Category: apps
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Why medical expertise is a must-have for mHealth tech development
When it comes to designing, developing and building new mobile healthcare tools, many of the most successful ventures typically have one factor in common: accredited healthcare expertise. read more …read more
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Harvard startup aims to bolster caregiver communication via mHealth
A Harvard Innovation Lab startup aims to bolster patient treatment by enhancing coordination and communication among caregivers via an mHealth app that will let healthcare teams text, share images and videos and have a patient list in quick reach. read more …read more
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Telehealth reimbursement growth a slow process
Despite progress in obtaining reimbursement for telehealth services from private payers, change is coming slowly, according to a study published this month in Telemedicine and e-Health. read more …read more
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State telemedicine efforts encounter hurdles
Legislative efforts to enhance the use of telemedicine in both Florida and Tennessee have hit some bumps in the road, according to various reports. read more …read more
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How a N.J. Medical Center Has Saved Millions With mHealth Technology
A little more than a year ago, the N.J.-based LibertyHealth Jersey City Medical Center decided to tackle the growing healthcare communication challenge with mobile technology. The cost savings have been nothing short of dramatic. Communication breakdowns in healthcare affect care teams and their patients at every stage of the care process, from diagnosis to treatment.…
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Arrival of tech titans in mHealth a big win for everyone
If the past two weeks are any indication, it seems that every technology and Internet company wants in on mobile healthcare devices, apps, services. That, of course, is a very good thing for patients, providers and payers, as well as the IT industry at large. Why? First, let’s look at who exactly is jumping into…
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Study: mHealth can boost treatment outcomes, patient communication
Two in five physicians believe using mobile technology for communicating with patients can boost treatment outcomes, and just as many have increased use for that reason in the past year, according to a new study from Manhattan Research. read more …read more
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Joeseph Kvedar: Telehealth needs standards of care, safeguards
Telehealth is growing more prevalent and states must adopt policies–such as a model policy adopted in April by the Federation of State Medical Boards–to address patient safety, Joseph C. Kvedar, M.D., founder and director of the Center for Connected Health, writes at Health Affairs Blog. read more …read more
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Online and mobile apps designed for health and well-being are often short-lived
According to a doctoral thesis by Research Scientist Kirsikka Kaipainen from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, online and mobile applications for stress management and healthy eating reach a large number of users but their appeal tends to be short-lived. …read more
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mHealth and Where It’s Heading with Alan Portela
One of my favorite healthcare IT people to interview is Alan Portela, CEO of AirStrip. Having been in the healthcare IT industry and seen it from so many angles, he always has some interesting insight into what’s happening in the industry. It’s hard to understand the value that having attended HIMSS almost as many years…