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Younger docs find more value in mobile medical apps
British physicians are almost evenly split over the benefits of mobile phones and apps for their patients. In a study of 550 doctors, announced last week, British physician website Doctors.uk.net
Republicans push FDA, FCC for faster movement on mobile apps
Republican House members are pushing the Food and Drug Administration and Federal Communications Commission to smooth some of the regulatory bumps in the road for mobile medical apps, according to a
6 keys to successful mobile medical apps
For mobile health--specifically mobile medical apps--to be successful in a patient care setting, six principles must be taken into consideration, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers Managing Director
Palomar's self-developed EHR app set for March debut, July rollout
It was kind of a crazy idea at the time: In early 2011 San Diego-based Palomar Pomerado Health set about building its own smartphone app to allow physicians access to its electronic health record.
MRC pushes for more time on FDA's mobile medical app guidance
In a bit of a surprise move, the mHealth Regulatory Coalition has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to revamp and republish its proposed guidance for mobile medical apps --but as a second
FDA experts share legal guidance on telehealth
Here's a terrific resource for telemedicine developers, courtesy of Washington, D.C.-based law firm Epstein Becker Green in Washington, D.C. Two months ago, the firm created a formal legal opinion
Educate your hospital staff to protect against text-related mistakes
I was shocked when I read a harrowing story by John Halamka, MD , CIO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, about a resident who forgot to input a crucial prescription change because she was
iPad allows docs to remotely manage pacemakers
A staff physician at Boca Raton (Fla.) Regional Hospital has created an innovative new iPad-driven method, called a remote-K-viewer, for adjusting and managing patients' pacemakers. While the
mHealth Reg Coalition creates risk assessment tool for FDA
The FDA needs to loosen up its marketing definitions, be more specific about mHealth accessories, and create a risk profile for mobile software. That's the upshot of comments from the mHealth
Government cracks down on misleading medical apps
In its first enforcement action in the mobile health market, the Federal Trade Commission has forced two app companies to stop making health claims for their smartphone apps. The two apps, AcnePwner
