Category: mHealth

Applying a health systems “lens” to the evaluation of mobile healthcare initiatives, a recent article in the peer-reviewed journal Global Health: Science and Practice argues that mHealth… read more Source: New mHealth framework must integrate into existing functions

State Representative Klint Kesto of Michigan's 39th district made a public call for greater use of telehealth tools in a letter to the editor published today in the Kalamazoo Gazette. read more Source: State legislator calls for expanded use of telehealth

Scripps Health, the four-hospital system in San Diego, has launched Wired for Health, a clinical study aimed at evaluating whether the integration of wireless technologies, online social networks, and medicine can have a direct effect on healthcare spending. Scripps Health, the four-hospital system in San Diego, has launched Wired for Health, a clinical study aimed…

It's not often that you find mHealth vendors who are asking the FDA for more regulations. However, Alan Portela, CEO of San Antonio-based AirStrip is a rare breed of company executive in that… read more Source: CEO offers unique perspective in mHealth regulatory debate

Though they are on the front lines of patient care, nurses are taking a backseat to doctors as hospitals seek to implement mobile healthcare. In fact, nurses are often excluded from the front-end… read more Source: 4 ways nurses can help implement mHealth

By the end of 2017, the mHealth industry is expected to have grown by a compound annual growth rate of 61 percent, to reach a value of $26 billion, according to a new report from Research and Markets. By the end of 2017, the mHealth industry is expected to have grown by a compound annual…

Many of the most popular mobile health and fitness apps (both free and paid) carry considerable privacy risks for users—and that the privacy policies for those apps that have policies do not describe those risks, according to a new study from the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. Many of the most popular mobile health and fitness apps…

Are You Plugged In To What's Happening in mHealth?Mobile Marketing Watch, on Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:55:46 -0700Are You Plugged In to Whats Happening in mHealth Are You Plugged In To Whats Happening Here are some of the top stories in mobile health that our sister site mHealthWatch been monitoring this week. Aetna Says CarePass…