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Continua pushes 'personal connected health' as payers mull reimbursement
You may have noticed an unusually high number of stories in today's FierceMobileHealthcare about surveys, studies and prognostications for the mobile health market. Much of the data we reference are
Smartphone apps push m-health market, but payment issues persist
It's time for a reality check with a little bit of the type of prognostication that necessitated this reality check. "mHealth solutions have been discussed since the end of the 90s," German mobile
Transition to a mobile, connected health system bumpy
You don't often see the words "diabetes" and "elegant" in the same sentence--unless, of course, you're talking about smartphones. "If you have diabetes, asthma or heart disease, there's almost
West Wireless hires former FCC health official
Score another one for the West Wireless Healthcare Institute. The La Jolla, Calif.-based organization on Monday announced that it has hired former Federal Communications Commission official Dr. Mohit
Health industry wants 'clarity' on m-health regulation
The healthcare industry needs "guidance and clarity" from the federal government on how potential regulation of wireless medical technologies will affect cost, quality and access to care for patients
iStethoscope iPhone app goes viral, may invite FDA scrutiny of medical smartphone apps
We media types often visit a site called Media Bistro to find out about happenings in the news business, to network with other journalists and occasionally to market our own services. We don't
Qualcomm: We meet with wireless healthcare device makers daily
Qualcomm, the San Diego-based chipmaker for mobile phones, already is a big player in mobile healthcare. And it seems to be getting bigger. "We meet with one medical device company a day," Qualcomm
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
Companies seek FDA approval of wireless, implantable diabetes monitors
One of the knocks against all this great, new home-monitoring technology is that there hasn't been enough scientific evidence of back-end savings to justify the added up-front expense. Slowly, that's
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
