next year. Healthcare IT News,Politico's "Morning eHealth."
Researchers Build Genomic Database To Analyze Millions of Genetic Variants  

A team of researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard is using data analytics to identify millions of genetic variants in the human exome, which is the 1% of the genome that codes for proteins. The researchers say such analysis could help improve diagnoses for individuals with complex conditions. The Atlantic.  c
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