Frank Irving

Analytical grading comes to health apps, with the aim of supplementing the physician-patient interaction.

Virtual house calls are making a difference in the lives of patients who otherwise would not have access to specialist consultations.

Federal, state and private regulations are moving toward increasing acceptance of mobile and connected health's capabilities. That means new considerations for those striving to get paid.

Creating long-term relationships requires new approaches that follow consumers' wishes on how they want to interact with healthcare stakeholders.

Current use cases demonstrate the technology's viability and potential to cut healthcare costs.

Even with hundreds of employee-owned devices accessing a new EHR system, Hahnemann University Hospital took end-user work-arounds out of the equation.

An ethical hacker who has grown up with the proliferation of mobile devices sees a pressing need to control the data environment in healthcare organizations.

Applications engineered to work with Apple's new health platform give healthcare providers the opportunity to harness health data for educating and motivating patients.

Gearing up for National HIT Week, the association plans to present federal officials with three "asks" - as it does each year. This time they'll include a higher-caliber focus on driving telehealth.

And with many of them connecting via mobile devices, the ability to interact with peers and share information is proving a valuable tool in the mHealth arsenal.