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Tenzing Group looks to help mHealth companies face the FDA gauntlet May 21, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

The California-based advisory firm advises developers of mobile medical apps and their investors on how they fit under the FDA's still-unclear regulatory umbrella. More

Verizon, VMware launch 'dual persona' platform for Android devices May 21, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

VMware Horizon Mobile is designed to help healthcare providers who favor BYOD policies and want to separate and protect business data on those devices. More

WLSA gears up for 8th Annual Convergence Summit May 20, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

The three-day conference, taking place May 28-30 in San Diego, aims to separate the old-style thinking of healthcare from the brash, new, disruptive world of connected health. More

Ringadoc is ready for the spotlight May 16, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

The San Francisco-based developer of an after-hours answering service for physicians has closed its seed round of funding, and is looking to make its mark in the mHealth landscape. More

Mobility: Key to overcoming barriers to clinical transformation and ACOs May 14, 2013 |

Matt Patterson

Matt Patterson, AirStrip's senior vice president of business transformation, discusses the advantages that mobility offers in transitioning to an accountable care setting. More

Status quo doesn't sit well with the innovation team at Boston Children's Hospital May 14, 2013 |

Erin McCann

At a recent Institute for Health Technology Transformation event in Boston, the hospital's chief innovation officer, Naomi Fried, explained how four new mHealth tools are improving the inpatient experience for patients, families and clinicians. More

DocbookMD, Medweb unveil secure messaging platform for physicians May 13, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

Unveiled at the ATA conference in Austin, Texas, Docbook Gateway offers clinicians a HIPAA-compliant platform to communicate and share images, x-rays and other reports. More

ATA keynote: 'Not a technology problem' May 7, 2013 |

Mike Miliard

In a Monday morning keynote at the ATA's 18th Annual International Meeting & Trade Show, Oracle's chairman calls for collaboration and silo-busting to realize telemedicine's promise More

ATA's first-ever venture fair features innovation - and a few words of caution May 6, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

The Sunday morning session brings together entrepreneurs and venture capital experts to see the latest in telemedicine ideas and discuss the positives and pitfalls of VC funding. More

ATA to hold its first venture fair May 3, 2013 |

Jeff Rowe

The American Telemedicine Association will gather inventors and investors for the first-ever event on Sunday, helping to kick off the ATA's 18th Annual International Meeting & Trade Show. More

LyfeChannel wins HHS mobile app challenge May 1, 2013 |

Erin McCann

The California-ased company wins the $50,000 grand prize for its myfamily app, which is designed to help family members better manage an entire family's health by using healthfinder.gov content. More

The ATA gets ready to celebrate in Austin May 1, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

The organization will kick off its 18th annual International Meeting and Trade Show this weekend with a packed schedule that is expected to draw 6,000 telemedicine, telehealth and mHealth advocates. More

Is the end of search the beginning of personalized prevention? May 23, 2013 |

Joseph C. Kvedar, MD

This past week, Google held its annual developers conference, Google I/O. One of the more provocative talks, called "The End of Search as We Know It," was by Amit Singhal, who is in charge of search for Google. More

A call for patience May 22, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

As the mHealth world anxiously awaits the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's final ruling on how it will regulate mobile medical apps, a new blog from Kaiser Health News shows just how important that ruling will be --and may shed some light on why it's been slow in coming. More

Is design important in healthcare? May 21, 2013 |

Joseph C. Kvedar, MD

I've been in the healthcare delivery business now for 30 years and I can confidently say we've paid almost no attention to design. Systems are built around physicians' desires and workflows, and physicians tend to be quantitative, content-focused and able to handle multiple variables at once. More

Advancements abound in mHealth, but what about the pace of policy? May 20, 2013 |

Lee Kim, Esq.

Advancements in mHealth but what about the pace of policy? More

Let’s play word association: I say 'mobile,' you say … May 20, 2013 |

David Collins

I recently watched the latest 007 flic, "Sky Fall", in which Bond "comes back to life" after being killed by one of his fellow operatives. However, Bond stays out of pocket for quite some time "enjoying" his assumed death. More

A diabetes prevention coalition meets in NYC - will mHealth be on the agenda? May 15, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

Like any chronic condition, diabetes is a disease that must be managed continuously - not just when you're visiting with your endocrinologist or doctor. A care management plan, therefore, must involve family members, other caregivers, schools and employers. More

