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CMS announces MyHealthEData Initiative and Medicare Blue Button 2.0
Here is one of the biggest announcements that came out of HIMSS 2018: the MyHealthEData Initiative launched by CMS.MyHealthEData aims to empower patients by ensuring that they control their healthcare data and can decide how their data is going to be used, all while keeping that information safe and secure. The overall government-wide initiative is led by the White House Office of American Innovation with participation from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) – including its Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - March 7, 2018 Category: Information Technology Source Type: blogs

FDA authorizes marketing of first blood test to aid in the evaluation of concussion in adults
Advances in technology are leading to a host of innovations around reducing and detecting concussions.Today, the FDA authorized the marketing of the first blood test to evaluate mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), commonly referred to as concussion, in adults.The FDA reviewed and authorized for marketing the Banyan Brain Trauma Indicator in fewer than 6 months as part of its Breakthrough Devices Program.The Brain Trauma Indicator works by measuring levels of proteins, known as UCH-L1 and GFAP, that are released from the brain into blood and measured within 12 hours of head injury. Levels of these blood proteins after mTBI/...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - February 14, 2018 Category: Information Technology Source Type: blogs

Using heart rate data (and machine learning) to detect diabetes?
A very interesting study seems to suggest that continuous heart data could identify patients who have diabetes. You can read more about this story onWired:... at the annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence in New Orleans, digital health-tracking startup Cardiogram presented research suggesting the Apple Watch ’s heart rate sensor and step counter can make a good guess at whether or not a person has diabetes—when paired with the right machine-learning algorithms, of course.In 2013, researchers at UCSF launched the Health eHeart study and registered close to 200,000 participants. About 40,000 opted to link thei...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - February 8, 2018 Category: Information Technology Source Type: blogs

Apple Health app will link to your medical records (thanks to FHIR)
Apple recently announced that its mobile Health app will link to electronic health record (EHR) systems. This will allow patients/consumers access to their personal health record (PHR). While companies like Microsoft launched PHR platforms such as HealthVault a number of years ago, most of these PHRs were not linked to EHRs. Tethered PHRs became available when patient portals were launched by hospitals, health systems, and clinics to meet the CMS Meaningful Use requirements.It seems that we're finally entering an era where advances such the FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) Specification and other interoper...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - January 31, 2018 Category: Information Technology Source Type: blogs

FDA approves pill with sensor that digitally tracks ingestion
For the past several years, we had heard about the sensor technology and patch developed by Proteus Digital Health. The FDA just approved the first pill that integrates this technology into Abilify, a drug used to treat schizophrenia.Abilify MyCite (aripiprazole tablets with sensor) has an ingestible sensor embedded in the pill that records that the medication was taken. The product is approved for the treatment of schizophrenia, acute treatment of manic and mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder and for use as an add-on treatment for depression in adults.FDA announcement. (Source: Medicine and Te...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - November 13, 2017 Category: Information Technology Source Type: blogs

FDA announces Digital Health Innovation Action Plan
Today, the FDA announced the formal launch of the Pre-Cert for Software Pilot Program and published their Digital Health Innovation Action Plan.TheDigital Health Innovation Action Plan (PDF) provides details and timelines for the integrated approach to digital health technology and the implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act.The goals are to:enable a modern and tailored approach that allows software iterations and changes to occur in a timely fashion;ensure high quality medical product software throughout the life of the product by enabling companies to demonstrate their embedded culture of quality...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - July 27, 2017 Category: Information Technology Source Type: blogs

Augmented reality in medical education
It's truly exciting to see how augmented reality (AR) is becoming incorporated into medical education. While virtual reality (VR) headsets are also gaining some notable traction, I see the use of AR growing much faster. AR interfaces can be built right into the clinical workflow and can even be used at the bedside. People can get a taste of AR using their mobile devices, so they don't need to purchase any sophisticated equipment. So, in addition to providing an enhanced educational experience, the use of AR could also lead to safer procedures and better clinical outcomes, especially for students and trainees.Here's an exam...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - June 1, 2017 Category: Information Technology Source Type: blogs