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Top 7 Barriers to Adoption of Digital Health Technology by Caregivers
According to Cambia Health's recent white paper "Wired for Care", 25% of caregivers cited data privacy concerns to be the reason why they are reluctant to adopt digital health technology to monitor the health of loved ones they support.  25% prefer to do themselves to ensure it is done right; 24% prefer to speak/interact with live person; 21% believe the cost for digital health tools are too high; 19% think there are too many tools, and logins to keep track of; and 17% are not aware of digital health technology.

Cambia Health: "Wired for Care"

Source: Cambia Health
 

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AMA: Physicians' integration of digital health tools into clinic practice
 
1.  Consumer access to clinical data—58%
2.  Point of care or workflow enhancements—47%
3.  Clinical decision support—37%
4.  Patient engagement—33%
5.  Remote monitoring and management for improved care—22%
6.  Remote monitoring for efficiency—16%
 
Source: Why physicians’ use of digital health is on the rise
  

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mHealth
Report: Digital Health Tools Fail to Keep Up with Patients’ Expectations
Patients increasingly expect their healthcare providers to offer apps and other digital health tools to assist with a multitude of tasks, including making appointments, checking their personal health data, messaging care teams and accessing virtual care. While many hospitals and health systems have rolled out digital health offerings, a new research report from the Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) finds that these tools may not be keeping pace with patient expectations.
HIT Consultant, February 18, 2020

New Partnership Gives Pharmacies mHealth Tools for Diabetes Prevention
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) is making mHealth and telehealth an integral part of its diabetes prevention efforts in underserved communities through a new partnership. The APhA Foundation announced last month that it would join forces with The Kroger Company and Tabula Rasa Healthcare to add connected health elements to its CDC-approved National Diabetes Prevention Program, called Project IMPACT: Diabetes Prevention.
mHealth Intelligence, February 13, 2020

New Study Cites Caregivers’ Desire for mHealth, Telehealth Support
Nearly two-thirds of the nation’s caregivers are using at least one mHealth or telehealth tool to manage their caregiving responsibilities, and roughly 40 percent are looking for more digital health solutions to improve care management. That’s the takeaway from a pair of surveys conducted by Oregon-based Cambia Health Solutions..
mHealth Intelligence, February 12, 2020

CMS Loosens Restrictions on Telehealth for Certain Shared-Risk ACOs
Accountable Care Organizations who are at risk of owing money back to Medicare because they haven’t met spending targets on shared-risk beneficiaries now have more freedom to use telehealth.
mHealth Intelligence, February 11, 2020

Mayo Clinic Study Demonstrates Telehealth’s Value to Rural Hospitals
Two rural hospitals using an asynchronous telehealth platform for eConsults with infectious disease experts saw a sharp reduction in risk of death within 30 days, as well as a decreased risk of rehospitalization. In a 2018 study conducted by The Mayo Clinic at two hospitals within its network, the connected health platform helped staff at these hospitals collaborate with ID specialists at Mayo’s Rochester hospital on care management for some 100 patients.
mHealth Intelligence, January 27, 2020
 


Cybersecurity
Data breach leads to unauthorized access to information for 7,500 patients, Iowa health care company says
More than 7,000 patients of a south-central Iowa medical system have been notified that their personal information may have been leaked in a data breach. Monroe County Hospital & Clinics said in a news release that approximately 7,500 people were notified that the breach may have led to unauthorized access of their individual health information.
Des Moines Register, February 17, 2020

Sacramento County judge dismisses lawsuit against Sutter that alleged online privacy breach
Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Christopher Krueger has dismissed a lawsuit against Sutter Health that had alleged the health-care giant was secretly sharing their medical information with Facebook, Google, Twitter and other third parties.
Modesto Bee, February 12, 2020

Ransomware attack at Kansas medical group may have exposed 17K patient files
Great Bend, Kan.-based Central Kansas Orthopedic Group began notifying 17,214 patients that their information may have been exposed in a ransomware attack. In November, Central Kansas Orthopedic Group discovered that an unauthorized third party had deployed ransomware on its computers.
Becker's Hospital Review, February 13, 2020

Texas provider alerts 6,500 patients of phishing attack
Fort Worth, Texas-based MHMR of Tarrant County began notifying 6,524 patients that their information may have been exposed in a phishing attack.
Becker's Hospital Review, February 5, 2020

Connecticut payer alerts 1,100 members of phishing attack
In October, Access Health CT discovered that an employee's email account had been compromised by an unauthorized third party.
Becker's Hospital Review, February 4, 2020
 

More News
VA to delay rollout of Cerner EHR system, citing interoperability issues
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced it has delayed the rollout of its planned electronic health record modernization at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, Washington, which was due to go live at the end of March. According to a report in the government IT news site FCW, the EHR system, based on Cerner’s Millennium software, requires more work before it is ready to go live.
HealthcareIT News, February 12, 2020

The focus of the tech C-suite of the future? Data, data & more data, say health IT experts
While the number of chief innovation officers and chief digital officers in hospitals and health systems will surely continue to skyrocket in the years to come, they may very well be overshadowed by exponential growth in the realm of the chief data officer.
Becker's Hospital Review, February 12, 2020

How Anthem is using blockchain technology to free up members' data
Anthem is betting big on blockchain. The insurance giant has several pilots of the technology—which enables encryption of medical data and ensures the privacy of healthcare information—in the works. That includes a project to make it easier for patients to access and share their health data.
FierceHealthcare, February 6, 2020

California hospital taps CommonWell, Carequality for EHR data sharing
Van Nuys, Calif.-based Valley Presbyterian Hospital implemented CommonWell Health Alliance and Carequality's EHR data sharing program, according to a Jan. 28 news release. VPH is one of the first Meditech EHR sites to go live on the program.
Becker's Hospital Review, January 28, 2020
 
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