Getting at the heart of readmissions May 14, 2013 |

Alan Portela

I will always stay true to my belief that health systems need to take an enterprise-wide approach to mobility. But at the same time, I'm often asked by hospital CEOs and CIOs how they should prioritize mobility when it comes to different care areas. My first answer is to look at your current challenges and strategic initiatives and then ask how mobility can help you to get there. While I always emphasize the benefit of mobility across all departments, cardiology is where I see the potential for mobility to make the most immediate impact - especially when it comes to improving outcomes and reducing readmissions. More

Innovation in telemedicine: An entrepreneur's perspective May 7, 2013 |

Yulun Wang

The need to provide high-quality healthcare to everyone while reducing costs has reached a crisis level, where it's a major focus of the highest government offices. More and more politicians and healthcare leaders are realizing that telemedicine is clearly a cornerstone of the solution. This is tangibly seen by the increasing number of healthcare systems that are adopting telemedicine, by the growth of ATA and by industry investments in telemedicine products and services. More

The year ahead for the ATA and telemedicine May 7, 2013 |

Edward M. Brown

Telemedicine as we know it has been around for almost 50 years. It has moved from humble beginnings as an experimental curiosity delivering rural healthcare to become something on track for mainstream acceptance across the healthcare system. More

Serendipity and personalization and connected health April 25, 2013 |

Joseph C. Kvedar, MD

In a world where most folks change jobs every couple of years, people are often amazed to hear that I started work in connected health 19 years ago. Implicit in their amazement is a question: "Why did you stick with it so long?" The quickest response is that the work we started back then is not yet finished. A more accurate answer is a bit more complex. More

Marrying the BYOD phenomenon to HIPAA compliance April 15, 2013 |

Lindy Benton

In today's mobile-friendly culture, few people think twice before pulling out their phone or tablet to take a picture. Recently, this cultural affinity for mobile technology has appeared in healthcare settings through the form of 'Bring Your Own Device' (BYOD) initiatives, which allow employees to use their personal smartphones and tablets to connect to a hospital's network. In fact, the Ponemon Institute reports 81 percent of healthcare providers have adopted some form of a BYOD policy. More

My wish list: FDA mobile medical app regulation March 29, 2013 |

Alan Portela

The House Energy and Commerce Committee's recent questions to FDA are seeking much-needed clarification of the agency's policy of regulating certain mobile medical apps as medical devices. I'm very pleased to see the FDA responding to attempts to clarify the "gray area" of the guidance it issued in July 2011. More

Pricing for Success: App Industry Trends and Best Practices February 3, 2012 |

Distimo

Presentation from the Verizon Development Center Conference that evaluates trends in mobile apps. More

2012 Mobile Clinician Voice Challenge January 6, 2012 |

mHIMSS

Nuance has announced the 2012 Mobile Clinician Voice Challenge. As part of this month-long event running through February 3rd, Nuance is calling all healthcare developers to voice-enable mobile or web-based healthcare apps. Looking to identify the most innovative uses of voice recognition for the mobile clinician, Nuance is offering more than $25,000 worth of prizes to developers who demonstrate how voice-driven interactions with a mobile device can enhance clinicians' mobile experience, improve the mobile workflow and lead to better patient care. More

Nuance Healthcare Development Platform - Healthcare in the Cloud January 6, 2012 |

mHIMSS

Designed for Healthcare ISVs (Independent Software Vendors) as well as internal development teams at provider and payer organizations that want to embed advanced speech recognition and Clinical Language Understanding (CLU) functionality in their clinical workflow solutions. More

Daniel Kraft: Medicine's future? There's an app for that December 8, 2011 |

mHIMSS

At TEDxMaastricht, Daniel Kraft offers a fast-paced look at the next few years of innovations in medicine, powered by new tools, tests and apps that bring diagnostic information right to the patient's bedside. More

Getting Right With the Joint Commission March 7, 2013 |

mHIMSS

Acting quickly on critical results has been part of the Joint Commission's annual goals since 2005. So why has this goal been less successfully implemented? Explore caregiver communications within our proposed Hospital Communication Bill of Rights, including critical test results reporting, and look at how to address some of the common challenges with the help of modern-day technology. More

PCI Compliant Data Centers February 19, 2013 |

mHIMSS

Healthcare providers increasingly adopt applications and devices allowing patients to make payments for their service online. In addition to the need to meet HIPAA compliance, transmitting, storing, or processing processing cardholder data necessitates PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) compliance. This white paper elucidates PCI DSS compliance, pinpointing concerns and standards companies should be aware of when determining how to secure cardholder data in a compliant manner. More

