March 14, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
news
The market for mHealth services will reach $26 billion globally by 2017, according to a report from industry analyst firm Research2Guidance.
March 6, 2013 David Raths
article
"Show Me the Data!" says the author of "The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How The Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care."
March 1, 2013 Gabriel Perna
news
The iBlueButton is being released for Intel Atom-based Android phones, Humetrix, the San Diego-based developer of the app announced.
February 21, 2013 Gabriel Perna
article
There’s an old saying that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. In apple orchard country, leaders at Columbia Valley Community Health (CVCH) are trying a different approach. They’re trying to keep their patients engaged and active with their healthcare at basic levels through the development of a smartphone app.
February 19, 2013 David Raths
news
The Massachusetts Health Data Consortium honored Joseph Kvedar, M.D., director of the Center for Connected Health at Partners HealthCare in Boston, at its annual CIO Dinner held Feb. 12. Dr. Kvedar was one of three recipients presented the 2013 Dolores Mitchell Investing in Information award, along with Len Fishman, CEO of Hebrew SeniorLife, and H. Eugene Lindsey, M.D., president and CEO of Atrius Health.
February 16, 2013 David Raths
blog
While mobile health has seen an explosion of innovation in the last few years, with apps that are growing increasingly sophisticated, it is still difficult to find a successful business model in the space, according to a panel of experts speaking at the 19th Annual Wharton Health Care Business Conference in Philadelphia.
February 6, 2013 David Raths
blog
With legislative activity burgeoning at the state level and a comprehensive bill introduced in the last session of Congress, telehealth advocates believe they have momentum to push for inclusion.
February 5, 2013 Gabriel Perna
news
According to a new report from the Washington, D.C.-based mHealth Alliance, countries in sub-Saharan Africa have the highest number of mobile health (mHealth) projects when compared to similar low and middle income countries (LMICs). Researchers of the report looked at the adoption, implementation, funding, and impact of mHealth in LMICs in Asia and Latin America.
January 25, 2013 Gabriel Perna
news
Heritage Provider Network, a Northridge, Calif.-based integrated physicians group, is teaming with University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and Open mHealth, a non-profit startup aimed at creating open software architecture for mobile health (mHealth) applications, for a contest that will encourage teams to create mHealth applications. The apps will have to use Open’s mHealth architecture and will be judged by a panel of health IT leaders which include Aneesh Chopra, former Chief Technology Officer of the United States.
January 18, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
news
The huge disparity in healthcare provisions across the globe has fueled the uptake of mobile technologies, particularly in remote and underserved communities, states a recent report by market researcher GBI Research.
January 15, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
news
Approximately 2.8 million patients worldwide were using a home monitoring service based on equipment with integrated connectivity at the end of 2012, according to the Swedish-based analyst firm Berg Insight.
January 14, 2013 Gabriel Perna
news
According to a recent research report from Deloitte, over the next 10 years, mobile health (mHealth) devices will save the healthcare industry $305 billion in increased productivity due to "reduced travel time, better logistics, faster decision-making, and improved communications." Remote home monitoring, authors of the report say, will save the industry nearly $205 billion in the same time period.
