[TAO] TAO Digest - April 10, 2015

[Catherine Britain]

*TAO News:*

1.  SB 144:  The bill has still not been scheduled for hearing in the House
Health Care Committee.   Rep. Mitch Greenlick, Chair has indicated that he
will hear in between April 22nd and May 1st.

2.  TAO Has a New Member:  This past week Barbara Rothgeb became the newest
member of TAO. Barbara is a student located in Burns, Oregon.  Welcome!

*Events:*

1.  Webinar: HipaaChat, Mobile Telemedicine for Modern Healthcare
<http://go.everbridge.com/HipaaChat-Demo-Webinar-Web-Page.html?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRohv6vAZKXonjHpfsX96u8tXq6%2FlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ETMpqI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFSrDBMbFz0bgLWRU%3D>.
April 1st or April 15th. Free

2.  HIMSS15 Annual Conference & Exhibition <http://www.himssconference.org/>
: Apr 12 - 16, 2015 Chicago, IL

3.  ATA 2015 Annual Telemedicine Meeting and Trade Show
<http://www.americantelemed.org/ata-2015/conference-overview#>: May 02 -
05, 2015 Los Angeles, CA

4.  Distance Counseling Training
<https://distancecounselingtraining.edubrite.com/oltpublish/site/program.do?dispatch=showCourseSession&id=e550d032-c4d6-11e4-b33b-002590f9ff98>:
 June 8-9, Portland Oregon, June 10-11 in Medford

5.  BIO International Convention
<http://convention.bio.org/digitalhealth/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Affiliate-MHealth&utm_campaign=Digital-Health&utm_content=All&utm_term=Speaker-Image>
 June 15 - 18, Phildelphia, PA
​   The Digital Health Program at the convention features Drl Eric Topol as
the
    keynote speaker.​

*Articles:*


1.  Two telemedicine bills set to return to Congress
<http://www.mhealthnews.com/news/2-telemedicine-bills-set-return-congress>:
     These bills would give providers more opportunities to use
telemedicine and     be reimbursed for it.

2.  Tablet reduces CHF patient readmissions by 53 percent
<http://mobihealthnews.com/42273/tablet-app-reduces-chf-patient-readmissions-by-53-percent/>

3. Rural Areas: Telemedicine Helping
<http://federaltelemedicine.com/?p=3191#more-3191>
     A maternal fetal telemedicine program

4.  Quanttus: Why continuous blood pressure monitoring is a game-changer
<http://mobihealthnews.com/42156/quanttus-why-continuous-blood-pressure-monitoring-is-a-game-changer/>

5.  AARP, Pfizer, UnitedHealthcare team up to researchdigital health
usability for   older consumers
<http://mobihealthnews.com/42105/aarp-pfizer-unitedhealthcare-team-up-to-research-digital-health-usability-for-older-consumers/>

<http://mobihealthnews.com/42105/aarp-pfizer-unitedhealthcare-team-up-to-research-digital-health-usability-for-older-consumers/>



csbritain at gmail.com
541-910-7366
www.ortelehealth.org
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