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Surprise: Pilot project finds mobile engagement with Medicaid patients ‘most cost-effective’

Mobile health messaging company HealthCrowd unveiled results from its pilot project with Healthfirst that showed 86 percent of Medicaid recipients in Healthfirst’s member population regularly use mobile technology, making text messaging a good patient engagement platform. The pilot found that the Medicaid population is “very similar to the general U.S. population” with its mobile habits […]

By Dan Verel

Health IT

Tracking the biotech sector? Follow these 9 industry insiders on Twitter

As the biotechnology sector continues to recover from a period of slow growth, the new year is finding the industry facing potential fallout if sequestration goes forward. With early stage venture funding dried up and IPOs rare, younger, smaller companies are eyeing alternative sources of investment. They are also being encouraged to think about how […]

By Stephanie Baum

With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?

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.