mobile health (mHealth)
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U.S. mobile health audience jumps to 95 million adults
The number of Americans using mobile phones for health information or tools reached 95 million in 2013 Read More »
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University College London Hospitals Deploys Open Source Patient List
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has rolled out an open source patient list web service. The system, from Open Health Care UK is called eICID, for Electronic Clinical Infections Database, and is being used by the infectious diseases, microbiology, and immune teams across the trust to help look after patients and support research and audit.
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Untested mHealth apps proliferate, but few good ones work well
There are more than 43,000 healthcare apps available through the Apple iTunes App Store. That sounds like a wealth of useful apps, but the truth is that only a handful of them are actually being used. Read More »
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VA Compromise Bill Would Bolster Telemedicine, Scheduling Software
The proposed $17 billion legislation that would overhaul the Department of Veterans Affairs gives weight to two significant information technology initiatives long sought by its proponents. The VA became the center of much attention this week as the bill, approved by House and Senate negotiators late Monday, was followed Tuesday by the Senate confirmation of Procter & Gamble CEO Robert McDonald as the new VA secretary...
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VA Deploying mHealth Apps To Give Veterans Quicker, Easier Data Access
The Veterans Affairs Department plans to debut the first two of several mHealth apps providing veterans easier and quicker access to healthcare data via smartphones and tablets sometime early this fall...
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VA Plans To Launch Health App Store
The Veterans Affairs Department has set plans to kick off the first two of several mHealth apps designed to give vets easier and quicker access to healthcare data...
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VA Telehealth Efforts Cut Patient Costs
Home-based telehealth programs help military service members receive better care at lower costs than service members who only receive in-person care, according to figures touted this week by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs officials...
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VCs: Framework in place for digital health boom
At the Partners Healthcare Connected Health Symposium in Boston, Massachusetts, four major investors in digital health talked about the state of the health investment landscape. Read More »
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Veteran Healthcare Gets Smarter
Spurred in part by a need to care for returning Veterans, the federal government has been ratcheting up demands for new technological innovations that can make doctor-patient interactions more efficient and give patients more control over their health. And Humetrix has developed tools to meet those needs. Read More »
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WHO Credits mHealth App With Helping Nigeria Get Rid Of Ebola
The World Health Organization has declared Nigeria free of the Ebola virus transmission, and public health agencies are declaring that an mHealth initiative deserves much of the credit...
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Why Aetna Acquired iTriage App Maker Healthagen
Aetna has acquired mobile health startup, Healthagen, developer of the popular health app iTriage, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition marks one of the first exits for a high profile mobile health startup.
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Why Data Connectivity To Traditional IT Systems And EHRs Should Be A Priority In Your Next-Generation Medical Device Designs
...Another major area that’s lacking in medical devices, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) Top Health Industry Issues of 2014 report, is that of electronic health records (EHRs), health IT, and patient data connectivity. According to PwC, only about 18% of device companies integrate data into clinical workflows and EHRs — this means there’s a very nice opportunity for upstarts and savvy incumbents...
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Why Is Healthcare IT Under Fire?
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has lost several key figures in recent months. An economic report suggests that meaningful use may have been a waste of money. Why is healthcare IT under such duress?...
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Your Phone Really Wants You To Be Healthier
Mobile giants Apple and Samsung are both pushing fitness in their upcoming phone releases, because you clearly don't have enough guilt about not working out as it is. The Wire put down the chips and soda long enough to investigate how exactly your phone is going to start tracking your health...
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DoD/VA iEHR & HIE Summit
A non-partisan educational and training Summit designed as a “Town Hall” full spectrum view towards the DoD & VA’s efforts at iEHRs and Federal HIE initiatives. The forum is created to encourage a real, pragmatic level of discussion and debate amongst all in attendance. We bring together leaders from across the Armed Services & Government Agencies and the Industry and Academic leaders that can help them forge many of the HIT solutions necessary to achieve their respective “next –steps”. Actionable take aways for today, tomorrow, and the future will drive the discussions. Read More »
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