Consumer Health


Connecting patients and providers is the holy grail of clinical I.T. This section looks at enabling technologies, such as patient portals and personal health records that are designed for direct use by patients. In addition, patient-centric technologies, such as disease management applications, are covered.


The Avatar Will See You Now

Gary Baldwin | Feb 22
The idea of a clinical visit in a “virtual world” populated by realistic computerized mannequins may seem farfetched. But Ivana Steigman, M.D., offered a glimpse into a potential clinical world of the future at HIMSS12. Steigman is chief medical officer at Thrive Research, a software development company that’s building communications platforms utilizing virtual reality and related technologies. …
Chronic Care
Web Technology
Hospitals
Group Practices
Decision Support

Aetna CEO: Health Insurers Face Extinction

Bill Kenealy | Feb 21
It’s not often that you hear the leader of Fortune 100 company publicly acknowledge the imminent demise of his venerable, profitable business model.
Payers
EHR
Chronic Care
Policy & Regulation

Enough with the Empowerment, Let’s Get to Customer Service

Greg Gillespie | Feb 17
Health care empowerment is really about customer service, though health care social media has a role to play. --www.healthdatamanagement.com
Chronic Care
Hospitals
Group Practices
Revenue Cycle & Payments

Survey: Patients Like EHRs, but Wish Security Was Better

Joseph Goedert | Feb 16
A new survey finds patients overwhelmingly believe electronic health records improve the quality of care, but are worried about security of their information.
EHR
Data Security
Decision Support
Health Info Exchange
Health Analytics
Group Practices

New Cloud Platform, Apps from Optum

Joseph Goedert | Feb 15
The Optum technology unit of UnitedHealth Group, which includes the former Ingenix, has launched the beta version of a cloud-based platform designed to facilitate health information exchange and improved collaboration of care.
Data Security
Group Practices
Hospitals
Disease Management
Health Info Exchange
Web Technology
Vendor News

Correction: OCR HIPAA Rule Scheduled for March

Joseph Goedert | Feb 14
Health Data Management on Feb. 13 erroneously reported that the expected final rule covering the HIPAA privacy, security, breach notification and enforcement rules was not in the Department of Health and Human Services’ new semi-annual regulatory agenda listing forthcoming regulations.
EHR
Data Security
Health Info Exchange
Group Practices
Payers
Hospitals
Stimulus
Policy & Regulation

eHealth Initiative Studies the I.T. of ACOs

Joseph Goedert | Feb 10
A new report from stakeholder advocacy group eHealth Initiative explores the health information technology infrastructure needed to support accountable care organizations.
Disease Management
Revenue Cycle Management
Health Info Exchange
Health Analytics
EHR
Policy & Regulation

Rule to Ease Consumer Understanding of Health Insurance Policies

Joseph Goedert | Feb 09
Six federal agencies have issued a final rule requiring insurers to provide to consumers at the time of enrollment a plain-English summary of benefits and coverage, and a uniform glossary of terms.
Payers
Policy & Regulation

New Content on HHS Consumer Web Sites

Joseph Goedert | Feb 08
Two agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services have introduced new Web-based health management tools for consumers.
Disease Management
Decision Support
Hospitals
Policy & Regulation
Web Technology

Health Plan ID, Insurance Exchange Rules Coming Soon

Joseph Goedert | Feb 06
The Department of Health and Human Services expects soon to publish a final rule to govern establishment of state insurance exchanges to provide one-stop shopping for health coverage, and a proposed rule to establish the long-delayed unique identifier for health plans.
Policy & Regulation
Electronic Data Interchange
Payers
Group Practices
Hospitals
Coding
Health Info Exchange

Putting Social Networks on Trial

Tracy Granzyk Wetzel | Feb 01
There's a broad movement to use social media tools to find patients for clinical trials. But a host of technological and privacy hurdles present a challenge.
Disease Management
Web Technology

Aetna Wants Dentists to Push Smoking Cessation via iPads

Joseph Goedert | Jan 31
Health insurer Aetna is working with Columbia University to develop a smoking cessation clinical decision support system, accessed via an iPad, for dentists.
Decision Support
Group Practices
Payers
Mobile Technology

HIT Vendor Round-up: Castlight, MedAssets & Aprima

Joseph Goedert | Jan 31
Several health information technology vendors have recently announced new initiatives, including:
Decision Support
Hospitals
Revenue Cycle Management
EHR

Laptop Loaded with PHI Stolen from Lexington Clinic

Joseph Goedert | Jan 31
Following the Dec. 7 theft of an unencrypted laptop, Lexington Clinic in Kentucky is notifying 1,018 patients who received services in the neurology department.
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Data Security
EHR
Mobile Technology
Hardware
Group Practices
Policy & Regulation
Stimulus

Consultant Describes Rocky Road Through the Health System

Paul Keckley | Jan 27
Paul Keckley, executive director at the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, recently underwent knee surgery and things have not gone so well on the treatment and payment sides.
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Hospitals
Revenue Cycle & Payments
Policy & Regulation
Health Info Exchange
Decision Support
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