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Survey: Doctors overwhelmingly favor mobile devices and apps for EHRs
In a national survey, primary care and internal medicine physicians indicated a strong preference for electronic health record (EHR) usability on their mobile devices, according to an announcement ...
Smartphone app enables urine analysis on your phone
Urine tests aren't just for the doctor's office anymore--a new app allows you to do it on the go. According to an article in Medical News Today , an Indian startup has developed a smartphone...
Smartphone monitoring system helps Pakistan control dengue outbreaks
An Android-based monitoring system in Pakistan is helping to control dengue outbreaks by tracking and tagging confirmed cases and the mosquito larvae that carry the disease, according to an Oct. 30 article in Technology Review .
Smartphone location data: privacy vs. faster emergency service
Recently, my health insurance company informed me that they launched a new mobile app to make it easier for me to access my health insurance information whenever and wherever I might need it....
Halamka: Native mobile apps will improve user experience for med students
In a recent post to his Life as a Healthcare CIO blog, John Halamka, CIO of Beth Israel Deaconess Memorial Center, offered his insight into mobile device use at Harvard Medical School. The biggest takeaway: Get ready for more native mobile apps.
7 mobile apps for chronic condition management
By Julie Bird In a report released last May, the Washington, D.C.-based Brookings Institution's Center for Technology Innovation said more than 40,000 mobile health applications are available...
mHealth global market to hit $11.8 billion by 2018
M-health has become the fastest-growing segment of the telehealth and telemedicine market, according to market intelligence firm GlobalData.
Smartphone use growing among family docs
More family physicians (67 percent) are using smartphones these days, compared to 55 percent at the same time in 2012, according to a Canadian survey by Ontario-based research firm Prism Healthcare Intelligence.
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.
Android now tops in the smartphone market
Trying to decide which mobile platforms to support at your hospital? Put Android at the top of your list. iPhones and iPads may be getting all the media attention when it comes to healthcare, but
