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10 guidelines for developing an effective patient-facing mobile app
By Erica Newcomb and Scott Frederick | 01:29 pm | February 18, 2014
Erica Newcomb and Scott Frederick of PointClear Solutions offer a to-do list for designing the right mHealth app for consumers.
Poland a few years away from digital health opportunity
By Jonah Comstock | 08:48 am | February 18, 2014
South Shore Hospital taps Wellframe for mobile-enabled cardiac rehab
By Brian Dolan | 08:22 am | February 18, 2014
CellTrust takes pager replacement to the wrist with Samsung devices
By Jonah Comstock | 08:09 am | February 18, 2014
Small study: Health plan members respond well to health text messages
By Jonah Comstock | 06:59 am | February 18, 2014
Report: Virtual care communication revenues will reach $13.7B in 2018
By Aditi Pai | 05:55 am | February 18, 2014
Opponents say PROTECT Act could destroy mHealth, endanger patients
By Eric Wicklund | 12:14 pm | February 17, 2014
mHealth advocates say the proposed Senate bill would deregulate a significant portion of software and apps that need overview, and questioned whether this and last year's SOFTWARE Act are just 'FDA-bashing.'
A digital link to the underserved
By Eric Wicklund | 12:28 pm | February 14, 2014
The Aetna Foundation is doling out $4 million over the next three years to organizations who use mHealth to push health information out to those who need it the most, such as ethnic populations and low-income families.
Report: 16 million activity trackers, pedometers shipped in 2013
By Aditi Pai | 11:21 am | February 14, 2014
In-Depth: Apps hospitals create for their patients
By Brian Dolan | 06:40 am | February 14, 2014