mobile health
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FDA still seems reluctant to regulate mobile health apps
“It’ll be quite a few years before we have a handle on this technology and how it’s going to be regulated by the FDA, if at all,” a Washington lawyer said at a recent Food and Drug Law Institute conference.
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Farewell, mHealthNews, we hardly knew thee
HIMSS Media does the inevitable, and pulls the plug on mHealthNews.
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Trayt Health Seeks to Increase Access to Diagnoses and Treatments
CEO Malekeh Amini explains how Trayt Health can bridge the gap for patients seeking neurological care.
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What separates the mobile health app “millionaires” from the rest?
Mobile health app makers that are successful are more likely to develop apps for hospitals as opposed to people with chronic conditions and tend to rely on revenues from health services delivered through their apps, according to a survey of 5,000 by research2guidance.
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Study: Digital health empowers diabetes patients
A three-month experiment in Canada with bimonthly text messages, a Web portal and home-based medical devices produced an average weight decrease of 3.5 pounds and a mean reduction in hemoglobin A1c levels from 7.41 to 6.77 percent in Type 2 diabetics.
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TigerText closes $50M Series C round, adds doc to board
VC firm Norwest Venture Partners led the round, joined by repeat investors Shasta Ventures, OrbiMed and Reed Elsevier, as well as new participants Invus Group and Accolade Partners. TigerText also released updates to its apps, including a new one for the Apple Watch.
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AliveCor picks ex-Google exec as CEO
Vic Gundotra, former senior vice president at Google, replaces board member Euan Thomson, who had been interim CEO of AliveCor since August 2013.
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SYN, Health IT, Patient Engagement
Health app developers: This is what’s turning your users off
The most damning insight comes from the question of why they stopped using the apps they downloaded.
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Medisafe-IMS Health study shows boost in adherence from digital health tool (infographic)
Study suggests the impact that digital health can have on chronic conditions.
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Improving Communication Between Patients and Providers
Sarah Shillington, Chief Customer Officer notes how Artera’s omnichannel platform works.
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Vendor: People don’t use health apps until they get sick
So many health apps, so few users, unless they’re sick. But, hey — surprise — HealthMine has the perfect wellness program for those who do use apps.
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Patient engagement lessons from Africa (and why American healthcare should listen)
Africa is way ahead of the U.S. using mobile technology to engage patients.
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Health IT, Daily, Patient Engagement
A closer look at TEXT ME clinical trial reveals 5 ways to improve clinical validation of apps
Among the observations: it’s not good enough to look at apps as a standalone intervention strategy.
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Pediatrician’s triage tool for nonMDs seeks to cut preventable disease deaths
A group founded by a University of Vermont Medical School pediatrician believes that a smartphone triage tool aimed at community health workers in developing countries could go some ways to reducing preventable child deaths in these areas
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AirStrip website crashes after Apple Watch exposure
“I have to confess, I didn’t know we were going to be right after Tim Cook,” AirStrip CEO Alan Portela told MedCity News.