Dava Stewart
Dava Stewart is a professional writer, specializing healthcare topics, who lives in beautiful Chattanooga, TN. With a BA in English, a passion for storytelling, and more curiosity than is necessarily good, Dava seeks out the human stories behind the research and technology. You can learn more about her work at www.smilingtreewriting.com.
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Consumer-facing LabFinder helps patients locate in-network testing
The site will return a list of nearby labs that are in the patient’s insurance network, and the test can then be scheduled online.
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Study shows electronic monitoring of hand hygiene lowers MRSA rates
The study found an increase in hand hygiene compliance of 25.5 percent, a decrease in hospital-acquired MRSA of 42 percent and reduction in costs of $434,000.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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Off-the-shelf ALLie cam lets doc live stream bariatric surgery in 360 degrees
Dr. Ariel Ortiz Lagardere, of the Obesity Control Center in Tijuana, Mexico, is enthusiastic about the implications of the ALLie camera for purposes of education, mentorship and communication with colleagues.
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Skywriter MD uses virtual scribes to speed documentation
When a clinician is with a patient, the scribe listens from their location in a “Sky Center” in Denver, Colorado, and transcribes everything directly into the EMR.
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Medical tourism startup VoyagerMed prepares to launch telehealth
Two-year-old VoyagerMed is preparing to launch a telehealth initiative aims to connect more Chinese patients to U.S. physicians.
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IRS may deny tax-exempt status to commercial ACOs
An IRS report last week added to industry-watchers’ suspicions that obtaining tax-exempt status will be an uphill battle for ACOs that do not participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
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Healthcare connectivity survey reveals differences between docs, patients
Results show “a bit of disagreement between patients and healthcare providers,” said Dr. Jan Kimpen, chief medical officer of Philips Healthcare.
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
