Q&A: Bettina Experton talks about the iBlueButton app Mary Mosquera In an interview with Government Health IT's Mary Mosquera, the CEO of San Diego-based Humetrix explains how her company's mobile app enables consumers to easily download and exchange their medical information across different platforms from a number of mobile devices.  More
FCC to fund $400M yearly for rural telehealth networks Mary Mosquera After piloting 50 provider healthcare networks in 38 states, the agency now intends to make the program permanent.  More
Lawmaker offers bill to create FDA mHealth office December 06, 2012 | Mary Mosquera The Healthcare Innovation and Marketplace Technologies Act aims to encourage innovation in health with incentives, challenge grants.  More
HHS and ONC open mobile app contests December 06, 2012 | Mary Mosquera ONC also launches developer's challenge to help nurses observe and document for prevention, detection and management of pressure ulcers.  More
Consumers will engage if mHealth is easy, Bertolini says December 03, 2012 | Mary Mosquera In a Monday morning keynote speech opening the 2012 mHealth Summit, Aetna's chief says patient engagement will be a major driver in cutting wasteful healthcare costs.  More
U.S. to look to Africa for mHealth breakthroughs, Sachs says December 03, 2012 | Mary Mosquera A Monday afternoon mHealth Summit 'Super Session' on the global implications of mHealth technology focused on Africa, where some nations are outpacing the United States in programs related to maternal and child health.  More
mHealth stakeholders await clarity across regulatory landscape November 26, 2012 | Mary Mosquera As the 2012 mHealth Summit prepares to open on Monday, industry leaders are anxiously awaiting guidance from the Food and Drug Administration, among others, on the future of mHealth regulation.  More
2 winners named for ONC's Blue Button app challenges October 11, 2012 | Mary Mosquera Humetrix of Del Mar, Calif., and Kinergy Health of Vienna, Va., have been named the winners of separate competitions launched by the federal government to spur development of mobile tools that would make it easier to exchange patient data via the VA's Blue Button feature.  More
VA awards contract for mobile device management October 05, 2012 | Mary Mosquera The new contract will enable the Department of Veterans Affairs to better manage the use of mobile devices in the agency, allowing doctors, students and other employees to use their own or employ devices purchased by the government.  More
VA looks to establish mobile device management protocols September 28, 2012 | Mary Mosquera The Department of Veterans Affairs will soon award a contract for mobile device management (MDM) software, setting the stage for a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy that may eventually cover more than 100,000 smartphones, tablets and other devices.  More
Coast Guard aims to add mobility to its EHR August 23, 2012 | Mary Mosquera The U.S. Coast Guard wants to acquire an interface for its Integrated Health Information System so providers and staff can access and update electronic health records using laptops, smart phones and other mobile devices.  More
ONC announces plan to help providers secure mobile devices June 14, 2012 | Mary Mosquera At the Government Health IT conference this past week in Washington DC, officials laid out a plan to help small providers secure their smartphones and tablet devices.   More
From glow caps to cell scopes, mobile health future is near June 04, 2012 | Mary Mosquera Emerging mobile technologies are taking a critical role in engaging consumers to make better health decisions and equipping providers with tools to obtain more data from their patients to improve outcomes.  More
VA tests EHR app for iPhones at DC hospital May 04, 2012 | Mary Mosquera Clinicians are using the app on their rounds, and officials say they expect to roll out as many as 1,000 once a more robust mobile device manager is in place this summer.  More
Utah senator plans legislation to remove telemedicine license barriers February 03, 2012 | Mary Mosquera At an ATA session in Washington this week, Sen. Tom Udall said he'll submit a bill this spring that would make it easier for physicians to be licensed to offer telemedicine services in multiple states.  More
Chopra resigning as nation's CTO January 27, 2012 | Mary Mosquera Aneesh Chopra, whose reign as the nation's Chief Technology Officer included the launching of several mobile healthcare projects, will leave the office in February. Reports suggest he may enter politics.  More
ONC looks to Hollywood for consumer engagement advice December 07, 2011 | Mary Mosquera The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is engaging a California production company to create a video explaining the value of healthcare IT and consumer engagement with their providers.  More
Benjamin announces healthy app challenge December 07, 2011 | Mary Mosquera The U.S. Surgeon general was one of two keynote speakers Tuesday at the mHealth Summit. The other, Verizon Wireless COO John Stratton, outlined an ambitious home health platform that the company will launch next year.  More