SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 7, 2014 – For the first time, mental health clinicians have the opportunity to preview a new mobile platform that provides them with patient data between therapy visits to accelerate diagnoses and improve care.SELFECHO LAUNCHES PILOT STUDY OF NEW MENTAL HEALTHCARE MOBILE PLATFORM DESIGNED TO ENHANCE PATIENT TREATMENT AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

The rising popularity of data sharing policies for life science researchers are having an impact, according to a study published in PLOS One.

Patient access and feedback to their EHR can improve accuracy of medication lists, according to a study published in eGems (Generating Evidence and Methods to Improve Patient Outcomes).

Three out of every four adults do not use a fitness tracking device or app to monitor their weight, diet or exercise, according to a survey from TechnologyAdvice, a research firm based in Brentwood, Tenn.

CHICAGO—“First do no harm,” Patricia C. Dykes, PhD, RN, senior nurse scientist and program director of the Center for Patient Safety Research and Practice and the Center for Nursing Excellence at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, reminded her audience at the 2014 Healthcare Leadership Forum in Chicago.

CHICAGO—When it comes to mobile health, “technologies must meet people where they are at and respond to who they are,” said David Gustafson, PhD, research professor of industrial and systems engineering and director of the Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, speaking at the 2014 Healthcare Leadership Forum on Sept. 29.

The Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital is facing mounting criticism due to its handling of the first Ebola case in the U.S., reports The Dallas Morning News.

Montefiore Pioneer ACO in Bronx, N.Y., saved Medicare $24 million last year—and, thanks to its shared savings agreement, got to pocket $13 million of it. The Washington Post explores how it accomplished this feat in a system where 80 percent of patients receive Medicaid or Medicare.