As part of ongoing efforts to meet the goals of the federal Digital Government Strategy, the Department of Health & Human Services is making available 33 free health mobile apps.

Woodbridge, NJ, September 04, 2013 -- iPatientCare, Inc. - a pioneer in mHealth and cloud based ambulatory EHR, integrated Practice Management and Patient Portal solutions - announced today the much awaited National User Conference (NUCON) 2013 to be held on November 15 through November 17, 2013.

E-consultations hold great potential for improving access to specialist advice in a timelier manner than the traditional referral-consultation process, according to a study published in Telemedicine and e-Health.

As we go to press with this issue, the health IT community is abuzz from the announcement that Farzad Mostashari, MD, PhD, will step down as national coordinator of health IT. He cited this period between rulemaking cycles as a good time for a switch in ONC leadership. 

Boston is the birthplace of the American Revolution as well as a revolution of sorts in applied medical informatics. Thus, we saw it only fitting to make this city where so many famous patient care applications were created, the location for the first AMDIS Fall Symposium. It’s also our first meeting on the East Coast.

Home healthcare can fill care gaps, extend the reach of clinicians, improve clinical outcomes, reduce costs and more. The industry, however, must prove its worth to combat reimbursement challenges and the notion that home health cannot be a solid and consistent partner with other care providers. Health IT that drives care coordination and patient engagement should help build the case for home health.

Interesting discussions and perspectives on healthcare delivery continue in both the lay press and in medical publications. Review and commentary on recent discussions and perspectives are presented, with considerations for impact of technology, such as the release of patient data to the patient portal and resulting patient engagement and physician acceptance.

Florida legislators are pushing for increases in the use of and payment for telemedicine.