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NewsHospitals are not exempt from FDA app regulation, legal experts warn
Hospital CIOs need to be careful about the apps they're creating, FDA experts warn. Brad Thompson, an FDA attorney with EpsteinBeckerGreen in Washington, D.C., was emphatic in comments at the World Read more...
Partners increases prenatal care for young women with text messaging
With so many young adults embracing text messaging as their preferred means of communication, Partners HealthCare System was able to boost the level of prenatal care delivered to young, pregnant Read more...
Texting improves medication adherence, patient health
Text messages containing both medication reminders and information about a specific skin condition helped greatly improve adherence to treatment regimens, self-care behaviors and quality of life Read more...
Partners study shows higher med adherence with 'smart' pill bottles
Patients who used a pill-bottle cap with a wireless transmitter to track medication adherence were far more likely to stay on their drug regimens than those in a control group, preliminary results of Read more...
Study: Parents of diabetics intrigued by phone-based glucometers
Nearly 70 percent of parents of children with diabetes have a "very positive" impression of a prototype mobile phone that collects and transmits blood-sugar readings to doctors, a new study suggests. Read more...
Grant will support Center for Connected Health texting for prenatal care
The Center for Connected Health at Partners HealthCare System in Boston has received a $25,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation to expand a text-messaging pilot program for high-risk pregnant women. Read more...
Seniors get connected, take control of their health
Even elderly patients are changing long-held beliefs that doctors know best, and remote telemonitoring is the reason why, according to the Center for Connected Health at Partners HealthCare System in Read more...
Portable records might have a place in medical tourism
To date, only large, academic health organizations like the Cleveland Clinic and Partners HealthCare System, and closed networks like Kaiser Permanente and the Veterans Health Administration, have Read more...
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