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Thomas Martin, MBA, Manager, mHIMSS
mHealth: A perfect fit for PCORI's patient-powered research networks
April 29, 2013
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Thomas Martin, MBA
On April 24, the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) announced new funding -- $68 million -- for the creation of patient-centered clinical research networks. One component of crafting the network is to build up patient-powered research networks (PPRNs). The goal of the initiative is to create "data rich" repositories for comparative effectiveness research (CER).
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The future role of research in mHealth
April 10, 2013
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Thomas Martin, MBA
The recent story "mHealth's model: Moving from statistics to sustainability" caught my attention this week. As a young researcher who has just embarked on data collection, I can somewhat relate.
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Energy and Commerce hearing: Key takeaways and what wasn’t discussed.
March 27, 2013
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Thomas Martin, MBA
Last week's Energy and Commerce hearings provided insight into the attention the mHealth space is garnering on Capitol Hill. The major topics included the impact of mHealth on healthcare cost, interoperability of EHRs, the role of FDA in maintaining patient safety and the applicability of the medical device excise tax on tablets and smartphones.
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Energy and Commerce calls for hearings on mHealth
March 13, 2013
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Thomas Martin, MBA
The subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Health and Oversight and Investigations will hear testimony on the role of mHealth devices in the nation's healthcare delivery system.
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Digital health: Are we patients or consumers?
February 22, 2013
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Thomas Martin, MBA
Years ago, using the word "consumer" to describe a patient in the healthcare setting would have labeled you a healthcare heretic quite quickly. To refer to patients as consumers highlighted the commercial aspect of healthcare often avoided, until recently, in general discourse surrounding healthcare. After attending the Digital Health Summit at the 2013 International CES this past January in Las Vegas, it's clear that one of the big questions in healthcare is no longer "Are we patients or consumers?" but rather "When do the roles change, if at all?"
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Policy brief: What’s next for TXT4Tots?
February 04, 2013
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Thomas Martin, MBA
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking ideas and information to improve its text-based program. The RFI, found here, seeks input "to meet the needs of parents, caregivers and child advocates, including healthcare providers."
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Is your IRB mHealth ready?
October 04, 2012
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Thomas Martin, MBA
My dissertation chairman is also chairman of the Universities Institutional Review Board (IRB), which oversees academic research with potential impacts on human subjects. This is a distilled definition of what an IRB oversees, but to many in the academic community, IRBs may quickly become the arbiters of the many questions plaguing the mHealth ecosystem. I couldn't help but wonder if our IRB is really mHealth-ready?
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New devices and climbing the tech cliff
September 12, 2012
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Thomas Martin, MBA
Is it just me, or has the "tech curve" morphed into a "tech cliff?" Fail to adopt early and you fall off. Adopt early and you become outdated overnight, resulting in climbing up the cliff again. Tech refresh is turning into a hamster wheel that every organization and practice seems to be on. They can't get off, or at the minimum can't even catch their breath.
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Meaningful Use Stage 2 is released: Impacts on mobile
August 24, 2012
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Thomas Martin, MBA
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT continues to recognize the importance of mobile devices in the delivery of healthcare and future goals associated with the meaningful use of health information technology in care settings. With Thursday's release of Stage 2 Meaningful Use requirements, the agency will eventually shift focus to Stage 3, the area of greatest opportunity for input and impact from the mobile community. It is in stages 2 and 3 that consumer engagement, reduction of disparities and patient access to data and engagement with their provider comes into focus.
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