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NewsMedicaid patients to get free cell phones via 'Lifeline Assistance program'
Officials from Redwood City, Calif.-based health benefits management firm Medagate say they want to give cell phones to Medicaid beneficiaries in all 50 states to better communicate with patients, Read more...
Cell phones help poor diabetics with glucose control
The health of diabetic patients improved with the use of mobile phones, a new study conducted by the Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System and University of Michigan determined. The study will Read more...
Less 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...
$400M UN health improvement plan goes mobile
Mobile healthcare is now officially part of a global strategy to improve the health of women and children. The United Nations Foundation and several partners are committing $400 million toward making Read more...
Inventor of single-electrode wireless EEG monitor named to MIT innovators list
If you read FierceMobileHealthcare regularly, you know about our fascination with the mobile healthcare community in and around San Diego. (This time next week, your intrepid editor will be on a Read more...
Cell phones help with inner-city diabetes management, but long-term prospects uncertain
We've reported extensively on how cell phones can improve the health of underserved citizens in many impoverished countries. The same principles are being applied much closer to home, in low-income, Read more...
Telehealth in developing countries may require change in Western med schools
About 80 percent of the population of Nepal live outside Kathmandu, but 90 percent of the country's doctors are in the capital city. Electricity is spotty, the government is somewhat unstable and Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Wireless home monitoring devices
Wireless remote patient monitoring is on the radar of the mainstream media. How do we know? Because MedApps CEO Kent Dix appeared on the Fox Business Channel last week to discuss how home medical Read more...
Mobile healthcare will help cell phone subscriptions hit 5B this year
Mobile healthcare via cell phone use is one of the primary reasons why cell phone subscriptions worldwide will hit 5 billion this year. International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Secretary-General Read more...
Texas health system, GE untether the power of wireless
Not too long ago, hospitals almost uniformly banned cell phones. Now, many have become "wide-open wireless environments," according to telecommunications trade publication Telephony Online. Notably, Read more...
| Press ReleasesChildren's of Alabama Relies on Amcom Software for Critical CommunicationsEmergency notification system rallies staff—sending alerts to smartphones, cell phones, and pagersWeb-based directory keeps track of who’s on call and serves as a messaging hub with nearly 2,000 hits Read more >> Jabra Responds to Study Revealing Cell Phones as Possible CarcinogenicsJabra Hands-Free Devices Permit 800 Times Less Radiation than Cell Phones; Survey Results Show Lack of Awareness Among ConsumersNASHUA, N.H., June 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report from the World Read more >> |
