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mHealth enthusiasm: Is the industry overhyped?

The joys of mHealth are many. CIOs nationwide are testing smartphone programs, tablet deployment, and remote patient monitoring projects in droves. They are real projects with potentially real

Johns Hopkins to evaluate efficacy of health apps

Last week we told you about some ambitious app development going on at Johns Hopkins Medical School. Well this week, Hopkins did themselves one better: They're diving in to not only create apps, but

New burn app continues Johns Hopkins' long app-development run

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medical School have created an app to help physicians better treat burn victims, both in the hospital and in the field, according to a recent announcement from the

Google Flu Trends a good warning system for EDs

Why wait for a slow, clunky government report to learn about illness trends in your area when, with the click of a mouse, you can do so in near real time? That's the gist of a report published this

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

How hospitals prepare for health IT in an ACO world

A survey by consulting firm Beacon Partners last month found that even though most hospital executives (92 percent) were planning an accountable care organization (ACO) , almost half (48 percent) of