One provision of the Affordable Care Act calls for Medicare patients to have a behavioral health assessment as part of an annual Initial Preventive Physician Exam. A health IT company that developed behavioral health screening tools for consumers thinks it can help primary care physicians fill that requirement. M3 Information developed a consumer-facing, self-rated checklist […]
After the recent MHealth13 conference took place, we find each year more focus on mobile health for consumers is being created. While there are a range of apps available for consumers, one in depth study from Medscape took a closer look at the array of applications on the market and sought to narrow down the […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Sprint (NYSE: S) is making a big push for mobile health innovation in the Midwest with its Sprint Mobile Health accelerator in Kansas City. It’s extended the applicant deadline to January 6. The accelerator is powered by TechStars. It is seeking 10 teams of entrepreneurs who have either developed their own mobile health technology or […]
As pharmaceutical companies look for ways to cut the massive cost of drug development, the exact amount of which is frequently debated, mobile health tools are becoming an attractive option. The biggest reason? Most people have one — 91 percent of Americans have a cell phone and 56 percent own a smartphone. The use of […]
When it comes to the 25.8 million people with Type 2 diabetes, nonadherence can get expensive. Complications that can be caused by not taking medication properly can produce serious consequences from blindness to amputation. Suffice to say the pressure is on companies to pursue a variety of solutions. Merck (NYSE: MRK) is turning to gamification […]
By 2015, adults aged 50 to 75 will make up 40 percent of the adult population. That has been a significant trend that has influenced the type of technologies startups are developing. A report by Start Up Health and the AARPÂ revealed that investment in digital health companies that include technology of interest to Americans […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Biometrics tends to summon visions of retina scanners and other high-tech applications you’d expect to find in a Mission Impossible movie. But mobile health company Biometrac has constructed a sophisticated mobile health software platform around a thumbprint scanner. It’s using the technology to track vaccine doses, to monitor the progression of diseases such as tuberculosis […]
A few months after Qualcomm Life acquired a company to support accountable care needs of customers, it’s added a new round of partnerships, notably with the American Heart Association, according to a company statement. Qualcomm integrated the Healthy Circles software with its wireless 2net operating platform and hub as an option for companies providing technology […]
Pharmaceutical companies are hungry for adherence technology that can shift the World Health Organization’s average for taking medication correctly — 50 percent. It’s a trend in healthcare that’s referred to as Beyond the Pill or Pharma 3.0. Mobile health entrepreneur Omri Bob Shor, who developed an adherence technology platform, has added its first pharmaceutical customer […]
The snow and ice have been causing travel misery for folks trying to make their way to the Gaylord Conference Center in National Harbor, Md., for the #mHealth13 conference. If you’ve been waylaid yourself, or just can’t get to the conference this year, here are some entrepreneurs and mhealth industry insiders speaking at the event […]
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