Latest EHealth Stories

New agreement expands access to state-of-the-art enteral delivery systems for hospital and home care patients FLORHAM PARK, NJ, Feb. 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Nestlé Health Science and Moog Inc. announced today that effective immediately Nestlé Health Science will become the exclusive distributor in the U.S. and Canada for Moog's EnteraLite(®) Infinity(®) Pump, including compatible administration sets and accessories.  The EnteraLite(®) Infinity(®) Pump is regarded as one of the...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Care Connectivity Consortium and Healtheway announced today a new collaboration that will combine the Care Connectivity Consortium's advanced patient-centered care technology and commitment to health IT innovation with Healtheway's robust network services and the eHealth Exchange. With their combined care-delivery expertise and health IT knowledge, the Care Connectivity Consortium and Healtheway will enable more than 40 health provider...

Health and Consumer Advocates Discuss Promise of Health Information Technology, Express Concern about Unequal Access to Emerging Resources OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Communities of color could see significant improvements in their health through strategic use of emerging technologies in health care, according to a new report, Equity in the Digital Age: How Health Information Technology Can Reduce Disparities. The report was released today by health and...

The Fourth Annual Georgia Partnership for Telehealth, Inc. Conference, Impacting Lives Through Applied Technology, will bring together leaders in the field of telehealth. Keynote speakers include three past American Telemedicine Association (ATA) Presidents and back by popular demand Andrew Tubman MT-BC. Waycross, Georgia (PRWEB) February 20, 2013 The Fourth Annual Georgia Partnership for Telehealth, Inc. Conference, Impacting Lives Through Applied Technology, will bring together leaders...

Community Hospital to Enhance Collaborative Care with MEDSEEK Birmingham, AL (PRWEB) February 19, 2013 Known for delivering excellent care with compassion,Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District(PMHD) will provide their physicians, staff, patients and families solutions that enhance care across the continuum with MEDSEEK. As Meaningful Use Stage 2 will require patients to view their health records online and send secure messages in order for providers to receive incentive payments,...

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) today announced it will present at the Citi 2013 Global Healthcare Conference to be held February 25-27, 2013, at the Hilton New York Hotel in New York City. Centene's presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 11:05 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available at: http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/citigroup/healthcare2013/89310604.cfm. Shortly after the...

CLEVELAND, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MedCity Media, publisher of MedCityNews.com, today announced ENGAGE, a premier forum for the leading strategies and innovations to advance patient engagement with care providers and the healthcare ecosystem. The event is hosted by the Foundation for Healthcare Innovation and will take place on June 5-6 at the Westin Washington D.C. City Center. "How the U.S. perceives, pays for and delivers care is changing," said Chris Seper, CEO and founder...

PALO ALTO and SAN DIEGO, Calif., Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert Bosch Healthcare Systems, Inc., the market leader in evidence-based telehealth solutions, and a subsidiary of the Bosch Group, and GreatCall, Inc., a leader in wireless services that help people stay connected, safe and healthy, today announced a strategic partnership to develop and market an innovative line of mobile telehealth and m-health solutions. The partnership combines Bosch's evidence-based telehealth...

CLEVELAND, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The mobile healthcare industry faces growing pressure to maintain a balancing act of providing superior patient care, managing the complexities of holistic appointment scheduling and keeping costs down within a heavily regulated industry. The goal is to improve efficiency and profitability while ensuring the right healthcare worker arrives to offer the kind of personalized attention each patient deserves - on time, every time. (Logo:...

Despite the hundreds of pilot studies using mobile health—also known as 'mHealth'', which describe medical and public health practice supported by mobile devices— there is insufficient evidence to inform the widespread implementation and scale-up of this technology, according to international researchers writing in this week's PLOS Medicine. There are over 6 billion mobile phone subscribers and 75% of the world has access to a mobile phone leading health care providers, researchers,...