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The Market for mHealth App Services Will Reach $26 Billion by 2017

BERLIN—Smartphone applications have begun to enable the mHealth industry to successfully monetize their services. The market for mHealth services has now entered the commercialization phase and will reach $ 26 billion globally by 2017, the new "Global Mobile Health ...More

March 8, 2013

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Palomar Medical Center Introduces New Wireless Patient Vital Signs Monitoring System

Palomar Medical Center is the first hospital in the nation to use a wrist-worn device that continuously monitors a patient’s vital signs to make clinical decisions. The ViSi® Mobile System wirelessly transmits patient data to clinicians’ remote viewing devices and alerts ...More

February 21, 2013

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ECRI Institute Releases C-Suite Watch List of Top 10 Hospital Technology Issues for 2013

Healthcare reform, Accountable Care Organizations, readmissions, and reimbursement rates are just a few of the challenges facing today’s healthcare leaders. Balancing costs and savings potential for new technologies also weighs heavily on their shoulders. ...More

February 19, 2013

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DaVita HealthCare Partners Releases Fourth Quarter 2012 Results

DENVER— DaVita HealthCare Partners announced results for the quarter and year ended December 31. Adjusted net income attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners for the quarter ended December 31 was $173.3 million, or $1.68 per share, excluding transaction expenses ...More

February 14, 2013

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Alcavis HDC Merges with Angelini Pharma

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Alcavis HDC announced the merger with Italian-based pharmaceutical firm Angelini Pharmaceuticals effective January 1, 2013. Now operating as Angelini Pharma Inc., this newly forged alliance will enable the company to focus on continued development of ...More

February 14, 2013

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Federal Rule Expands Privacy Protections and Penalties for Patient Health Information, New Report Says

Researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services have released a new report analyzing key changes to a federal rule implementing modifications to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) required by the ...More

February 13, 2013

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Information Technology Improves Patient Care and Increases Privacy, MU Informatics Expert Says

The federal government invested more than $25 billion in health information technology (IT) as a result of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act; yet, little is known about how IT applications improve patient safety and protect their privacy. ...More

February 8, 2013

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AAMI, FDA to Hold Summit on Healthcare Technology in Home Healthcare, Other Nonclinical Settings

As healthcare facilities look to save money, and patients rely increasingly on mobile devices to monitor their conditions, technology is moving out of hospitals and into homes and other nonclinical settings—a trend known as distributed care. ...More

February 6, 2013

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Special Olympics Uses Mobile Healthcare to Help Disabled Athletes

The Special Olympics has pioneered a web-based personal health record aimed at empowering athletes to optimize their own health outcomes by using mobile health technology. At ...More

January 29, 2013

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HHS Health IT Safety Plan Open for Public Comment

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the Health IT Patient Safety Action and Surveillance Plan this week. ...More

January 2, 2013

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