If you are developing or considering using for your product an mHealth app, whether for pharma or in another regulated area, this guest article on research2guidance by Lilly Germany’s Alexander Romantschuk guides you through best practices in the full process:… Read moreDeveloping an mHealth app for pharma
NEHI (New England Healthcare Institute), collaborated with the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC) in 2008 conducted a study of telemedicine use in ICU settings using Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, which had a tele-ICU command center, and two community hospitals. The study results were published… Read moreTele-ICUs for intensive care reduce patient mortality by 20%, save up to $10,000: study
Nokia-Microsoft ally, goodbye Symbian: The Nokia reorg announcement, anticipated with some element of Windows, still was a bit shocking to industry observers especially ex US where this really impacts. Nokia’s CEO sees adoption as joining a great mobile ecosystem and becoming… Read moreTablet wars #3: Friday 'soon the weekend' edition
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a contract to enable providers to share elements of a patient’s electronic health record on mobile devices in addition to three other contracts under its latest VA Innovation Initiative (VAi2) competition. The VA’s… Read moreVA contracts for healthcare innovations in EHRs and mobile
A University of Miami Center on Aging initiative is piloting what they call ‘A Computer Integrated Telephone System for Family Caregivers of Dementia Patients’ and targeting their local African-American, Haitian-American and Hispanic communities. It will be assessed on the effectiveness of… Read moreVideophone support for family caregivers of dementia patients (US)
The HIMSS conference next week will be the stage for numerous announcements and launches. One that looks promising for clinical data management comes from NaviNet, which is integrating its multi-payer (insurer) portal with recently acquired Prematics’ mobile clinical messaging and… Read moreNaviNet extends into mobile care management
Part of funding ‘healthcare reform’ in the US–to the tune of $20 billion per year–is a 2.3% tax levied on medical device sales. Now most laymen (and consider most of Congress in that category) believe a ‘medical device’ is a high… Read more'Reform' medical device tax–Senate moves repeal (US)
