AHA’s Inaugural Health Tech & Innovation Forum
The American Heart Association held its inaugural Health Tech & Innovation Forum this past weekend which was organized by the AHA’s new Center for Heath Technology & Innovation (CHTI).
Expanding the Value of Health IT, Transforming Health, National Health IT Week Kicks Off Today!
Healthcare organizations will come together this week during NHIT Week to raise awareness and assemble key healthcare constituents to elevate the necessity of advancing health through the best use of information technology.
BioAccel Announces Solutions Challenge 2016 Competition Categories
BioAccel, an organization dedicated to supporting earlystage medical device and technology entrepreneurs, is recruiting entrepreneur teams to compete in its premiere event, The Solutions Challenge – 12/1/16.
Expansion of Health IT Company Jellyfish Health will Create 100 New Jobs
Jellyfish Health LLC is expanding operations and creating 100 new jobs at an annual wage of $70,000, the healthcare technology company announced. The majority of the new jobs will be focused on software development at an average wage that is more than 200 percent of the current average in Bay County, Florida.
The Friday Five – This Week in Precision Medicine
With healthcare technology changing and improving everyday, precision medicine (PM), the medical model proposing customizing healthcare, including an individualized tailoring of all medical decisions, practices, and products to every patient, is also on the rise. Today’s Friday Five includes everything you need to currently know about precision medicine.
Immunization Registries: For Your Back-to-School List
Immunization Registries have been a part of the public health objectives associated with the CMS EHR Incentive Programs. In stage 2, the objective is the capability to submit electronic data to immunization registries or immunization information systems except where prohibited, and in accordance with applicable law and practice.
HIMSS 10-Year Analysis: Female Health IT Workers Continue to Earn Less Than Male Peers
Female health information technology (IT) workers in the United States have been consistently paid less over the past 10 years than their male peers, with the pay gap disparity worsening over time, according to a study of compensation data gathered and analyzed by HIMSS.
The Best of Health and Healthcare Blogs
Public Health Matters is an underlying theme to many health blogs. Check out some of the top blog posts we read over the past few weeks from both well known and lesser known bloggers. Engage in your healthcare and never stop learning to be a healthier you.
Best Online Schools for Bachelor’s of Health Informatics Degree
OnlineSchoolsCenter.com has recently released their list of the Top 15 Online Schools for Bachelor’s of Health Informatics Degree Programs, a detailed catalogue concerning the finest available undergraduate distance education programs in the country.
Empowering Patients: New Videos to Promote Access to Electronic Health Information
By Karen DeSalvo & Jocelyn Samuels – The Office for Civil Rights released a HIPAA fact sheet earlier this year reinforcing patients’ right to access their health information and clarifying, among other things, that patients may be charged only limited fees for copies of their health information.
Making a Difference
By John Halamka MD – When my father died 3 years ago, my comments at his funeral noted that the greatest aspiration any of us can have is to make a difference in the world. My father’s life made a difference. I’m always self critical and analyzing my own life. I moved to Boston 20 years ago this month.
Consumer Day at the ONC Annual Meeting
The ONC Annual Meeting was held in Washington DC on May 31 – June 2nd. Day three was centered all on the consumer and patient. An ongoing cause of the ONC, patients should be informed, involved, and empowered. Read our recap story.
