Are you reading this blog on your smartphone? If so, you are not alone. A recent report estimates that nearly 55% of Americans not only text, email and communicate with their phones but they get their news there as well. These statistics indicate that smartphones are an integral part of our everyday lives as people…
When Mother Nature strikes, the devastating effects can be felt long after the storm has passed. Whether a hurricane, tornado, tsunami or blizzard like the one that rocked the North East over the weekend, damage extends beyond what you see on the news. Those managing chronic conditions are often the most effected by harsh weather….
Research targets specific tools to make mobile apps effective According to an mHealth Intelligence article, chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease are responsible for a large portion of healthcare spending. As such, managing these conditions and improving outcomes has emerged as a priority in the industry. The American Health Information Management Association’s (AHIMA) recently…
National Health IT Week kicks off this week and we look forward to being part of the conversation shaping the future of health IT in the United States. With our mission of connecting patients and providers through technology, we are a proud partner of this event that raises awareness and puts health IT at the…
Get Real Health is proud to be a part of the MyCareManager initiative launched April 16th by HealthConnex, a subsidiary of Telstra Health. MyCareManager is an integrated eHealth product that allows caregivers to monitor clients remotely, whether in residential care, respite or in the community thereby reducing hospital readmission rates and allowing clients to keep…
The American Automobile Association (AAA) is predicting holiday travel this year will post its highest numbers since 2007. With all those bodies on the move, germs and sickness are bound to appear in record numbers as well. Falling ill over the holidays is unfortunate. Doing so far from home can be disastrous. While you can’t…
We’re thrilled to announce our latest product update – InstantPHR 3.4. With the newest release comes many new enhancements and updates, but what we’re most excited about is our new hybrid mobile app and overhaul of our care plans, now renamed as Self-Management Action Plans. Hybrid Mobile App The InstantPHR hybrid mobile app offers patients…
Federal Policy Front Policy is literally on FHIR! The acronym (pronounced “fire”) is HL7’s new HIT framework, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources. The alliance behind this initiative is comprised of major industry players calling themselves the Argonaut Project. The group includes five leading EHR vendors (athenahealth, Cerner, Epic, MEDITECH and McKesson) as well as four leading…
Big HIT Changes May Be Coming Soon IDC Health Insights published their annual FutureScape predictions looking at the health information technology industry. They predict that by 2020, 80% of healthcare information will have passed through the cloud. But keep in mind, with the continued expansion of cloud computing comes an increase in cyber-attacks. IDC Health…
Human API CEO on Unifying Health Data In an interview with InformationWeek, the CEO of Human API, Andrei Pop, discussed his vision to move beyond simply using APIs for health devices to including integrations with every type of health data. Get Real Health partner, Human API, is a universal health data platform that enables developers…
Geisinger using Technology to Increase Patient Engagement, CEO says During an industry talk this past Thursday, CEO of Geisinger Health System, Dr. Glenn Steele Jr., announced that the company has invested in health information technology innovations to transform itself from the normal fragmented, hospital-centric model to one that actively pursues patient involvement and easy access….
ONC Report Confirms Struggles on EHR Interoperability The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has confirmed the struggles of EHR interoperability. Even though standards and services have been established to support information sharing they acknowledge, “practice patterns have not changed to the point that healthcare providers share health information electronically across…
