Category: apps
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GSMA announces mobile ecosystem partnership to provide mHealth services to women, children
The GSMA today announced that its Mobile for Development mHealth programme has launched a new cross-ecosystem partnership designed to provide a range of mHealth services to women and children, with a particular focus on nutrition, across Sub-Saharan Africa. …read more
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Big promise, hurdles await adoption and innovation of mHealth
Mobile healthcare poses tremendous opportunities in the next 10 years, but “significant barriers” will challenge consumer and care industry adoption–including the complexity of the U.S. medical system, an economic approach that does not pass on cost savings to patients, fuzzy federal regulations and poorly defined guidelines–according to a recent presentation. read more …read more
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4 of 5 smartphone users interested in mobile healthcare interactions
Four out of five smartphone users worldwide are interested in mHealth technology that will let them interact with healthcare providers, a new FICO survey reveals. read more …read more
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mHealth holds potential to aid pregnant women, newborns worldwide
The increasing availability of wireless service and mobile phones is helping healthcare efforts relating to pregnant women and newborns by improving data collection and response systems, according to a recent research viewpoint post published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. read more …read more
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3 mobile technologies to aid care transitions
Mobile healthcare technology has grown by leaps and bounds–and devices, technologies and applications are becoming ever more sophisticated and targeted to specific care goals, whether it’s improving patient flow, educating and engaging patients or preventing readmissions. The following technologies all address care transitions in different ways. read more …read more
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Verizon advances patient care with new mobile health product
Verizon today (June 25) announced the immediate availability of Verizon Virtual Visits, which provides an easy, convenient and cost-effective way for patients to be seen remotely by a clinician for a cold, flu, sore throat or other simple, acute conditions, via video on their smartphone, tablet or computer. …read more
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American Telemedicine Association to Offer Online Telemental Health Course
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) has announced that it is offering an online course discussing essential steps for planning and implementing a mental telehealth service. The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) has announced that it is offering an online course discussing essential steps for planning and implementing a mental telehealth service. read more …read more
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Why Google could emerge as the leader in mHealth: It’s all about the data
In the past month, the top players in smartphone industry have made big moves into the mHealth device market. Apple debuted its HealthKit, which will foster data sharing across mHealth applications as well as healthcare institutions. Samsung announced a digital health initiative using open hardware and software platforms for mHealth technology advancement and innovation. And…
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HIMSS mHealth committee will focus on IDing critical enablers
A newly formed Health Information and Management Systems Society committee focused on the use of mobility in healthcare features 12 members and will formally launch July 1. read more …read more
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Canada cautiously moves forward in mHealth
There are both cultural and organizational barriers preventing more Canadians from embracing mobile health innovations–and a prime one is a culture of caution, according to the Financial Post. read more …read more