When Elyse Imamuras son was an infant, she and her husband, Robert, chose to spread out his vaccinations at a more gradual pace than the official schedule recommended.I was thinking, OK, were going to do this, says Imamura, 39, of Torrance, Calif. But were going to do it slower so your body gets acclimated and doesnt face six different things all of a sudden.Seven years later, Imamura says her son, Amaru, is a very healthy, active boy who loves to play sports.But delaying vaccines is risky. Many pediatricians will tell you a more gradual approach to vaccinations is better than no vaccinations at all, but they offer some hard advice to parents who are considering it.
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Providers that havent already embraced digital tools and virtual care had better get started in order to meet expectations from millennials and Generation Z. The times are changing, and how people expect to consume healthcare is following suit. This is according to a recent survey from Accenture, which found that younger generations, including millennials (the cohort born after 1985) and Generation Z (those born after 1995) are more likely to turn to new care models, such as virtual visits and retail clinics, in lieu of traditional care models.This is likely because younger generations expect a different standard. According to the survey, these generations, in particular, were more likely to express dissatisfaction with current healthcare delivery models and less likely to embrace traditional care factors, such as primary care physicians. While 84 percent of baby boomers reported having a PCP, only 55 percent of those in Generation Z said they had one, noting that PCPs didnt meet their budgetary or convenience needs.Changes like this are likely to push new care models forward, especially those that embrace technology, as demographics shift. In fact, according to Bloomberg, millennials and Generation Z combined currently represent more than 60 percent of the population.
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Yesterday at the GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, Topol discussed the potential of AI and how it could fit into care. Healthy looks a little bit different on everyone. We vary in what foods are best for our health, the shape of our bodies and even our natural abnormalities. These variances can make personalizing medicine difficult. But artificial intelligence and new technologies could not only help personalize medicine, they also have the potential to help prevent mistakes, according to Dr. Eric Topol, founder and director of Scripps Research Translational Institute and professor at Scripps Research. The point is human data is going to change medicine, everybody here recognizes that, Topol said at the GPU Technology Conference in San Jose yesterday. It is going to empower patients even more and make the lives of clinicians far better. The point that is essential is recognizing that each human being is unique, but we didnt have the tools to understand that until recently. There are already tools that are making it cheaper and faster to diagnosose, according to Topol. He gave the example of mobile ultrasound technology, which enables ultrasound images to appear on a smartphone.
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Drive around any medium or large U.S. city, and youre likely to see a local health system advertising its emergency department (ED) wait times like convenience stores advertise gas prices. But the confidence to advertise ones wait times often doesnt track with the reality that patients face when presenting in the ED.According to the latest data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from the 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, 29 had ED wait times of 20 minutes or longer before being seen by a doctor. Total time spent in the ED exceeded two hours for 40 of the 52 areas. Long wait times aggravate patients and may cause some to leave without being seen or without receiving treatment, resulting in having an adverse impact on patient outcomes.The question of whether wait times are increasing or decreasing is a matter of debate, depending on patient insurance status or geography. A 2018 study published in JAMA Internal Medicine reported that ED visits declined by 36 percent among commercially insured patients for low-acuity conditions during the 2008-2015 study period. Meanwhile, use of urgent care clinics surged 119 percent and retail clinics by 214 percent.
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Some of the associations submitting comments on FDA's draft guidance suggested modifications to the agency's call for a "cybersecurity bill of materials," or CBOM, that medical device makers would need to submit to the FDA for premarket review. Some also critiqued FDA's proposal to define two tiers of medical devices based on their cybersecurity risk (see FDA Calls for Cybersecurity Bill of Materials).
