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U.S. docs hesitant in adoption of health IT tools
Despite a feeling of inevitability regarding the use of integrated technology healthcare, the bulk of U.S. physicians remain hesitant in their adoption of such tools for direct patient care, according to a newly published analysis by consulting firm Deloitte.
Army telemedicine programs going mobile
The Army's wide use of telemedicine is evolving from fixed-based access sites to highly mobile programs using cell phones, according to a report in Telemedicine and e-Health. The Army has been...
VA blazing its own trail when it comes to government mHealth
Say what you want about the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and its bloated bureaucracy. One fact that cannot be disputed is that the VA continues to be a national leader in health IT. Case in...
Veterans Health Administration launches mobile healthcare initiatives
To better address the medical needs of today's veterans, the Veterans Health Administration has launched a number of mobile healthcare initiatives. Neil Evans, M.D., and Kathleen Frisbee, MPH, Ph.D.c, who co-direct the VHA's Connected Health Office, spoke with FierceMobileHealthcare about the agency's mHealth pilot programs.
mHealth improves care for urban poor populations
Mobile healthcare technology used to monitor patients in poor urban areas can improve their access to care while reducing costs, concludes a study commissioned by the New Cities Foundation, an...
mHealth: Taking it with the good, the bad and the ugly
I love movies, especially westerns. And, one of my favorites is The Good, the Bad and the Ugly , which I think is the perfect way to describe where we are at today with mHealth. First, let's...
mHealth Alliance issues mobile healthcare 'Gender Analytical' framework
To empower women and improve reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) in low-income countries, the mHealth Alliance has released a Gender Analytical Framework to help mobile...
Are regulators too lenient on medical app developers?
Regulators have not been strict enough on medical app developers, according to Washington, D.C.-based healthcare attorney Bradley Merrill Thompson, who served as a speaker at a recent Politico event focusing on the future of healthcare.
AirStrip, mVisum reach settlement over patent infringement lawsuit
San Antonio-based AirStrip and Camden, N.J.-based mVisum have settled AirStrip's patent lawsuit against mVisum, according to an April 29 company announcement . Under the settlement between the two...
Apple products aid healthcare, dominate mHealth market
Apple, first with the iPhone and then the iPad, has "accidentally" revolutionized healthcare, so argues a blog post on The Motley Fool financial website. Although it was not Steve Job's...
