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6 Questions

As an ongoing feature for our audience, Mobile Healthcare Today presents a series of short-form Q&As with vendors, developers and other influential figures in the mobile healthcare sector, called 6 Questions. ...read more

Healthcare CIOs, Brace For A Rough Year

Increased Risks, Regulatory Expectations and Reputational Fallout ...read more

Meaningful Use Funds Adding Up

WASHINGTON—As the year winds to a close, several healthcare organizations announced funding from the federal government for obtaining ‘meaningful use’ standardization of EHRs (electronic health records). ...read more

IDC Forecasts the Future of Health IT

Recent research examining the future of mobile healthcare technology offers some interesting theories. ...read more

ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY

Meaningful Use Funds Adding Up

WASHINGTON—As the year winds to a close, several healthcare organizations announced funding from the federal government for obtaining ‘meaningful use’ standardization of EHRs (electronic health records). ...More
January 4, 2012
Posted in News
mHealth Summit 2011 Conference: Ten Things You Need to Know

The 2011 mHealth Summit, held Dec. 5-7 in Washington D.C., had its largest attendance yet. More than 3,000 people from 48 countries and 46 states attended the event. If you weren't able to attend, or you were there but didn't have a chance to catch all the excitement, ...More
January 4, 2012
Posted in Reports
Nuance Acquires Vlingo, Ramps Up Cloud-Based Natural Language for Docs

Inspired by the introduction of services such as Apple’s Siri—a voice technology that “converses” with iPhone and iPad users—Nuance Communications is acquiring Vlingo Inc. ...More
January 3, 2012
Posted in News
New mHealth Groups, Tools, Surveys and Services

mHealth continues to make headway in the mainstream with the creation of new initiatives and resources to improve healthcare. ...More
December 30, 2011
Posted in News
Association Develops Legislation to Expand Telemedicine for Medicaid Patients

Medicaid patients, particularly expectant mothers with worrisome pregnancies and births, will have more access to telemedicine if the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) has its way. Under a new provision, healthcare facilities that provide telemedicine—including the IT ...More
December 22, 2011
Posted in News
MIM Receives FDA Clearance for Mobile X-Ray, Ultrasound, Radiation Treatment Plan Review

CLEVELAND—Medical imaging software developer MIM Software has received its second go round of clearances from the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) for its Mobile MIM 3.0 app, making the upgraded Mobile MIM app available to clinicians. ...More
December 21, 2011
Posted in News
EHRs: Physician Participation Increases, Consumers Not So Sure

DANVILLE, Pa.—Geisinger Health Systems is making electronic health records (EHR) available to iPhone and Android users with a free mobile application, called MyChart, in line with other consumer-based EHR access applications. ...More
December 21, 2011
Posted in News
mHealth Survey Review: The Second Wave of Clinical Mobility

As the year comes to a close, a couple of recently released surveys provide some insight on the state of mHealth – and future expectations. ...More
December 20, 2011
Posted in Blog
Physicians Interactive Upgrades Skyscape RxDrugs Mobile Resource

Physicians Interactive has upgraded its Skyscape RxDrugs with functionality that should help clinicians better prescribe medications that are covered by their patient’s healthcare plans. ...More
December 16, 2011
Posted in News
Unsecured Mobile Devices, Sloppy Mistakes Cost Healthcare Industry $6.5 Billion

PORTLAND, Oreg.―A new study conducted by research firm Ponemon Institute—and sponsored by data breach solutions provider ID Experts—found a state of seeming disarray when it comes to protecting patient information. ...More
December 14, 2011
Posted in News