Category: apps
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Report: mHealth Monitoring Market to Reach $8B by 2019
The market for mobile health monitoring and diagnostics was worth $650 million in 2012, and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 43.3 percent from 2013 to 2019 to reach $8 billion, according to a new report from Transparency Market Research. The market for mobile health monitoring and diagnostics was worth $650 million in…
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Mobile app uses voice analysis to detect mood changes in bipolar patients
An experimental smartphone application devised by a University of Michigan research team monitors subtle changes in the voices patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder and identifies mood changes. read more …read more
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Telemedicine Regulation Tucked Away in Medicare Reform
Tucked away in a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule that aims to cut down on “unnecessary, obsolete, or excessively burdensome” Medicare regulations on hospitals and other healthcare providers was regulation on telemedicine. Tucked away in a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule that aims to cut down on…
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Do patients with chronic diseases want telehealth solutions?
Several recent studies addressed the link between mobile health and individuals with chronic conditions, such as asthma, arthritis, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, depression, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, clinically diagnosed obesity, osteoporosis and stroke. read more …read more
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State highlights: Missouri Medicaid benefits; telepsychiatry in rural states; Conn. for-profit hospital bill
A selection of health policy stories from Missouri, North Carolina, Connecticut, Georgia, Minnesota, Michigan and Alaska. …read more
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There’s no difference between mHealth & telemedicine, come to ATA May 17-20 in Baltimore to learn more
I’ll be heading to the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) annual conference in Baltimore in a couple of weeks. To see what I might learn there I interviewed Jon Linkous, CEO of ATA. The first question I asked him was “what’s the difference between mHealth and telemedicine?” Basically nothing, he said — but, he noted that…
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Atlantic Health System Unveils mHealth Apps
The Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System has launched its first version of four smartphone and tablet apps the organization says will allow the public to better track and maintain their health, as well as quickly access hospital information and resources. The Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System has launched its first version of four smartphone and…
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LifeMap Solutions focuses on creating innovative mobile health products
LifeMap Solutions, Inc., a medical technology startup focused on creating innovative mobile health (mHealth) products and services powered by big data, today announced an initial $5 million seed round led by parent company LifeMap Sciences, Inc., a subsidiary of BioTime, Inc., with additional participation via in-kind support from its development partner, the Icahn School of…
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Mobile Health Apps Lack Behavior-Change Techniques
Behavior-change techniques are not well represented in the marketing materials for top-rated physical-activity apps, according to a team of Penn State researchers. They also found that two types of physical-activity apps are available on the market—those that focus on educating users on how to perform different exercises and those that focus on supporting users’ motivation…
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SCCA launches mobile app to help people adopt healthier habits that can reduce risk of cancer
According to the American Cancer Society, 50 percent of cancer is completely preventable and about 90 percent is curable if detected early. …read more