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Fitbug Holdings CEO Malcolm Fried will step down at the end of this year, according to a statement from the company.

Kaiser Permanente now has 70 percent of its 9 million members as active users of its online and mobile offerings, according to Christine Paige, senior vice president of marketing and digital services at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan.

Durham, North Carolina-based TouchCare raised $4 million in a round led by strategic investor Mosaic Health Solutions, a subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, for its video visits app.

San Mateo, California-based Gamgee raised $4 million in a mix of equity and debt for its suite of patient engagement apps, according to an SEC filing.

New York City-based Happtique, which had developed a health app certification and "prescription" platform, has been acquired by SocialWellth for an undisclosed sum.

In this contributed commentary, Ostendio CEO Grant Elliott says providers aren't paying enough attention to the penalties surrounding a HIPAA violation, and it's going to cost them dearly in two years.

A slide from Fred Muench's presentation shows the effect of different message styles on binge drinking.

New York-based health insurer startup Oscar Health is teaming up with Misfit Wearables to get more of its 16,000 members moving.

Around 90 percent of young people think there should be some governmental regulation and oversight for digital health apps, according to a Children's Hospital of Philadelphia survey of 3,000 consumers.

More than two-thirds of clinicians at US hospitals use smartphones or tablet computers at their facilities, according to a small HIMSS survey of 139 clinicians.