Eric Wicklund
The three-day conference kicks off with a reception honoring the 11 winners of a global search for the top minds in mobile health.
The San Diego-based telecommunications giant unveils a new company focused on mobile health, as well as a new wireless platform designed to link home-based medical devices.
Kony Solutions' Member Mobile app gives health plans and insurance providers a mobile platform to engage with members.
The California-based online community offers a platform designed to connect people recovering from addictions with physicians, counselors and a peer network.
Today’s healthcare landscape is changing dramatically, and one of the driving forces behind that change is the mobile health industry. From smartphones to medical devices, consumer-facing portals to video-conferencing setups, and apps to attitudes, mHealth is a growing universe with plenty of participants and promise.
The mysteries of the human mind aren’t easily understood in phone calls, e-mails, text messages or the once-a-month visits to the therapist. For those with mental health issues, the preferred method of treatment is face-to-face communication.
For years, GetWellNetwork has been connecting patients with hospitals through an interactive network tied to the bedside television. But as the healthcare industry shifts gears toward accountable care and the patient-centered medical home, it’s become clear that a patient’s care plan doesn’t end at the hospital’s front door. That plan has to be as mobile as the patient.
Developers of a subscription-based telehealth service launched today in New York say it will give the nation's ever-growing ranks of seniors the ability to "age gracefully at home."
Mobile apps that guide people to the nearest emergency care clinic or specialist. Texting programs that remind those with chronic conditions to monitor their health. Bicycles that keep track of one's vital signs. Teddy bears that can "send" hugs to family members.
It is recommended that doctors receive three to five days of initial training to adequately use their EHRs, but a new report indicates that this requirement is not being met.