Category: apps
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JourneyCare Achieve HIPAA Compliance On Mobile Devices In The Field
When nurses in the field began utilizing company-owned mobile devices to access patient data and complete point-of-care charting, JourneyCare recognized the need to increase security in order to maintain HIPAA compliance. …read more
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Mobile Data Security: Finding The Balance
Bring Your Own Device has changed the rules for corporate security on smartphones and tablets. Companies need to find the right balance in securing email, apps and content without compromising user experience. …read more
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Examining a sweet spot in mHealth technology
Scroll the search results of ‘mobile healthcare’ and it doesn’t take long to figure out that mobile apps and devices are cropping up all over, from university research and development… read more …read more
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Colorado hospital taps mobile payment app to boost efficiency, streamline processes
Aspen Valley Hospital in Colorado is streamlining patient payment processes using a mobile application that lets patients pay a bill from bedside discharge to emergency room environments and provides… read more …read more
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Telemedicine could be useful for nighttime patient admissions
The low number of nighttime admissions to hospitals may reveal an opportunity for leveraging telehospitalist physicians to deliver inpatient services during that time, a new study published in Telemedicine and e-Health finds. read more …read more
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Report: Time to provide nurses with needed mHealth tools
The biggest hospital workforce segment, the nursing staff, is being left out of the mHealth equation by IT organizations concerned about data security, regulatory compliance and inherent costs in… read more …read more
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mHealth Apps Need Better Review Process, Docs Argue
Two doctors at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston are advocating for the creation of a mobile health (mHealth) app review and certification organization for apps that don’t get regulated under official Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority. Two doctors at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston are advocating for the creation of a mobile…
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Mobile gaming may be next panacea for reducing stress, anxiety
Mobile gaming apps may be the next prescription for reducing stress and anxiety, according to a new research paper from the Assocation for Psychological Science. The paper, titled “Mental Health… read more …read more
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Proposed patient-centered telemedicine policy set for vote
The Federation of State Medical Boards will vote next month on a proposed policy that addresses the location and licensing requirements for physicians practicing telemedicine read more …read more
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Google gives a sneak peek at its mHealth intentions
Google has given us a peek into its upcoming mHealth wearables strategy, which is part of its Android Wear, set to kick off with smart watches and promises to go “well beyond” fitness… read more …read more