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mHealth entrepreneur goes all-in on wearable sensors
Healthcare entrepreneur Sonny Vu wants to plant sensors in everyday objects that people put on their bodies without thinking--socks, underwear, wallet, etc., and remove the "intentionality" out of recording one's basic health metrics.
Android now tops in the smartphone market
Trying to decide which mobile platforms to support at your hospital? Put Android at the top of your list. iPhones and iPads may be getting all the media attention when it comes to healthcare, but
Apple bans identity-leaking apps
Leaks be gone! Apple is banning apps that automatically obtain user identification numbers to track device location. Company officials appear to be responding to user complaints--and certainly many
Medical device deployment's dark side
With all of the new iPad fervor this week , it seemed a perfect time to dig into the dark side of these devices, or at least some of the headaches they can cause for hospitals that deploy them. So I
Aetna launches updated iTriage app
Aetna on Tuesday unveiled an updated version of the mobile app, iTriage, which it purchased from Healthagen last December . The new iTriage app allows aetna customers to research symptoms, locate a
UnitedHealth launches another mobile app for 24/7 nurse access
UnitedHealth has launched a new mobile app, which already is proving popular among its members. As UnitedHealth's third mobile app offering, it provides 24/7 access to nurses and members' own
UnitedHealth launching Apple-like cloud service for care coordination
UnitedHealth's Optum unit is launching a new healthcare cloud-computing platform , which stores information and applications on remote servers accessed through a secure Internet connection, to help
Aetna buys popular mobile app iTriage maker for ACO
Aetna has acquired Healthagen , the company that developed mobile app iTriage, which provides information about medical issues and finds nearby providers or health facilities. "We're going to begin to
Apple's Mistri a 'secret weapon' in hospital iPad push
Apple's low-key healthcare guru, Afshad Mistri, might be a bit uncomfortable with the spotlight put squarely on him by a recent Wired magazine article. It's a spotlight Mistri largely has dodged
iPad strikes out big at Seattle Children's
The Veterans Administration might want to talk to Seattle Children's Hospital before it starts buying those 100,000 iPads . According to a recently published article in CIO, the tablet devices were a
