Apple Watch Scored An Estimated 1 Million Pre-Orders On

Launch Day
Domain: Apple Watch
Source: Forbes
Important Points:
Looking at e-receipts from 9,080 online shoppers, Slice estimated that 957,000 people prepreordered an Apple Watch in the United States on Friday.

19 Health and Fitness Apple Watch apps that

appear ready at launch
Domain: Wearable Devices
Source: Mobi Health News
Important Points:
A number ofcompanies have announced that they will be releasing versions of their apps for
theApple Watch timed with or soon after its launch.
These include Mayo Clinic,Strava,Runtastic etc.

New payment models bringing changes to medical practices

Domain: Healthcare Payment models
Source: Medical Economics
Important Points:
Fee-for-service alternatives spur greater teamwork, investments in technology.
Alternative payment models are starting to change the ways physicians and medical
practices operate sometimes in surprising and unexpected ways.

eClinicalWorks to integrate wearable data into EHR

Domain: EHR and Wearable
Source: Med City News
Important Points:
In an effort to bring more useful data into its EHR, eClinicalWorks will integrate data from
wearable and fitness trackers.
The consumers data, with consent, will automatically be integrated into the EHR.

Application Indexing for Google search

Domain: App Indexing
Source: readwrite
Important Points:
Google will add mobile-app links to its search results on Android phones.
The results will prompt Android users to install relevant apps that contain information related
to their queries.

FirstLines app will send a doctor in person if call,

text, video isnt enough
Domain: Telehealth
Source: Mobi Health News
Important Points:
The offering allows patients to call, text, or video chat with a doctor, similar to other
doctor consultation offerings

IBM and Apple Collaboration - MobileFirst iOS apps

IBM Healthcare Product development Initiative

Domain: mHealth and EHR
Source: IBM Press Release
Important Points:
IBM has collaborated with Apple to develop 4 new mobile healthcare apps which are patient
centered. These are Hospital RN, Hospital Lead, Home RN, Hospital Tech.

EHNAC Patient Portal(PHR) Certification Program

Domain: Patient Portal
Source: EHNAC Press Release
Important Points:
The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), and DirectTrust
announced that they are developing an accreditation program for personal health record (PHR)
and patient portal vendors.
They are currently finalizing the criteria.

EHR vendors extending platforms with apps and APIs

Domain: EHR
Source: HIT News
Important Points:
The vendors and providers are "creating a new marketplace based on standards-based services
The goal is to create a platform by which anyone can write an app that can work in various
EHRs.

Practice Fusion Adds Medi-Span Drug Database to EHR

Platform Impacting 4 Million e-Prescriptions a Month
Domain: EHR
Source: Practice Fusion
Important Points:
Practice Fusion is partnering with Wolters Kluwer Health to integrate the Medi-Span core drug
database into the Practice Fusion EHR platform.
The medical professionals that use the Practice Fusion EHR will have access to the latest
medication information and recommended dosages when they e-prescribe medications to
patients.

Allscripts to Incorporate Telehealth into

Electronic Health Records Platform
Domain: Telehealth
Source: EMR Daily News
Important Points:
Allscripts has unveiled plans for a new telehealth solution that will expand access to care while
enabling patients and providers to save time and money.
The solution will integrate the American Well Online Care telehealth platform into the
Allscripts Electronic Health Records platform.

EHRs and wearable - their time has come?

Domain: EHR and Wearable
Source: EMR Daily News
Important Points:
The recent partnership between Cerner and Validic offers the latest proof that EMR providers
are beginning to see value in mHealth data.
The integration of patient-generated data into an EHR or patient portal allows for more
initiatives by providers, like telemedicine, remote patient monitoring and incentivized wellness
programs.

Proposed Regulations Released on Meaningful Use Stage 3

Domain: MU3
Source: HIMSS
Important Points:
Preliminary recommendations for stage 3 of the
Meaningful Use EHR Incentive Program are
released by Office of the National Coordinator for
Health IT (ONC) workgroup.
The
majority
of
the
stage
3
measure
recommendations are updates to objectives included
in stage 2 meaningful use.

Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model

(EMRAM) by HIMSS Analytics

Domain: EHR

Source: HIMSS Analytics

Important Points:
Introduced by HIMSS Analytics in 2005
EMRAM is an eight-step (0-7) process that allows healthcare provider organizations to analyze
their level of EMR adoption, chart accomplishments, and standard progress against other
healthcare organizations across the country

FDA offers $1M grant for EHR data mining

Domain: EHR
Source: MedCity News
Important Points:
The FDA is offering $1 million in grant funding for mining electronic health record data for the
purpose ofpostmarketdrug-safety surveillance.
The agency'sCenter for Drug Evaluation and Research will award the one-year grant to a
bidder that will help identify pharmaceutical-related safety issues in the FDA's Distributed
Database.
The database is a pilot program with access to 178 million medical records.

Portals Don't Meet Patient Engagement Needs

Domain: Patient Portals
Source: Health IT Outcomes
Important Points:
Despite high hopes for patient portals, a HIMSS Analytics survey finds they are not living up to
the expectations.
Unfortunately, a patient portal based on a single EHR is not enough to move patient
engagement forward. Most portals dont really align well with the definition of patient
engagement
Leaders are now searching for next-generation portals to offer the functionality which will
enable patients to become partners in their own care.

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