New slate to boost EMS efficiencies
John FarrellIf you had the chance to attend HIMSS11 last week, you probably noted the increased focus on telehealth this year. Of the many new products competing in this space, one that’s grabbed my...
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In the absence of FDA guidance regarding which mobile apps require the agency's clearance, some developers are pushing for a review on their own.read more
View ArticleAddressing mobile security in healthcare
Just before HIMSS11, I was speaking with a number of hospital CIOs regarding information security in healthcare. One of the key concerns I kept hearing about had to do with securing mobile devices, so...
View ArticleResearch: Android sizzles, but healthcare favors Apple devices
Results of the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker find Android will capture 39.5 percent global market share this year, and grow another 12 percent or so to 45.4 percent in 2015. That's...
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Of mobile apps and liability issues
With Pricewaterhouse Coopers’ Health Research Institute estimating the annual consumer market for mobile monitoring devices is somewhere between $7.7 billion and $34 billion per year, it's not...
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Telemedicine back in the spotlight
The American Telemedicine Association’s 16th Annual International Meeting and Exposition is well underway in Tampa and, as expected, it’s hitting on the key issues defining the role telemedicine will...
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mHealth app promises real-time drug safety, savings info
A partnership effort between Verizon Wireless and Medco Health Solutions has yielded what officials at both companies are touting as the first mobile medication app with real-time, patient-specific...
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mHealth device to tackle heart arrhythmia monitoring
What do you get when you combine the efforts of a global developer of M2M communication modules and a manufacturer of critical-care medical products? If all goes according to plan, a recent partnership...
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New directions
John FarrellToday marks my last day as editor of MobileHealthWatch.com. Since March, 2008, I've been honored to have a bird's-eye view of the healthcare industry's rapid transformation. I've enjoyed...
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University of California scientists earn grants to commercialize mobile...
Eric WicklundFive teams of scientists in the University of California system are using grants of as much as $100,000 to develop their innovative mobile health ideas into effective methods for managing...
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