Links to articles on innovative “smart luggage” options and increasing healthcare data breaches are included in the items presented this week.
- Before you start packing for your next locum tenens assignment, consider picking up a piece of “smart luggage.” CNN highlights seven cutting-edge travel accessories that let you do everything from unlocking or tracking your bags remotely with your phone to using your suitcase to recharge mobile devices.
- Healthcare data breaches are increasing, according to research that shows documented data breaches in 29 million records from Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-covered entities between 2010 and 2013. As shared by Medscape, the researchers expect the rapid expansion of electronic health record deployment will fuel increasing breaches in the future.
- A strong emotional fit has a significant impact on the doctor-patient relationship, according to a Stanford University study that suggests when a doctor appears to feel the way a patient desires to feel, the patient is more likely to heed that doctor’s health advice.
- More than 40 percent of hospitals are tying at least 10 percent of their revenue to value-based payments, up from 22 percent last August. And nearly one-quarter of hospitals expect at least half of their revenue will be tied to value-based contracts within the next two years, as reported by The Advisory Board Company.
- You might want to double-check your pockets next time you board a plane. In the fiscal year 2014, the Transportation Security Administration collected almost $675,000 in loose change left behind at airport checkpoints. Fliers at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport left behind the most change, followed by Los Angeles International Airport and San Francisco International Airport.
Have a great weekend!
