The distribution of wearable, biometric, ‘peel and stick’ wireless sensors, a key part in enabling mHealth, is projected to reach 400 million by 2014 according to ABI Research. This Mobihealthnews report also includes Clint McClellan’s (Qualcomm) remarks at the Foundation for the National Institutes… Read more400 million wireless sensors by 2014
Are you an mHealth company that’s ready to present in front of an audience of investors and decision makers who will be responsible for investing billions in this industry over the next few years? If so, this will interest you…… Read moreFinal call for mHealth companies seeking investment
Texting (or SMS) is not just for teens spraining their thumbs or advertising; it is increasingly being used for health messaging and communication in Third World countries. FrontlineSMS: Medic, a UK/US developer of free, open-source software for NGOs, is partnering with local clinics, MobilizeMRS for EMRs and Hope Phones… Read moreTexting and health communications in rural Third World
Courtesy of Mark at mHealth Update, some new products that announced in the past few days: Ekahau’s new people locator is a relatively slim wristband and alert system that uses a Wi-Fi, facility-based real time location system (RTLS) to locate residents who wander and… Read moreProduct roundup 19 October
Last week’s International CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2009 conference had multiple sessions and breaking news on mHealth, telecare and telehealth initiatives. The CTIA blog covers these topics as noted and more (scroll down). Note related news, releases and direct links. Harris Interactive/CTIA Survey: … Read moremHealth a 'main theme' of International CTIA
Last Thursday, The Brookings Institution (Washington, D.C.) think tank hosted a policy forum on how digital technology could enhance the American health care system–in other words, what we’ve been covering here for five years. Brookings’ Darrell West presented a paper, Customer-Driven… Read moreBrookings Institution policy forum on 'customer-driven medicine'
Certainly not a surprise to our readers: Continua Health Alliance and ZigBee formally announced expanding their relationship via a liaison agreement for further collaboration on defining interoperability standards. This follows on Continua’s June recommendation of ZigBee as their preferred low power LAN standard for use… Read moreContinua and ZigBee announce collaboration on standards
Two short, related articles from Venture Beat on mHealth applications for smartphones. In the US, the mHealth Alliance is advocating smartphone applications for delivery of care, especially in developing countries, where cell phones are becoming widely available. Article. This article also includes my favorite… Read moremHealth in developing countries, Ringful
Short post on the mobihealthnews blog, looking at the recent GE/Intel partmership announcement from a mHealth (mobile health) perspective. Read Where’s the mHealth investment in emerging markets? . You may want to browse the site when there.
