Background: The use of physical activity (PA) electronic devices offers a unique opportunity to engage children and adolescents in PA. For this age group (2-17 years), parents play a key role in promoting healthy…
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Background: Increasingly, parents use child health promotion apps to find health information. An overview of child health promotion apps for parents currently does not exist. The scope of child health topics addressed by parent…
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There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t see an article or hear commentary about how AI is going to somehow cause the end of the world. Earlier this month, it caused…
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By Mark Melchionna
July 13, 2023 – Upon review of numerous research articles, a study found that telehealth increased access to abortion care throughout the US and was as effective as in-person abortion services while limiting…
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Cardiovascular disease incidence is increasing in the Middle East. Studies attribute this rise to socioeconomic development and a shift from rural to urban life. In addition, the studies also highlight the impact of lifestyle…
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By Hannah Nelson
June 28, 2023 – DirectTrust, a non-profit healthcare industry alliance created to support secure, identity-verified electronic exchanges of protected health information, has announced a 60-day public comment and review period of the draft…
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Background: Over the past few decades, there has been a rapid increase in the number of wearable sleep trackers and mobile apps in the consumer market. Consumer sleep tracking technologies allow users to track…
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By Hannah Nelson
June 27, 2023 – Epic has expanded its partnership with Nuance Communications, a Microsoft company, through an ambient clinical documentation EHR integration.
Nuance’s Dragon Ambient eXperience Express (DAX Express) tool combines conversational and ambient…
By Hannah Nelson
June 27, 2023 – Amidst budget concerns tied to the new EHR system, a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) official said that the agency “will spare no expense” to maintain staff and services…
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Background: The advancements and abundance of mobile phones and portable health devices have created an opportunity to use mobile health (mHealth) for population health systems. There is increasing evidence for the feasibility and acceptance…
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