Background: Mobile apps are being increasingly used to foster healthy lifestyles. There is a growing need for clear, standardized guidelines to help users select safe and effective health apps. Objective: Our study aimed to…
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Background: Adolescents from underserved communities, particularly Black/African American and Hispanic youth, engage in lower levels of physical activity (PA), increasing their risk for chronic disease. Conventional interventions often face barriers such as limited access…
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Carol Howard, BSN, MBA, VP of Innovation and Adoption at Janus Health
Missed referrals represent a major, recurring cause of revenue leakage for providers and delays in access to care for patients.
When a physician refers…
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Background: The global integration of telehealth into the management of Parkinson disease (PD) addresses critical gaps in health care access, especially for patients with limited mobility in underserved regions. Despite accelerated adoption during the…
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Verified Trust is healthcare’s new cyber perimeter© 2025 HIMSS. All rights reserved. Healthcare organizations are dealing with a surge in cyber risk as AI-powered attacks, third-party connections and expanding digital ecosystems stretch traditional defenses. Recent…
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Re-architecting healthcare security in the AI age© 2025 HIMSS. All rights reserved. As cybercriminals increasingly weaponize AI in their attacks on healthcare organizations, traditional intrusion detection and manual response processes are becoming obsolete. HIMSS Market…
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Confidence in AI tools starts with clinical oversight© 2026 HIMSS. All rights reserved. While generative AI tools are transforming clinical decision support, it’s important to understand these tools’ performance and risk before implementing them. Elsevier…
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Background: Current methods of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) assessment may discriminate against frail individuals who are challenged to perform a maximal cardiopulmonary exercise test. CRF estimations from free-living wearable data, captured over extended time periods,…
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Background: Social exchange processes, such as social support and social control, can promote health behavior change. However, these processes are often neglected when studying health behavior change and designing interventions. Intervening on these social…
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Background: Intermittent fasting emerges as a promising dietary approach against obesity, offering a cost-effective strategy for implementation via web-based platforms. We developed a Brief Online Intermittent Fasting Program (OIF), featuring a self-administered, weekly 1-day…
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