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Bill Gates said that he spoke with Googlers on Monday in reference to a project related to ultrasound analysis. Bill Gates, co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft, says he talked to Google researchers on Monday about the application of artificial-intelligence technology in health care.The intersection of AI and health care is a longtime area of interest for Google. Researchers there have explored the use of AI algorithms for making predictions based on medical records. And Verily, another subsidiary of Alphabet alongside Google, is solely focused on health care. While Microsoft and Google are arch-competitors in many areas, including cloud computing and artificial intelligence research, the visit is an example of how Gates broad interest in technology trumps Microsofts historical rivalries with other tech companies.Gates brought up the visit spontaneously after a person in the audience at the Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Symposium at Stanford University in California, held near Googles Mountain View headquarters, asked him about how to ensure that AI will operate ethically.Gates talked about the use of AI in weapons systems and autonomous vehicles before arriving at the subject of health care.In the medical field, you know, we just dont have doctors. Most people are born and die in Africa without coming near to a doctor, said Gates, who is co-chair of the nonprofit Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which concerns itself with improving global health among other things.Were doing a lot of work with analyzing ultrasound, and we can do things like
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IDC and Ponemon experts highlight the advantages of storing insurance claims information in a could and offer advice about security and data control. Cloud technology is fast becoming a tool used to help insurers store and analyze claims data as payers move to more nimble IT architectures.Cloud-based storage of claims data will give payers the opportunity to strip away inefficiencies backed into legacy systems, where onerous manual processes can also lead to costly errors or lost information.If youre relying on legacy systems, there is a strong likelihood of that data leaking off, or some type of data loss, said Larry Ponemon, chairman and founder of the Ponemon Institute. Claims data, to do it right, requires that you have a high capability for analytics and different tools available.
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For all the benefits that come with technology in healthcare, sometimes there's no replacement for a little dose of humanity. Never was this more apparent than after media reports surfaced earlier this month that a physician used video chat technology to tell 78-year-old Ernest Quintana he was close to death. Quintana had been hospitalized at a Kaiser Permanente hospital due to progressive lung disease, according to reporting from U.S. News and World Report and CNN.Quintanas granddaughter, Annalisia Wilharm, who was sitting by her grandfathers bedside in the ICU at the time, told media outlets that hospital staff rolled a machine into the room and a doctor appearing via a livestreaming video chat told Quintana that no treatment options were left. He died the next day.
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From clinical trials to supply chain, the pharma industry is using cloud computing models in numerous ways. From designing commercial trials to track-and-trace management, cloud computing offers several compelling use cases for pharmaceutical companies.Applications delivered in the cloud and paid for as a subscription are enabling businesses to enjoy the benefits of enterprise solutions, without having to dedicate specific resources or significant cash flow to a single tool.The industry is definitely on the growth side of cloud computing services, said Ponemon Institute founder Larry Ponemon.IDC research manager for life sciences commercial strategies Mike Townsend added that whats great about cloud is the cost of entry is much lower, because theyre subscribing to software, and in some cases storage applications that can scale very easily there arent a lot of upfront costs.
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Singapore-headquartered health AI company ConnectedLife today announced their partnership with Singapore-based non-profit foundation Ocean Protocol to advance the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson's Disease with a safe method of sharing patient-generated data.By combining IoT and deep-learning tech, ConnectedLife continuously collects motion data to objectively monitor motor symptoms of Parkinson's Disease patients. Through clinical trials with the National Neuroscience Institute in Singapore and other research partners in Germany and Turkey, the company gathers tens of thousands of minutes of free-living motion data from Parkinson's Disease patients.The raw data is then processed continuously over time to develop a predictive model to objectively detect Parkinson's Disease motor symptoms. Ocean Protocol provides the technology for the patient-generated data to be shared in a privacy-preserving and secure manner via blockchain tech.
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We all know them, and we've probably used them. Now, weigh in on the buzziest words that have nearly lost all meaning from their overuse in the healthcare industry. Help us pick the biggest offenderthe word we'd all like to retire in 2019.
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A bipartisan bill introduced this week would strengthen consumer protections around facial recognition technology. Your face may be one in a million, but there are little to no consumer protections regarding how companies using facial recognition technology share your face and other information they capture about you.Bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate Thursday would change that, banning commercial users of facial recognition technology from collecting, resharing or selling data they collect for identifying or tracking consumers without their consent.Introduced by Sens. Roy Blunt, R, Mo. and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, the Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act would also force companies to notify users when facial recognition is being used and would require third-party testing and review of new technologies before theyre widely implemented.Consumers are increasingly concerned about how their data is being collected and used, including data collected through facial recognition technology, Sen. Blunt said in a statement. Thats why we need guardrails to ensure that, as this technology continues to develop, it is implemented responsibly.Sen. Schatz, who has sponsored several privacy- and tech-related bills, said the responsibility should be on companies to seek permission from users before they track and analyze their faces.Our bill makes sure that people are given the information andmore importantlythe control over how their data is shared with companies using facial recognition technology, Schatz said.
