Category: apps
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mHealth Regulatory Coalition urges FDA to release final apps guidance
The mHealth Regulatory Coalition (MRC) on June 21 sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius urging HHS, through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration… read more …read more Source: mHealth Regulatory Coalition urges FDA to release final apps guidance
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Partners sends mobile data to EMR
In what may be one of the first integrations of its kind in the country, providers in the Boston-based Partners HealthCare system can now view patient data collected from mobile devices on their electronic medical record platform. The population of mobile health monitoring data, including vital signs such as blood pressure, weight and blood glucose,…
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Telemedicine Initiative Expanded for Mental Healthcare
Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes), an initiative that aims to increase access to specialty care to underserved areas through the use of telemedicine, will be expanded to focus on mental healthcare, and for the creation of a national institute that will replicate the model throughout the country. Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare…
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Report: Consumers Interested in mHealth Apps
According to a new study from Harris Interactive, one-third of all Americans are interested in using smartphones or tablets to consult with their doctors, make appointments, or get test results. Similarly, those surveyed are interested in using smartphones for actual medical purposes, such as monitoring blood pressure or blood sugar levels. According to a new…
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Informed consent central to telehealth, poses challenges
The very nature of telehealth–the use of technology across distance to provide healthcare services–can increase the risk associated with even routine treatments. That makes patients' informed consent even more important, according to Bonne Scott, an attorney with law firm Epstein Becker Green. read more …read more Source: Informed consent central to telehealth, poses challenges
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Under the Microscope: Telemedicine Care in Texas Prisons
In Texas, a state that is known for its size, providing care to the nation’s largest prison population is incredibly hard, especially when you consider that most facilities are dispersed in remote locations. To solve this conundrum, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice turned to telemedicine. Since the program’s inception, the prison telemedicine program has…
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Docs wild about iPad apps
As physicians continue to switch EHR systems or select a first vendor, a new survey by research firm Black Book Rankings has identified a “meteoric trend” in favor of mobile EHR applications, especially a marked leaning for iPad apps. Big data: None read more
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Survey: 1 in 3 Americans favor mobile devices for mHealth
More than one-third of respondents to a Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll said they were “very” or “extremely” interested in using smartphones or tablets to ask their doctors… read more …read more Source: Survey: 1 in 3 Americans favor mobile devices for mHealth
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Americans want more mHealth options
More and more Americans are keen on the idea of using mobile devices to better monitor their health, according to new survey findings released Tuesday. The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive and HealthDay, revealed that one-third of Internet-using adults expressed interest in using smartphones or tablets to make doctors appointments, receive medical test results of…
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Telemedicine patients more likely urban, educated
Urbanites are twice as likely as those in rural areas to take part in telemedicine, though participation rates for both remain low, according to a report on broadband use released by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. read more …read more Source: Telemedicine patients more likely urban, educated