Mhealth study in Brazil shows tech can help the poor
“Researchers have found that this technology can be very helpful to people living in the slums of Rio.
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Underserved
mHealth initiatives are proving especially helpful within the Hispanic population
Jorge Gonzalez, Mobile Commerce Press
“The Hispanic population is one of the fastest growing minorities in the U.S., representing over 16 percent of the entire country’s population. Unfortunately, this demographic is also among the most uninsured ethnic groups in the United States. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has shown that in 2010, a whopping 34 percent of Hispanics younger than 65 years old were without health insurance. In comparison, the non-Hispanic Caucasian population in that age group had an uninsured rate of only 15 percent.
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Aux USA, le web facilite l’accès à la santé des populations modestes
l'Atelier
“Les personnes concernées ont plus souvent un accès à Internet qu’une couverture santé. De même, elles seraient favorables à des consultations à distance, qui permettraient d’être suivies à moindres frais.
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Caring for the homeless with co-existing EHR and paper records
Jill Halloran, EHR Intelligence
“A hospital that cares for the homeless generally doesn’t have the money for a comprehensive EHR system that can meet all its needs, and the robust computer resources to support such a system.
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How a Stanford dermatologist is using telemedicine to reach underserved populations in California
Emily Hite, Scope
“Physicians in rural areas in California are in short supply, and some fear the scarcity could grow more severe. But telemedicine might prove beneficial in these parts: Research has shown increased use could help reduce health disparities between rural and non-rural areas.
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Mobile Healthcare: The African diagnosis
Wikus Engelbrecht, Vomo
“Mobile communication is set to transform the healthcare industry. Unsurprisingly, change is coming at the hands of the growing presence of cell phones, smartphones and tablets, which have cultivated an emerging trend of mobile health (mHealth) applications aimed at empowering patients.
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The Future of mHealth: Mobile Phones Improve Care in Developing World
Forbes
“According to the United Nations International Telecommunications Union, nearly 70 percent of people in the developing world have a mobile subscription, and Cisco reports worldwide 48 million people without electricity and landline Internet access have a mobile phone, showing that of mobile use outpaces basic infrastructure in many rural and developing areas.
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Underserved Areas Are Magnets for Telemedicine
Roger Downey, GlobalMedia
“Usually, when you hear the phrase “underserved area” in terms of healthcare, you think of small towns in the Corn Belt or villages in the mountains. But the growing shortage of physicians is creating underserved areas that may surprise you.
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Diabetes texting program gets a boost
Bernie Monegain, Healthcare IT News
“The Center for Connected Health has received a research grant from the McKesson Foundation’s Mobilizing for Health initiative to integrate a text-messaging program into an existing program at Massachusetts General Hospital to help diabetes patients better manage their condition.
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$25 Million Awarded For Behavioral Healthcare IT
Nicole Lewis, InformationWeek Healthcare
“The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded $25 million to help behavioral health organizations implement health IT to enable clinicians to access, manage, and monitor patient data.
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Telemedicine for Native Americans Is Old News
Roger Downey, GlobalMedia
“Federal HIT policymakers have dedicated themselves to moving the healthcare sector away from paper and into the digital future.
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Use of mHealth technologies to treat and prevent disease urged by UN
Cory Schultz, iMedicalApps
“A recent announcement was made from the United Nations regarding mobile communication and various information technologies and tools. This comes at a time when the proliferation of mobile phones around the world has increased the awareness of their potential to promote healthy lifestyles and inform people of medically relevant information.
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Announcing Health eVillages
Meaningful HIT News with Neil Versel
“Today marks the official launch of a historic healthcare and human rights advocacy consortium, Health eVillages, which aims to bring mobile medical reference and decision support technology to clinicians fighting to save lives in underserved regions worldwide.
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Closing the EHR Digital Divide
Thomas McMennamin, EHR Bloggers
“The Office of Minority Health (OMH) recently announced an exciting initiative to ensure that all groups in the US have improved access to electronic health records and that disparities that already exist in the US don’t worsen due to a growing digital divide. The OMH is encouraging EHR adoption and meaningful EMR use by working with vendors to secure significant discounts on typically costly EHR systems.
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HHS rolls out EHR adoption program for underserved areas
Janice Simmons, FierceEMR
“The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Minority Health–working with Quest Diagnostics and its subsidiary MedPlus–rolled out a new initiative this week to help improve electronic health record (EHR) adoption among small healthcare practices serving medically underserved and minority populations.
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HHS announces initiative to stimulate adoption of EHRs in minority communities
Healthcare IT News
“The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Minority Health and Quest Diagnostics, based in Madison, N.J., announced on Wednesday a program through which Quest Diagnostics will donate electronic health record (EHR) software and services to physicians in small practices serving minority populations in Houston, Texas.
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Telemedicine Puts HCV Care in Hands of PCPs
Crystal Phend, MedPage Today
“Primary care physicians with telemedicine support can manage hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection as effectively as specialty clinics, researchers found.
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Telehealth bill aims to expand health IT access for home care providers
Kimberly Leonard and Josh Israel, The Center for Public Integrity
“Home care providers in rural areas and other underserved communities may soon be eligible to receive Medicare payments for audio and video home monitoring under a Senate bill reintroduced last week after going nowhere in three recent sessions of Congress.
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NeHC Panelist: Health IT efforts must include care for underserved
Mary Stevens, CMIO
“If these are challenging times for healthcare, things are also moving fast, and it’s important that health IT efforts include a focus on delivering care to underserved communities, Garth Graham, MD, MPH, deputy assistant secretary for minority health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health, said in an interview.
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Part 1: How can eHealth help the poorest people?
Hassan Masum, Aman Bhandari, Jody Ranck and Alex Jadad, GlobalHealthHub.org
“There have been many examples of eHealth impact in resource-limited settings, using technologies such as cell phones and telemedicine. But many questions remain. Which eHealth innovations have the most potential? What are the barriers to scaling up these innovations? How can they be designed with front-line health providers in mind?
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