Category: mHealth
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mHealth apps tend to focus on deadly diseases in high-income countries
Mobile apps for those diseases and health conditions that are the deadliest in low- and middle-income countries are in shorter supply than those apps for the leading causes of death in high-income… read more …read more
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Study: Cancer-Focused mHealth Apps not Useful or Safe
A recent study by researchers at the University Health Network in Toronto found that consumer-based, cancer-focused mobile applications are effectively not useful nor are they safe. A recent study by researchers at the University Health Network in Toronto found that consumer-based, cancer-focused mobile applications are effectively not useful nor are they safe. The researchers wanted…
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China poised for mHealth explosion
Mobile healthcare holds great promise for the world’s most populous country. By 2017, China, which is home to more than 1.3 billion people, is predicted to be the second largest mHealth market… read more …read more
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TeamHealth Holdings announces acquisition of Professional Anesthesia Services
TeamHealth Holdings Inc., one of the nation’s largest providers of outsourced physician staffing solutions for hospitals, announced the acquisition of the operations of Professional Anesthesia Services, LLP. Based in Omaha, Neb., Professional Anesthesia Services’ physicians and certified registered nurse anesthetists manage more than 18,000 cases annually through anesthesia management services for Bergan Mercy Medical Center…
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Commentary: Obstacles continue to stand in way of mHealth adoption
Three powerful forces–the unsustainability of current healthcare spending, the rapid growth of wireless connectivity, and the need for more precise and individualized medicine–are converging and… read more …read more
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History has lesson for mHealth market
There’s one word that can aptly describe the mobile health market in its entirety. Nascent. And it’s been lingering in this stage for years, said industry officials at the 2013 mHealth Summit this week. So, what’s finally going to move the market forward? For many, it involves taking a little closer look at history. The…
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Mobility: The Answer To Transforming Healthcare Delivery
Healthcare is rapidly evolving and mHealth – ranging from blood glucose monitoring to virtual visits – helps enhance communication between patient and provider and, in turn, helps deliver better outcomes. By Jim Nation, manager of healthcare mobility, Verizon Wireless …read more
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Dispatch from Europe
By John Halamka I’ve been on the road for the past few days, describing the importance of patient and family engagement using mobile applications to healthcare leaders in Europe. The dialog has been bidirectional. I learned a great deal about the technology and policy challenges in each country. Patients, payers, and providers are struggling with…
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Adherent Health announces results of 2014 Patient Preference Study
Adherent Health, LLC, a mobile health engagement advisory focused on medication safe-use, adherence, and health outcomes attainment, announced today the results of its 2014 Patient Preference Study which surveyed the mobile app behaviors and medication support preferences of 2,216 prescription-taking patients aged 18-65+. …read more
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Humana Remote Monitoring Pilots Engage Circle of Care Surrounding Member
Humana’s remote monitoring pilots go beyond traditional targets of heart failure, diabetes and COPD to observe functionally challenged members, explains Gail Miller. This novel approach uses a Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) with a built-in accelerometer to monitor members challenged by activities of daily living (ADL), says the VP of telephonic clinical operations in Humana’s…