Category: mHealth
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If people are healthy they can and should still use mHealth as a preventive measure
(HealthTech Wire/Interview) Ahead of the mHealth Summit Europe in Berlin (6-8 May, 2014), Maher Khoury, CEO, HMM Group, an independent research and manufacturing company, discusses the importance that mHealth will play in our daily … …read more
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Morning Headlines 4/23/14
The Personal Connected Health Alliance Launches with Goal to Improve Health and Wellness through Connected Technologies The Continua Health Alliance, mHealth Summit, and HIMSS launch a new non-profit called the Personal Connected Health Alliance that will represent the consumer voice in the growing connected health industry. Care Everywhere, a Point-to-Point HIE Tool An Applied Clinical…
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News 4/23/14
Top News Continua Health Alliance, mHealth Summit, and HIMSS launch the Personal Connected Health Alliance to represent the consumer voice in personal connected health to ensure that technologies are user-friendly, secure, and can easily collect, display, and relay personal health data. Reader Comments From Less Disruption Please: “athenahealth. Friday was a tough day. Their outage…
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Mayo app offers round-the-clock medical concierge subscription service
The Mayo Clinic and a California startup have created a new mobile health app featuring a telemedicine service offering a personal health assistant, who can prescribe limited drugs via the phone, and… read more …read more
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mHealth still untapped resource for docs
For the most part, providers are still wary over the mHealth movement. And this caution just might be preventing them from big care improvement opportunities, say the findings of a new study. The study, commissioned by mobile professional services firm Mobiquity, finds some 70 percent of consumers use mobile apps every day to track physical…
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Advancing Health Equity in the Digital Age
During National Minority Health Month, we acknowledge the potential for health information technology (health IT) – from electronic and personal health records to online communities to mobile applications – to transform health care and improve the health of racial and ethnic minorities. Lack of access to quality, preventive health care, cultural and linguistic barriers, and…
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Study: Consumers Use Mobile Apps to Track Health, But Don’t Involve Docs
While 70 percent of people use mobile apps on a daily basis to track calorie intake and monitor physical activities, only 40 percent share data and insights with their doctors, according to a new study by the Wellesley, Mass.-based mobile engagement provider Mobiquity. While 70 percent of people use mobile apps on a daily basis…
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Advisory committee focus is on ‘SMART’ mobile app innovation
An advisory committee focusing on mHealth software innovation is now in place for the Substitutable Medical Apps & Reusable Technology (SMART) project, with the goal of making mobile healthcare… read more …read more
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Global Mobile Health Solution market to grow at CAGR of 42.40% over 2012-2016
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Mobile Health Solution Market Report” report to their offering. …read more
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Cost, value and regulatory issues top doctors’ issues with mHealth
Most doctors realize the benefits of mobile healthcare technology but aren’t going to jump on the bandwagon quickly unless there is a compelling evidence the technology will save time and money… read more …read more