Category: apps

Despite the increased prevalence of mobile healthcare apps being used by patients, providers and payers, such tools are nowhere near mainstream adoption and continue to be viewed by many as a novelty in the healthcare sector, according to Karen Taylor, research director for Deloitte’s UK Center for Health Solutions. read more …read more    

Technology is a wonderful thing, except when it’s not. The wireless network crashes, the PC blows up, the tablet gets a virus, smartphones go missing. And in each of those scenarios, data and access to data is potentially compromised. It’s no different with mHealth devices. Smartwatches, health fitness bands, wearable monitors woven into clothing, smartphones…

Rift, a virtual gaming headset created by Oculus, which was acquired by Facebook this year for $2 billion, may be a game changer for mobile healthcare in providing a new level of capability in… read more …read more    

Mobile healthcare technology innovation, adoption and its ultimate impact as a valuable equation for patients, providers and payers relies on a collaborative approach from application development to user involvement, reveals research funded by Hannover Medical School in Germany. read more …read more    

As populations of insured patients continue to grow, providers must find ways to treat more people at lower costs. Doctors at the American Telemedicine Association’s annual meeting in Baltimore this week discussed how telehealth tools and smartphones to share patient images are streamlining clinical care processes. read more …read more    

Cleveland Clinic has entered into a partnership with the Dublin, Ohio-based health IT firm HealthSpot to offer patients alternative options to access healthcare through technology and HealthSpot’s virtual walk-in kiosks. Cleveland Clinic has entered into a partnership with the Dublin, Ohio-based health IT firm HealthSpot to offer patients alternative options to access healthcare through technology…

Evidence continues to mount that telemedicine is effective in reducing hospitalization rates and emergency department visits while also improving health outcomes for chronic disease patients, according to a review of research led by former American Telemedicine Association President Rashid Bashshur, the executive director of eHealth at the University of Michigan Health System. read more …read…

As the focus for payment models in healthcare shifts to incentivize patient outcomes and reward provider accountability, care delivered virtually and via telehealth technology will grow in prominence, according to Nina Antoniotti, director of telehealth business at the Marshfield (Wisconsin) Clinic. read more …read more    

As care standards continue to evolve, it’s imperative that the Military Health System embrace telehealth, according to Jonathan Woodson, assistant secretary of defense for health affairs at the U.S. Department of Defense, the keynote speaker Tuesday at the American Telemedicine Association’s annual meeting in Baltimore. read more …read more    

As Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare moves toward its concept of shared accountability by redesigning care across all its clinical areas, its executives became increasingly convinced over the last few years that “teleservices” would be a key part of their process redesign. One key question was whether to buy a telehealth system from a vendor or build…