September 27, 2012
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The mHealth Alliance and the Innovation Working Group (IWG) recently announced eight grantees in support of innovative uses mobile technology to advance maternal and child health, with a focus on expanding programs to wide-scale implementation.
September 26, 2012
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded Leap of Faith Technologies (Chicago) a $1,021,296 grant to further develop eMedonline, its software-as-service (SAS) mHealth platform for mobile medication therapy management (MTM) and care transition that improves medication adherence, monitors outcomes, and provides data mining opportunities for drug surveillance and research.
September 25, 2012
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has announced five research teams that, according to the nonprofit organization, “have demonstrated clear potential for improving health care delivery and outcomes – as well as patient engagement – through the use of personal technology.” The research teams were a part of RWJF’s Project HealthDesign program, which saw patients from around the nation use technologies such as smart phone apps, sensors, iPads and others to collect information from their daily lives to share with healthcare providers to see if clinical care could be enhanced.
September 21, 2012
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According to a new study from the Washington D.C.-based, independent, non-profit organization, the eHealth Initiative (eHI), mobile health (mHealth) applications have been a help those who are socially disadvantaged in managing their diabetes. The study, supported by the California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF), found that socially disadvantaged patients are using smartphones and mobile devices to overcome obstacles that often contribute to poor diabetes management, such as lack of access to health care providers.
September 20, 2012
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According to a new study, U.S. consumers seeking health information are more likely to visit Wikipedia on their PC than any other method of research. The study, conducted by research firm Makovsky Health and Kelton, looked at consumers’ overall engagement with online healthcare information and aimed to reveal specific consumer preferences for online publishing sources, channels and even devices.
September 19, 2012
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The Cambridge, Mass.-based health IT consultant, Medullan, recently released a survey of healthcare organizations and found that one out of four have no real driver for their mobile health (mHealth) initiative. The survey, of 106 providers, insurers, and other healthcare-related organizations, found that of those who have a driver, the majority of respondents said it was due to a desire for increased member/customer/patient engagement.
August 29, 2012
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The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, a Washington D.C. non-profit aimed at advancing environmental conservation, scientific research, and patient care, has launched an initiative called the Patient Care Program, looking to eliminate all preventable harms to patients through advanced patient engagement.
August 23, 2012 John DeGaspari
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As technology becomes more pervasive in healthcare, examples of how it is being used effectively to improve care are cropping up everywhere. I came across one example yesterday, during a conference call regarding the announcement by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the selection of primary care practices to participate in the agency’s Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative.
August 21, 2012
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Norfolk, Va.,-based Sentara Healthcare, a 10-hospital healthcare system in Virginia and North Carolina, has signed a deal with telehealth firm MDLIVE, Sunrise, Fla. Sentara says the partnership will devlier real-time medical consultations to patients with an established regional network of physicians, available via telephone and online video throughout the state of Virginia. The deal also gives an equity stake in MDLIVE.
August 6, 2012
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According to a new report from healthcare industry analysts GlobalData, the mobile health (mHealth) industry is poised for a huge jump in value over the coming decade thanks to a spike in apps, going from its worth in 2011 of $1.2 billion to a value of $11.8 billion by 2018. The industry, GlobalData says, will grow at annual compounded rate of 39 percent.
July 31, 2012
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The Departments of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) have released a new app aimed at helping those with post-traumatic stress disorder. The app, called PE (for prolonged exposure) Coach, is free on Apple and Android mobile devices. It was developed by psychologists at the DOD’s National Center for Telehealth and Technology, known as T2, and the VA National Center for PTSD, and is specifically geared to help patients with their therapy.
July 30, 2012
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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) recently announced a mobile app development challenge to help consumers reduce their risk for heart disease by controlling their blood pressure and managing their cholesterol. The contest, the Million Hearts Risk Check Challenge, is looking for developers to create a mobile app that will help consumers take a heart health risk assessment, find places to get their blood pressure and cholesterol checked, and use the results to work with their health care professional to develop a plan to improve their heart health.
