Apple’s hush-hush foray into personal health records Greg von Portz After the high-profile failures of Google Health and Microsoft HealthVault, can tech titan Apple find a way to centralize personal health data, and could it solve medicine’s interoperability problem? CNBC reports that Apple is working in secret to develop a way to store not just wellness infoContinue reading “Apple’s hush-hush foray into personal health records”
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Three “private American citizens” who are suing Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and his political adviser Roger Stone for data breach
The three “private American citizens” who are suing Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and his political adviser Roger Stone for conspiring with agents of Russia and WikiLeaks over the disclosure of their private information resulting from the breach of Democratic Party computers could symbolically win their case even if they ultimately lose the lawsuit. See Also: Moving from VulnerabilityContinue reading “Three “private American citizens” who are suing Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and his political adviser Roger Stone for data breach”
STDs rising; prevention funding frozen
Exorbitant cost of prescription drugs continues
The exorbitant cost of prescription drugs continues to be one of the biggest drains on the healthcare system. The Food and Drug Administration in June took steps to increase competition by posting a list of branded drugs that are not protected by patent and are not facing looming generic drug rivals. The agency will fast-trackContinue reading “Exorbitant cost of prescription drugs continues”
Medicaid managed-care data
More than 55 million people are enrolled in a Medicaid managed-care organization. Nonetheless, states have faced considerable challenges with their programs. In Iowa, for instance, Amerigroup, AmerihHealth Caritas and UnitedHealthcare lost an estimated $450 million combined since the program began in 2016.
Healthcare C-suite lacks diversity
Health in France
Average life expectancy in France at birth is 81 years.[1][2] Contents [hide] 1Healthcare issues in France 1.1Obesity in France 2Public health 3See also 4References Healthcare issues in France Obesity in France Main article: Obesity in France Even though French are among the thinner Europeans (see chart below), obesity in France has been increasingly cited as a major health issue in recent years.Continue reading “Health in France”
Independent physicians and care organizations in one telehealth app at Motherhealth
All health care providers, individuals with sole practice or those working in a care organization/group practice/hospitals/other institutions can now be found in the health concierge mobile application at Motherhealth , powered by mindbodyonline. This mobile app will be launched this August 1,2017 to start in the bay area cities first. Email motherhealth@gmail.com your contact infoContinue reading “Independent physicians and care organizations in one telehealth app at Motherhealth”
Sample Health care data in a community, our health care priorities
Bases on this health data, we can prioritize health care and deliver the top health needs in a community. Health education is one of the top priorities. This site aims to provide health education. Email motherhealth@gmail.com to contribute any health related posts to benefit the public. Unmet needs Health Education and Practical Application AccessContinue reading “Sample Health care data in a community, our health care priorities”
National Public Health Data Resources
National Public Health Data Resources The AHRQ Quality Indicators (QIs): The AHRQ Quality Indicators are measures of health care quality that make use of readily available hospital inpatient administrative data. The AHRQ QIs consist of: prevention quality, inpatient quality, patient safety and pediatric quality indicators. Software and user guides are available to assist users inContinue reading “National Public Health Data Resources”
Southern states will suffer more as climate changes
Telehealth and guidelines from HRSA
Telehealth offers tremendous potential to transform the healthcare delivery system by overcoming geographical distance, enhancing access to care, and building efficiencies. Telehealth is a different method of healthcare delivery that provides similar or supplemental services to in-person encounters. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) defines telehealth as “the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to supportContinue reading “Telehealth and guidelines from HRSA”
Health data that have an impact on our health
Where and how we live provide health data insights for us to learn what makes us health or sick. Email any health related data that you can find from your community to motherhealth@gmail.com Health data sharing will help give us clues on what makes some of us healthy and some of us sick. In theContinue reading “Health data that have an impact on our health”
Modern Health Care News
TODAY’S TOP TECHNOLOGY NEWS Senate ACA repeal bill strikes a tough blow to public health funding Senate Republicans’ bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act deals a heavy blow to public health efforts by eliminating key funding created by the landmark healthcare reform bill. READ MORE AHRQ’s potential move to the NIH couldContinue reading “Modern Health Care News”