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New mobile apps help clinicians sort through mounds of data, reference material
Let's face it, healthcare professionals are drowning in data. Even though most medical records remain on paper, researchers churn out page after page after page of new medical literature. Those with... Read more...
FDA approval of mobile diabetes tracker may herald era of 'personal health management'
Two weeks ago, we reported that WellDoc had received FDA approval to sell DiabetesManager, a remote monitoring system for patients with Type 2 diabetes. We didn't think too much of it, burying the... Read more...
FDA, FCC discuss medical smartphone apps as industry adjusts to regulatory culture
The Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Communications Commission are holding a public meeting Monday and Tuesday to explore whether and how the two agencies should regulate wireless medical... Read more...
Lists, lists and more lists: two more publications pick their favorite healthcare smartphone apps
Everybody loves lists. The two most popular stories in the 15-month history of FierceMobileHealthcare haven't actually been stories, but our slideshows of 15 free healthcare apps for the iPhone and... Read more...
New coalition to offer FDA guidance on regulation of mobile smartphone apps
As the FDA ponders whether to regulate mobile health apps as medical devices, industry stakeholders are coming together to develop a guidance document on the scope of what they perceive the federal... Read more...
'Verizon vs. AT&T' just as important as 'iPhone vs. BlackBerry vs. Android'
Competition in the smartphone market is, well, fierce, and that's just as true in healthcare as in any other industry. And choosing the right phone isn't an easy chore, as we find out in a new post... Read more...
Smartphone apps serve as 'electronic therapist' for mental health patients
Mental health professionals are excited about a series of smartphone apps that can help them keep up with patients between therapy sessions and support patients when the therapist isn't around. "It... Read more...
Smartphone apps can perpetuate poor work processes
Fans of smartphone healthcare apps, it's time for a little buzzkill. "Access to health information at the touch of a finger represents a technological advance leading to efficient healthcare service... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Mobile apps for delivering cognitive therapy
For people with mental health conditions, help can't come soon enough when there's a perceived crisis, and the added stress can lead to elevated risk for heart disease. Cognitive behavioral therapy... Read more...
iPad may not be portable enough to be physician phone replacement
After several weeks of fawning over the iPad, we're starting to see a few critiques from the healthcare sector of Apple's hot, new product. While the device may be revolutionary in terms of... Read more...