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We strongly believe that only digital health can bring healthcare into the 21st century and make patients the point-of-care. Imagine that a doctor sits down in Starbucks, places some glasses on his head, instantly invokes five screens and starts doing his diagnostic work. Robert Scoble, virtual reality expert, and tech evangelist believes that will be possible in the coming years sooner than we might think. He told us why his wife cant stand immersive environments, when the first VR hardware and software with real customer experience will come out and when we will all know that a new world has come.
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The Stanford Medicine Apple Heart Study, based on 400,000 participants, found that the Apple Watch detected irregular heart rates in 2,000 patients and accurately detected atrial fibrillation 84% of the time.
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Developing these strategies and tools will be "critical" for the federal government as it manages the rapidly growing senior population, the report's authors wrote.
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Cybercrime is on the rise against the healthcare sector because providers are often seen as easy targets with valuable information and insufficient security to protect it. Implementing a few simple best practices can significantly reduce risk. Data security is now one of the top aspects of healthcare technology. It can make or break patient satisfaction and institutional reputation. Healthcare providers have a professional obligation not only to care for their patients health but also to protect their patients data.Cybercrime is on the rise against the sector because healthcare providers are often seen as easy targets with valuable information and insufficient security to protect it.While several endpoint security tools can reduce data risk through detection and response methods, the most effective measures should be taken on the front line where staff members handle devices and sensitive information. Implementing a few simple best practices can significantly reduce risk.
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Virtually every industry is seeing a massive increase in data today and the healthcare sector is facing a major spike. One contributing factor is an aging population that is driving more usage of healthcare systems in North America and Europe. And at the technical level, advances in medical imaging and genomic research are introducing new types of file types that are larger in size. Industry research firm IDC projects that new data generated by healthcare information and imaging systems will grow from 153 exabytes in 2013 to more than 2,314 exabytes by 2020.
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A software testing tool plays an important role in enhancing the quality of any software. With the constant evolution in technology, the healthcare industry is rapidly moving in the direction of technological advancement. We can see all sorts of healthcare apps that patients or attendees can download on their smartphones and get updated with health reports and doctors prescription.Keeping this scenario in mind, we are presenting the list of that make software testing tool important in the healthcare industry.
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The 10th Health Datapalooza conference is coming up March 27-28, and its unofficial motto has always been Nothing About Me Without Me. That focus on participatory healthcare finally seems to be gaining traction in health systems as provider groups make the connection between recording patients preferences and impressions and improved outcomes.Sometimes journalists write a series of stories and only after they are written do they realize a common thread. That is what happened to me the other day when I was listening to Lisa Schilling, R.N., M.P.H., vice president of quality, safety and clinical effectiveness at Stanford Health Care in California, speak about improving patient safety in the ambulatory setting. Referring to care coordination and transitions of care, Schilling said, If you dont use patient engagement methods like OpenNotes and co-design of your interventions with patients, teach back, and shared decision-making, now is the time to do that.
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In an attempt to study the sociotechnical factors that can shape the relationship between electronic health record adoption and quality of care, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing found that nurses satisfaction with the EHR shows a correlation with their assessment of the hospital work environment.Penn Nursings Center for Health Outcomes & Policy Research (CHOPR) examined survey data on nurse satisfaction with EHR systems and the concurrent effects of EHR adoption level and the hospital work environment on usability and quality outcomes. Data from more than 12,000 nurses at 353 hospitals in four states show that nurses in hospitals with better environments are less likely than nurses in less favorable environments to report dissatisfaction with EHR systems.The study, "Electronic Health Record Adoption and Nurse Reports of Usability and Quality of Care: The Role of Work Environment," has been published in the journal Applied Clinical Informatics.Nearly 40 percent of nurses working in hospitals with poor work environments reported dissatisfaction with the EHR system compared with less than 20 percent of nurses working in hospitals with better environments. Nearly half of nurses working in poor environments reported that the EHR system did not help them to work efficiently, compared with one-quarter of nurses in better environments.
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