Homeland security officials warn of mobile health risks
The Department of Homeland Security has waded into the mHealth arena with some startling charges, among them that mobile devices like smartphones could easily become vectors for malicious attacks, network outages, information theft, and more, in a new report published this month.
Debate: Can mobile apps achieve what pills can't?
In a pair of point-counterpoint articles at Forbes, contributors Dave Chase and David Shaywitz face off on the question of whether mobile apps could someday be more effective than prescription drugs--a response to Happtique's plans for a platform for physicians to "prescribe" apps to their patients.
Banner, Aetna build mobile tech into ACO program
Health insurer Aetna and Phoenix-based hospital network Banner Health are digging deep into the technology toolbox to boost their evolving ACO partnership.On the mobile side, they're installing iTriage to allow patients to pre-register for appointments via smartphone, company officials say. It may be one of the first ACO deployments of the technology since Aetna purchased the company last year.
Reaching mHealth's Holy Grail: Behavior change
BYOD continues to challenge hospitals' security boundaries
As "Bring Your Own Device" continues its march into healthcare--remember Aruba Networks' recent data showing 85 percent of hospitals allow BYOD--CIOs like Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's John Halamka continue to adapt their security policies to control a myriad of devices and security settings.
Tablet use continues to increase among docs
Physician use of tablets has grown more than 75 percent in the past year, according to new findings from Manhattan Research published last week. The research company studied the mobile habits of more than 3,000 physicians in the first quarter of 2012, and compared those findings to the same period of 2011.
Diabetes management app helps teens improve glucose control
Teenagers using a new diabetes management app called Bant measured their glucose levels 50 percent more often than teens who didn't, according to a new study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR).
Happtique bets docs will prescribe apps if taught how
Mobile health applications distributor Happtique, which earlier this year announced that it was starting an app vetting process, now is taking on an even bigger mHealth challenge--getting doctors to actually prescribe apps to their patients.
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