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NewsiPad proves equal to regular screens for TB evals
iPads are just as good as LCD monitors when it comes to diagnosing tuberculosis, according to a follow-up study recently conducted by the University of Maryland. The original study, which took place Read more...
MRC pushes for more time on FDA's mobile medical app guidance
In a bit of a surprise move, the mHealth Regulatory Coalition has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to revamp and republish its proposed guidance for mobile medical apps--but as a second Read more...
West Wireless to test Sense4Baby in Mexico
West Wireless Health Institute will conduct a year-long study of its experimental remote fetal monitoring device, Sense4Baby. West Wireless is partnering with the Carlos Slim Health Institute in Read more...
Kaiser Permanente debuts EHR mobile app
Kaiser Permanent today launched a mobile app giving more than 9 million patients access to their online medical records. The healthcare giant created a mobile-optimized version of its member website, Read more...
Could self-tracking lead to mobile hypochondria?
As fast as the tidal wave of mHealth innovations is rising, so too are the complaints about its potential ill effects. Security breaches, distracted doctors, patients gaining access to information Read more...
Doctors: Beware the hidden dangers of touchscreens
Physicians may love mobile devices, but their mobile devices might not love them back. A recent study from InfoWorld found that the ergonomics of mobile device--and particularly touchscreen--usage Read more...
Flatter HIT spending may cause feds to tighten their mobile development belt
Federal spending on healthcare IT is flattening out, according to a Federal Times article, making the "future of mobile computing technologies...relatively uncertain." Our sibling publication, Read more...
mHealth provides surgeons with a new set of instruments
While mobile technologies have found a place in a host of healthcare specialties, including cardiac care, radiology and neurology, the one department they hadn't penetrated until recently was the Read more...
Apple's Jobs leaves behind a powerful mHealth legacy
IT pioneer and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs leaves behind a host of ideas, devices and products for the healthcare IT world in general, and the mobile health industry in particular. Just days before Read more...
EHR alerts, remote authorization among technologies to watch
Wondering which apps and mobile software your medical staff might be using soon, or that might provide fodder for your own app/mobile development efforts? MedCity News recently highlighted several Read more...
| Press ReleasesMarket for mHealth Applications Reached $718 Million in 2011Smartphone application market for mobile healthcare increased by a factor of 7 to reach $US 718 million in 2011HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Global Information, Inc. (GII) Read more >> Cloud-Based, Medical Speech Recognition from Nuance Healthcare Fuels Mobile Workflow for CliniciansLatest Speech-Driven, Mobile Healthcare Applications Make it Easy and Natural for Caregivers to Work On-the-Go, Increasing Productivity and Enhancing the Mobile Experience BURLINGTON, Mass.--( Read more >> EXTENSION, INC. and Polycom to Deliver New Healthcare SolutionsCombined Clinical Alerting Solutions Specifically Designed for the Healthcare Sector FORT WAYNE, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- EXTENSION, INC. announced today its clinical alerting and notification Read more >> Research and Markets: Hospital Information Systems (HIS) - Global Opportunity Assessment, Competitive Landscape and MarketDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/886bf8/hospital_informati) has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Hospital Information Read more >> Military/Government Healthcare IT Expert Joins AirStrip Technologies TeamDr. Hon S. Pak, former CIO to Army Office of the Surgeon General, will act as senior advisor to mobile healthcare innovator SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AirStrip TechnologiesTM, Inc. announced Read more >> |
