EHR

Kaiser releases patient health records native app for Android, with only web app for iOS users

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Recently, Kaiser Permanente (KP), one of the largest healthcare organization, made an announcement that affects its 9 million patients. The organization has released an app for the Android platform which allows patients to access their medical information from virtually anywhere. The app provides full access to patient information that currently resides on the KP health record system. Additionally, KP now has a mobile optimized website which allows members to also access their information via any mobile device platform. This website is accessible via a smartphone’s mobile browser and includes users of Windows Mobile phones, Blackberry and even the iPhone.

Android App unveiled by Kaiser Permanente gives patients mobile access to their electronic medical records

7 days ago by
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Kaiser Permanente unveiled an Android app and mobile-optimized website which patients can access medical information free on their mobile devices

Survey of smartphone utilization by physicians projects even more use in the future

Nov 23, 2011 by
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A new survey offers surprising insights into smartphone usage patterns among physicians.

HealthBridge Health Information Exchange deployed for greater Cincinnati area

Nov 22, 2011 by
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While electronic medical records have many benefits, they are often limited by the fact that different EMR’s do not communicate with each other. Even with the consolidation of healthcare in many areas within a few large systems, if a patient goes between an Epic-system and an Allscripts-system, they are still out of luck. That, however, is set to change thanks in part to provisions in HITECH and promotion of health information exchanges. In the Cincinnati area, two hospitals that are [Read more]

SXSW announces 2012 panels and solicits health startups for SXSW Startup Accelerator

Nov 09, 2011 by
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Excerpt: SXSW announces Startup Accelerator, seeks health care startups, and names final picks for featured lectures and panel discussions during the jam packed two week meeting of the minds in the home of live music Austin, TX March 2012.

More than seventy five percent of doctors now use smartphones and tablets at work

Oct 28, 2011 by
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According to a Jackson and Coker report, four out of five physicians use smartphones, computer tablets, and other mobile devices during their workday.

HealthSaaS and Happtique team up to connect physicians and patients

Oct 27, 2011 by
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HealthSaaS & Happtique are coming together to create a custom app catalog of mobile health apps for use in hospital and physican practice settings.

St. Jude’s patient monitoring system gets host of upgrades including mobile notifications, efficacy trial ongoing

Oct 18, 2011 by
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Merlin.net, St. Jude’s remote monitoring system, gets a major upgrade including the ability to sent alerts to a physician’s smartphone when a patient experiences an event. As another step in the right direction, it also gives us a lot of insight into what the future of healthcare may be.

56 million patients have accessed their medical record through an electronic health record

Oct 14, 2011 by
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A new report by Manhatten Research states that 56 million US citizens have accessed their medical record through an EHR system, with 41 million interested.

Review of Epocrates new Electronic Health Record, iMedicalApps exclusive

Sep 21, 2011 by
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We share the details of our tour through Epocrates EHR, the latest addition to a crowded field. We were impressed and look forward to seeing the additions to come.

New HHS guidelines to give patients more control over their health records

Sep 20, 2011 by
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HHS proposed new rules mandate that patients have the right to gain access to test results and reports directly from labs in a HIPPA compliant manner.

Verizon’s healthcare identity service now supports smartphones and electronic health records

Sep 06, 2011 by
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Verizon’s Universal Indentify Service (UIS) for healthcare recently recieved an upgrade, allowing for secure access to EHRs and health information exchanges on smartphones running Apple OS, Android, Windows Mobile and Blackberry.