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RTLS technology moves beyond simple asset tracking
May 16, 2012

In an interview with Awarepoint's Merrie Wallace, Web Content Editor Michelle McNickle highlights five novel – and fast-growing – uses for... More

Analyst debunks 5 myths about mobile business intelligence tools
May 15, 2012

The development of sophisticated BI platforms for mobile devices is pushing reporting and analysis to new levels, according to Kevin Quinn of... More

Health 2.0 visits Boston with Spring Fling Matchpoint
May 14, 2012

The conference, an offshoot of the annual fall event in San Francisco, brings together startups and entrepreneurs in the mobile health space with... More

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Wi-Fi technology helps Minnesota children's hospitals put nurses and doctors where they need to be
AeroScout's technology is being used by Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota to keep track of staff and make sure patient requests are promptly answered. More

Webinar June 15th @ 2PM ET--Text Messaging in Healthcare: Friend or Foe?
Healthcare Communication catches up to the 21st century with a HIPAA compliant secure text messaging solution. Please join us during this webinar as we examine the risks, benefits, and solutions to text-messaging in healthcare... More

mHIMSS Mobile Privacy & Security Toolkit
This Toolkit was developed by the HIMSS Privacy & Security workgroup to help you understand the security risks and issues associated with incorporating mobile devices into your organization, and how to develop mobile security... More

Midmark touts clinical, financial benefits of home sleep testing solution
The Midmark Sleep View Monitor was found to help clinicians better diagnose and treat people suffering from obstructive sleep apnea, officials said, by allowing them to treat patients at home, rather than in a hospital or clinic. More

Call for Presentations & Registration Now Open for 2012 mHealth Summit
The largest event of its kind, the 4th annual mHealth Summit brings together leaders in government, the private sector, industry, academia, providers and not-for-profit organizations from across the mHealth ecosystem to advance... More

Book review: A common sense approach to enabling mHealth
As mHealth continues to be over-hyped by those in the healthcare and mobile communications industries, “mHealth From Smartphones to Smart Systems” might be the antidote needed to inject some reality into all the hype. More

mHIMSS is proud to announce the release of the mHIMSS app
mHIMSS is proud to announce the release of the mHIMSS app, which is available on Android and iOS marketplaces. More

       
 
The April 2012 Monthly Taskforce meeting presentation is now available here.
mHIMSS and HIMSS release the Mobile Privacy & Security Toolkit
The FAQ workgroup recently released 5 FAQ’s related to App Development
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mHealth Summit: Call for Reviewers
Join mHIMSS & the mHealth Summit at the WLSA 7th Annual Convergence Summit!
HIMSS Response to Meaningful Use Stage 2 NPRM
Registration for the 2012 mHealth Summit is Now Open!
The mHealth Summit call for proposals is now open. Submission Deadline: June 29, 2012 – 12 PM-EST  
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mHIMSS would like to welcome our newest 5 Bar Corporate Members; AT&T and Verizon and; our newest 1 Bar Corporate Member: Preventice
mHIMSS taskforce chair Rosemary Nelson was recently highlighted in the HIMSS meet our members section.
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Join us for the 8th Annual Government Health IT Conference & Exhibition (GHIT) for the opportunity to share successes, challenges and best practices and leave with an understanding of how to evolve your decision-making and implementation strategies to take advantage of emerging health IT developments.
Continua Health Alliance Design Guidelines Now Available Free to Developers, Reducing Development Costs for Plug-'N'-Play Personal Health Solutions
HL7 explores the role of standards in mobile health
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WLSA Convergence Summit 2012
May 22, 2012 - May 24, 2012
Doctors 2.0 & You
May 23, 2012 - May 24, 2012
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May 23, 2012 - May 23, 2012
Mobile Health Design: Online Course
May 23, 2012 - May 23, 2012
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mHealth can and should make the old healthcare 'excuses' obsolete

by Eric Wicklund, Editor, mHIMSS
The report, issued on May 16 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center... More

Don’t let BYOD become BMNP (Bring Me New Problems)

by Rob Shaughnessy, CTO, Circadence
The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend presents enterprises with a number of significant challenges... More

The medical app is a patient advocacy tool

by David Lee Scher, MD
In his book The Creative Destruction of Medicine, Dr. Eric Topol highlights a few areas important... More

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Optimum Lightpath Healthcare Services Suite drives latest healthcare advancements May 17, 2012
Best-selling drug reference for nurses now a mobile app May 17, 2012
International developers from India, Japan, Sweden vie for Health 2.0 world cup May 16, 2012

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