Adherence is the name of the game. Nothing even comes close as an effective way to reduce costs and improve health outcomes. “Studies consistently find significant cost savings and increases in effectiveness that are attributable to low-cost interventions for improving adherence,” according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Yet even in developed countries, adherence to…
Guest post by Christina Caraballo, MBA, Get Real Health. Hospitals and eligible professionals that have yet to meet their meaningful use requirements are facing a good news/bad news scenario. First the bad news: The clock is ticking, as major deadlines loom. The good news: It’s not too late to hop aboard the MU train, although some…
By Gina Roberts-Grey A child’s type 1 diabetes diagnosis brings with it a variety of challenges for parents. From kids sneaking candy to skipping insulin injections in an effort to just “be normal,” the trials are numerous for parents of type 1 diabetics. According to the American Diabetes Association, more than 200,000 American children are living…
News Feature | March 21, 2014 Obama administration says harnessing technology, spurring health vital for making affordable care a reality While health insurance continues to get all the high-noise attention in the ongoing implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the White House reached out to business leaders this week with a parallel message: Harnessing technology…
Taken from CEO Blog Nation We were sailing along enjoying success when the Great Recession struck a direct blow at our customers’ budgets — and thus at our business model. Since 2007, Get Real Health had been developing custom patient engagement and personal health applications for clients — typically large healthcare providers. We were successful…
Taken from EHR Intelligence During his time as the National Coordinator for Health IT, Dr. Farzad Mostashari had a big job to do. Not only did he have to convince physicians and hospitals that EHRs were a good idea, he also had to herd healthcare providers towards the first stages ofmeaningful use, a program that…
Taken from Gazette.net Mostashari joins Rockville’s Get Real Health By Krista Brick Staff Writer Dr. Farzad Mostashari has been appointed to the Get Real Health board of directors. Mostashari is a former national coordinator for Office of Health Information Technology, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Get Real Health of Rockville is a…
Taken from ABC 7 WJLA In tonight’s Working Woman, Alison Starling introduces us to Robin Wiener who has developed cutting edge technology she says helps patients control their own health and their own medical records. When Wiener was little, she was not a great student. Teachers said she was “too slow” to learn anything. She…
Featured in Government HealthIT Three months after leaving the federal government, Farzad Mostashari, MD, is joining the board of directors at the patient engagement company Get Real Health. The big-thinking, bow-tied public health veteran is currently studying accountable care policies full-time at the Brookings Institution, and said he’s joining the Get Real Health board to…
Featured in Modern Healthcare Dr. Farzad Mostashari, former national coordinator for health information technology at HHS, has been appointed to the board of Get Real Health, a Rockville, Md.-based electronic personal health record developer with a longtime relationship with Microsoft and its HealthVault PHR platform. Caradigm, a joint venture between Microsoft and GE Healthcare, is also listed on the…
Taken from Canadian Healthcare Technology Vendor spotlight Telus “gets real” with personal health records By Rosie Lombardi Telus is working to make sharing healthcare data between patients and doctors easier. The company recently made some significant investments in Get Real Health, a Maryland-based patient engagement software company. Get Real Health specializes in personal health record…
Taken from Hitched Magazine The Importance of Having a Personal Health Record BY ROBIN WIENER Patient engagement is being touted as the blockbuster drug of the century. The facts are clear—the more you get a patient involved in monitoring their own health the better the outcome will likely be. One of the most effective ways…
