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NewsInstaCare adds e-detailing product to line of smartphone apps
InstaCare Corp., based in Westlake Village, Calif., has added a new product to its suite of mobile applications for physicians. Known as MD@Detail, the new pharmaceutical e-detailing application will Read more...
Apps can't always change patient behavior
It's time for a reality check in mobile healthcare. The myriad smartphone apps for healthcare generally are wonderful, low-cost tools for improving a small part of healthcare. But apps by themselves Read more...
Army tests mobile EMR, patient tracking apps on iPhone, Android
The U.S. Army is testing EMR, medical supply-chain and patient-tracking applications on a variety of mobile devices for possible deployment in combat zones, a Pentagon publication reports. The Army's Read more...
Most people with chronic disease want remote monitoring
More than three-fifths of Americans living with at least one chronic disease believe that a home medical device to manage their conditions could improve their health, according to a survey Read more...
Enterprise m-health will be $1.7B market by 2014
In a recent post on the Chilmark Research blog, John Moore noted how mobile technology is a disruptive force in healthcare. "And with disruption, opportunity blooms," he wrote. If we only knew what Read more...
Apps blur line between smartphones, medical devices
For something from Harvard Medical School, an article in the November issue of Harvard Health Letter is remarkably dumbed down, but it does contain a statement that pretty much explains the state of Read more...
500M will use smartphone health apps worldwide by 2015
There will be 1.4 billion people with smartphones worldwide by 2015, and 500 million of them will be using mobile health applications, according to a new study from German analysis firm Read more...
Hospital calls on young iPad app developers to revamp IT
It sounded like just another quirky idea from some young software developers: Build an iPad app to give hospital-based physicians all the information they need at the bedside right on their portable Read more...
iPad apps open new world for special-needs children
For some, the iPad may be a pricey toy. For others, it's a relatively low-cost means of treatment for special-needs children. According to GigaOM, "The iPad is a recognized tool of therapy for Read more...
DoD telehealth center releases app for mental health; BlackBerry PlayBook SDK features imaging app;
> The National Center for Telehealth and Technology, one of the military's Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, has developed a free smartphone app Read more...
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