Category: mHealth
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JAMA paper: mHealth apps need more review, assessment
The proliferation and increasing use of mobile healthcare apps requires an unbiased review and certification process, argues a paper published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical… …read more
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Don’t count Microsoft out of mobile health
Just when you thought Microsoft was out of the mHealth game, the software giant recently announced its Bing Health & Fitness Windows Phone app. Launched as a beta version through the Windows… …read more
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mHealth brings, ‘Can you heal me now?’
Mobile devices have found their way into virtually every corner of the world, even in the most remote and least technologically developed countries. And this reality, says Joan Cornet, mHealth director at Mobile World Capital in Barcelona, has a “huge impact” on the potential of mobile health going forward. …read more
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VA mHealth pilot runs into app scheduling challenges
A U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mHealth pilot has run into problems with its ability to efficiently schedule appointments. The VA Mobile Health Veteran Appointment Request Pilot is an… read more Source: VA mHealth pilot runs into app scheduling challenges
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Is the ‘Internet of Things’ Health IT’s Next Big Thing?
Gartner Inc. has come out with a bullish report on the “internet of things,” which it predicts will add nearly $2 trillion in value to the economy by 2020 and transform the way all businesses operate. As many as 30 billion devices with unique IP addresses will be connected, the majority of them being products,…
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mHealth has varying impact on gender relations
Evidence regarding the effect of mHealth interventions on gender relations is weak and rigorous research is urgently needed, according to an article in the International Journal for Equity in Health…. read more Source: mHealth has varying impact on gender relations
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Defining The Future State Of Mobile Health
Porter Research talks with Nuance’s Jonathan Dreyer about the rise of intelligent systems in healthcare, and how the cloud is poised to impact the next generation of mobile health By Jennifer Dennard, social marketing director, Porter Research …read more
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Jodi Daniel: Public input key to crafting robust HIT regulatory recommendations
Speaking at a policy discussion panel Monday at the 2013 mHealth Summit in Washington, D.C., Jodi Daniel, director of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s Office of Policy Planning, said the draft report on health IT called for by the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act will be out and…
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Telehealth improves home management of chronic disease
A pair of separate, recently published studies indicate that telehealth is an effective tool in self-management of chronic disease, including diabetes. read more …read more
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News 12/11/13
Top News Practice Fusion closes a $15 million Series D round led by Qualcomm Ventures, bringing the company’s total funding raised to date to $149 million. Reader Comments From Lorre: “Re: mHealth. So many people were coming up to me asking if I was Inga that I finally had to make this sign. I am…