- Democratizing Healthcare Through Technology (forbes.com)
…..significant healthcare revolution emerging right now at the convergence of affordable mobile tech and widespread broadband network connectivity. The mobile health revolution, widely dubbed “mHealth,” is empowering developing nations with more affordable, accurate and accessible healthcare than ever before…
- As big data grows, the need for AI (artificial intelligence) comes into focus (healthcareitnews.com)
'With all that data, there's very little intelligence coming our way'..."By 2020, there will be 200 times more data than any physician can absorb," said Chang, a practicing pediatric cardiologist. "And its doubling every two years."The long term solution ..... is "Intelligence-as-a-Service," a network that could make it possible for doctors to tap into knowledge from specialists anywhere when they encounter a medical situation that is not responding to treatment.
- New VA tool welcome sight amid interoperability struggle with DoD (fiercehealthit.com)
….. federal officials have given the U.S. departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs flak for failing to make their electronic health record systems interoperable. The decibel level of such complaints rose astronomically following a February 2013 decision to abandon development of a joint EHR, and has grown deafening in recent months as the push for interoperability of all health records systems continues to gain steam throughout the halls of Congress.
- ‘Dissatisfaction’ leading to EHR replacement trend (healthcareitnews.com)
A 59 percent uptick in physicians looking for new systems, says report. More and more buyers of electronic health records are finding themselves having second thoughts and opting to replace their existing systems, according to a new report.
- E-prescribing takes off like a rocket (healthcareitnews.com)
The global market for e-prescribing will reach $887.8 million in 2019, according to a recent report published by Persistence Market Research… valued at $250.2 million in 2013, is expected to grow at a 23.5 percent annual compound rate from 2013 to 2019, ….according to “Global Market Study on E-Prescribing: North America to Witness Highest Growth by 2019."
- Nevada had the 19th Highest Rate of Injury Deaths in U.S.; (healthyamericans.org)
Nationally, drug overdose deaths have more than doubled in the past 14 years – resulting in 44,000 deaths per year, and half of those deaths (22,000) are related to prescription drugs. Nevada ranked fourth highest for drug overdose deaths – at a rate of 21.6 per 100,000 people.
- Opioid-Benzo Combo Raises Deadly Drug Overdose Risk (pharmacytimes.com)
A new study published in the British Medical Journal found 27% of US veterans who received opioids between 2004 and 2009 were taking benzodiazepines at the same time. Roughly half of the drug overdose deaths among that population occurred when the drugs were prescribed concurrently, and veterans’ risk of fatal drug overdose grew as their daily benzodiazepines doses increased.
- Taking the guesswork out of sales, predictive analytics could lead way to improved pharma rep decisions (fiercepharmamarketing.com)
Automated suggestions can help pharma reps who are searching for the next step in the sales process. But more than just automatic tips, emerging intelligent data-backed suggestions can transform inexperienced or underperforming reps using the mold of a pharma's top performers.
- Drug overdose deaths rise across the U.S. (reviewjournal.com)
Deaths by drug overdose have been on the rise in the United States, with a majority of states recording increases from 2009 to 2013, according to a study …..Nevada ranked fourth highest with a rate of 21.6 per 100,000 people.
- Education key to bolstering remote-access security for providers (fiercehealthit.com)
In his own doctor's office, cyber security expert Gary Glover found he could gain unauthorized access to physician practice data. It wasn't that he was trying to hack the system,…director of security assessment at Security Metrics, .....waiting for an appointment, he needed Wi-Fi and was able to get on the practice's system.