Eric Wicklund
The French developer of mHealth tools says the Withings Smart Kid Scale will enable parents to weigh and chart their child's weight through age 8, while a companion app enables physicians to keep track of the data as well.
The new resources are designed to give physicians and their patients and quick - and mobile - reference tool to discuss issues ranging from angina to cardiac catheterization.
The company has unveiled a telehealth platform that enables students to talk to a doctor within roughly 20 minutes, via telephone, text message or online connection, at any time of the day.
The New York-based telemedicine provider will help Primary Providers, which consists of some 60 providers, keep tabs on recently hospitalized patients and those with chronic conditions at home through telemonitoring technology.
With a high-profile speech by Reed Tuckson, a flashy presence in the exhibit hall and a new partnership with videogame maker KONAMI, the insurer is setting its sights on the digital health landscape in an effort to affect healthcare changes.
A luncheon panel discussion at the 2013 International CES concludes that patient-centered healthcare and new advances in digital technology are pushing telehealth into the spotlight – if only the providers, courts and federal and state governments could agree.
The two-day summit kicked off Tuesday in Las Vegas with an entertaining examination of the latest digital health trends, from robots in the battlefield (and hospital) to virtual reality simulators that help war veterans with PTSD.
The developer of an mHealth-based platform for seniors and others wanting to live at home independently has strengthened its partnership with LG Electronics and integrated some of its offerings into Samsung's Galaxy tablet computers.
The San Diego-based company will use the funding to push its PatientSafe platform out to more hospitals, giving nurses a bedside mHealth solution that's designed to improve workflows and reduce errors.
The international organization of mobile operators has launched the mDiabetes Campaign with an eye toward mobilizing global mHealth leaders to tackle a chronic disease that affects some 371 people worldwid.