The fashion-forward trendsetter will be wearing sensors for remote monitoring embedded in their near-future attire, predicts GigaOMPro in a new study (by subscription). Highlights published in FierceMobileHealthcare include the following: The global market is expected to grow to 170 million… Read moreYour weekend fashionista report: sensor couture (US)
…and found disappointing. A recent study by Cleveland Clinic researchers just published in the Heart Rhythm Society journal tested cardiovascular device implants in 434 patients over a two week period in a busy device clinic. Their observation was that the… Read morePatient engagement in remote monitoring tested…
Back when the flowers were in bloom [3 April], we reported on Humana’s home care unit, Humana Cares, partnering with Virginia-based telehealth management services Trapollo for a CHF test using the Intel-GE Care Innovations Guide starting in January. Now that… Read moreHumana wraps up telehealth study (US)
Health management company Alere Health LLC will be joining the AT&T ForHealth combine in integrating both AT&T and WellDoc’s DiabetesManager into its care management for adults with type 2 diabetes. It will be used for Alere’s higher risk patients, versus… Read moreAlere, WellDoc, AT&T ForHealth deliver diabetes management (US)
In the US, data breaches are considered a violation of HIPAA patient privacy, and are reported to HHS’ Office of Civil Rights (OCR). This stunning total of 21 million breaches 2009 to present are representative of large data breaches (500+… Read more21 million data breaches in US since 2009
An interesting review of international mobile health is posted at Mobile Health Around the Globe, a section of the HealthWorks Collective blog. If you would like to know more about how home care systems are organized and documented in Stockholm,… Read moreMobile health around the globe
Continua Health Alliance has announced it has been accepted as a Standardization Sector member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) which focuses on the development and implementation of standards for Internet access, transport protocols, voice and video compression, home networking… Read moreContinua joins International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
