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Smartphones Are the New Stethoscopes

by Elise Solé, yahoo.com/health Jul 15, 2014 Among the many instruments your doctor uses — stethoscope, thermometer, scale — the most valuable one may be in her pocket: a smartphone. Due to increasingly compressed office visits, patients are becoming more

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Is Telehealth Just Another Clinical Silo?

by: Bruce Carothers, Vice President of Telehealth Solutions for AMN Healthcar,  July 14, 2014 I recently read a compelling but disturbing story about our fragmented care system from an ED physician who became a trauma patient while on a business

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The Long Wait to See a Doctor

By: THE EDITORIAL BOARD New York Times JULY 7, 2014 Americans are already experiencing long waits to get doctor’s appointments, and experts say the delays are bound to get worse when millions of previously uninsured Americans get health coverage under

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Why medical aids are so expensive

by: Mr. Barry Childs mg.co.za: 27 Jun 2014 Greater collaboration and sharing of information between stakeholders will lead to reductions in costs. Healthcare is complex. Our bodies are the most complex machines we know of, and our brains and minds

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Patient Engagement and Big Data can bring Big Saving

By: Mr. Harish Kapoor Founder Director at Quantum Therapeutics (a div. of Dr. I-Net Corporation) June 20, 2014 Patient empowerment and engagement are the new healthcare models that will improve quality and bring cost saving, by removing the waste and

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Samsung’s Simband smartwatch could tell the doctor you’re ill before you know yourself

By Malarie Gokey — May 29, 2014 Samsung beat Apple to the punch on Wednesday when it announced a new mobile medical tech platform called Simband. It’s a prototype smartwatch with a heavy emphasis on health and fitness, and it’s

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