Remote Monitoring news from FierceMobileHealthcare
NewsmHealth market to surge 22 percent over three years
The mobile healthcare market will mushroom nearly 22 percent by the year 2014, a new market survey by global research firm RNCOS concludes. That's even faster than last year's 17 percent growth, Read more...
Verizon, Healthsense collaborate on telehealth for seniors
A few weeks ago, we asked a question about how Verizon might decide to tackle the mHealth market. We recently received something close to an answer as the telecom giant announced a partnership with Read more...
Telehealth prevents ICU deaths, research shows
Using telehealth services to monitor ICU patients can reduce mortality rates by 20%, and decrease length of stay by nearly 1.3 days, a group of Veterans Affairs researchers concluded. They evaluated 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...
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...
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 Read more...
Mobile health companies need to prove value
A couple of debates keep raging in mobile healthcare, and a recent, widely publicized report from PricewaterhouseCoopers has helped to fan the flames. First off, what exactly is mobile healthcare? To Read more...
Patients don't want to pay for remote health monitoring
Old habits--and mindsets--die hard. The attitude of American consumers toward remote health monitoring devices is the same as it is for all kinds of other healthcare products and services: I want it, Read more...
AT&T and remote patient monitoring
It seems as if there aren't too many telecommunications firms left that aren't making a big push into telemedicine and mobile healthcare these days. (T-Mobile, we're waiting to hear from you.) In Read more...
Video 'telecaregivers' keep seniors in their homes longer
Cell phones are ubiquitous. Plenty of American homes have high-speed Internet and wireless networks. And the population is aging. Take those factors together and it's no surprise that home patient Read more...
| Press ReleasesSodexo Partners with Healthsense to Offer Seniors Technology-Enabled Solutions that Improve Quality of Daily LifeGAITHERSBURG, Md., Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sodexo, Inc., a leader in Quality of Daily Life Solutions announced a partnership with Healthsense, Inc. As a part of the agreement, Sodexo will Read more >> UBM TechInsights Hires Medical Devices Industry Veteran Bill BettenFurther expands company's presence in the medical devices sectorOTTAWA, Ontario, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM TechInsights, the leader in technical intelligence and intellectual property Read more >> Molecular Devices Enables Intuitive Functionality at Your Fingertips on the Apple iPad with the Latest SoftMax Pro SoftwareSUNNYVALE, Calif., July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Molecular Devices Inc., a leader in bioanalytical systems for drug discovery & development, life science research, and bioassay/test development, Read more >> Ochsner Health System will Offer First eICU Program in LouisianaRemote ICU Program will Extend Support to Community & Rural Hospitals Across the RegionNEW ORLEANS, June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ochsner Health System has signed an agreement with Philips VISICU Read more >> Numera and HealthTrio LLC Form Partnership to Provide Objective Health Information for Millions of ConsumersEnhanced offering efficiently reaches large populations to track and positively affect health outcomes and reduce costsSUNNYVALE, Calif., June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Numera, a leading provider of Read more >> |
