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Consumers, not hospitals, will drive remote monitoring market
While remote monitoring is growing in popularity among hospitals nationwide, it's shortly going to become a consumer-focused market, according to a new report from IMS Research.
Mobile's missing connection: outcomes data
The growth of global mobile healthcare, while rapid stateside, is limited due to economic, organizational and technological differences between nations, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution's Center for Technology Innovation.
Reaching mHealth's Holy Grail: Behavior change
Health apps continue to hit the market in droves, promising your patients faster weight loss, reduced blood pressure, improved cardiac health. But the true Holy Grail of mobile health--getting...
Telemedicine, mHealth will connect with EHRs when providers are motivated
In a discussion at the recent American Telemedicine Association (ATA) conference, panelists bewailed the absence of electronic health record vendors from the meeting, according to a post in NHIN ...
Mobile control over implantable medical devices is skin deep
A group of researchers and design experts have created an "implantable user interface" device that when inserted under the skin, can be used to control, communicate with, and stream data from,
ATA panel tackles ticklish definition of 'mHealth'
A panel of experts at the American Telemedicine Association's 2012 Conference and Exposition in San Jose, Calf., last week took on the daunting task of defining the true scope of mobile health. They
Emerging nanotechnology, mobile health connections show promise
Exciting things are happening in nanotechnology. That's no surprise. But what's bringing the topic squarely into the wheelhouse of hospital CIOs is a growing connection between nanotechnology and
Health IT empowers seniors, creates e-patients
Technology holds several important keys for improving the lives of seniors, according to a study published in the journal Preventing Chronic Disease this week. The report explores the emergence of
When should your hospital consider hiring an apps director?
A couple of months ago, I was mulling over the question of whether hospitals need a "chief mobility officer." I found my audience divided, and the ultimate answer was a hesitant "maybe." So I was
Stanford develops smartphone plug-in to detect oral cancer
Stanford University researchers have created a new smartphone plug-in that they say can quickly--and cheaply--identify potentially cancerous mouth lesions, among other conditions, university
