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NewsLess than 10 percent in U.S. use smartphone apps for health
Despite the widespread availability of smartphone apps for health and medical purposes, just 9 percent of American adults with cell phones have downloaded apps to help them track or manage their own Read more...
West Wireless offering $10,000 for integrating sensor data into social media
The West Wireless Health Institute, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the California HealthCare Foundation, the Markle Foundation and the University of Wisconsin have announced a total of four new Read more...
CHCF: Smartphone growth heralds new phase of health IT adoption
The economy may have stumbled for the past couple of years, but the market for smartphones did not. Consumer ownership of smartphones soared from 15 percent in October 2006 to 42 percent in December Read more...
Report: Mobile is central to patient self-management
As self-management of chronic diseases becomes more prevalent in America, frequent, regular monitoring will grow ever more important. Wireless and mobile technologies likely will be right at the Read more...
Mobile technologies show potential to revolutionize nursing
Wireless and mobile technologies are taking away much of the drudgery and wasted time that leads so many nurses to burnout, according to a story in Advance for Nurses, based on the findings of a Read more...
Integrated iPhone diabetes management system wins award
A design that turns an iPhone into a single testing and insulin-administration system has won a $10,000 grand prize from the California HealthCare Foundation and Diabetes Mine, a popular information Read more...
| Press ReleasesFresno Area Patients Have New Affordable Options for HealthcareMedLion expands direct primary care to Valley residents without insurance MONTEREY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nearly one in four Fresno residents is without any kind of health care coverage. MedLion, Read more >> All Over the MapCalifornia HealthCare Foundation Research Shows Elective Procedure Rates in California Vary Widely OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cardiac patients in the Clearlake area are up to 10 times more Read more >> Integrated Healthcare Association Awarded AHRQ Grant for Statewide Bundled Episode Payment and Gainsharing Demonstration POAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) has been awarded a three year, $2.9 million grant by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to Read more >> Everyone Deserves Access to Affordable Health Services, Says Californians for Patient CareNonprofit’s free online resource connects people to local no-, low-cost healthcare providers SACRAMENTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Realizing the New Year’s resolution of “good health” could be just a click Read more >> Health 2.0 Reveals the Winners of the 2010 Developer ChallengeSAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Health 2.0 announces six winners of the 2010 Health 2.0 Developer Challenge. They will be showcased at the Health 2.0 Developer Challenge session at the Health Read more >> |