Improve Staff Satisfaction, Patient Safety, and HCAHPS Scores January 2, 2013 |

mHIMSS

Watch this informative video to learn more about EXTENSION's most popular clinical workflow solutions for nurses and physicians inluding nurse call integration, mobile critical lab notifications, mobile report availability, mobile STAT order notifications, HIPAA-compliant texting and more. EXTENSION's mobile point-of-care solutions improve staff satisfaction, patient safety, and HCAHPS scores. More

Palomar Health Choses EXTENSION's Alert Management Software Solution January 2, 2013 |

mHIMSS

Watch this informative video to learn why Palomar Health - the largest health district in the state of California - chose EXTENSION's healthcare alert management software to connect its nurse call system with the existing EHR and Cisco phones and the impact it has made on care team communication and patient experiences. More

Beyond the EHR: Seamlessly Connecting Nurses and Physicians Using an EHR-Extender (EHR-e) January 2, 2013 |

mHIMSS

This white paper focuses on how an EHR-Extender (EHR-e) can help hospitals leverage data trapped in the EHR and other clinical systems to establish better care team communication. The result of contextual critical alerts and texts are improved communication and enhanced workflows which makes patients, healthcare staff, administration, and regulators happy. More

Unified Communications and Surveillance in the Clinical Setting October 1, 2012 |

mHIMSS

For the modern healthcare delivery model to operate efficiently there is an undeniable mandate for seamless, comprehensive and real-time communications across the continuum of care. In this paper we will look at the link and need for collaboration and clinical information amongst various stakeholders from acute care hospitals, primary care physicians, long-term and sub-acute care providers, and to patient’s family care providers to ensure they receive the right care at the right time. More

Coordinating Care Across The Healthcare Continuum: The Value and Importance of a Connected Healthcare Platform September 20, 2012 |

mHIMSS

Healthcare delivery in the US is undergoing massive changes and while much of the discussion has centered around how best to reach National goals on quality, safety and clinical efficiency, one thing is clear. The vast amount of data elements from multiple and disparate clinical sources is compounded when patients receive care from multiple providers and the ability to provide comprehensive and real-time patient clinical information to every healthcare provider is an essential requirement to reduce costs and provide better care process. More

The 5 Rights of Clinical Decision Support: Mobile Platforms Succeed Where EM/HRs Fail September 20, 2012 |

mHIMSS

Since the first electronic medical record(EM/HR) was proposed nearly 5 decades ago, the importance of integrating pertinent clinical data focused upon relevant patient information has become increasingly important. Recognizing that when this first EM/HR was developed desktop PCs were not available, the internet was not even being considered and mobile real-time data access was science fiction, the advances we see being placed on data and the importance of structuring this into meaningful information are becoming the driving force behind healthcare informatics. More

HIPAA Compliant Hosting September 4, 2012 |

mHIMSS

Healthcare providers must assure patients the utmost security, confidentiality, and integrity of sensitive information. This means maintaining total HIPAA compliance within their organization, including healthcare IT infrastructure. This white paper elucidates HIPAA compliant IT infrastructure, from physical and environmental controls, to appropriate guidelines between a Covered Entity and data center provider when outsourcing. It also helps clarify key points including service provider qualifications, and why Business Associate Agreements are integral for establishing accountability with partners. More

Five Ways Instant Communications Among Doctors Benefit Your Entire Hospital June 1, 2012 |

Amcom Software

This whitepaper looks at the five ways doctors and their hospitals can benefit from the ability to achieve instant communications routed per physicians’ preferences. With the improved ability for doctors to coordinate care through well-routed communication requests, patient care gets a boost, staff satisfaction goes up, and the healthcare system can achieve overall greater efficiency. More

Trends in Mobile Medicine: Smartphone Apps for Physicians December 28, 2011 |

FirstWord Dossier

For physicians, the point-of-care has shifted from a clinical setting to anywhere the physician accesses data. Yet some hospitals are slower to embrace the technology citing cost and security concerns when integrated with patient electronic health records (EHRs). This is changing. More

mHIMSS Case Study: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia February 26, 2013 |

mHIMSS

The key findings are focused on current and future projects which integrate mobile and wireless devices into the care delivery setting.The framework provided is based on the mHIMSS Roadmap which highlights six key areas of focus. More

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Mobile Health Solutions In Support of ACO Initiatives

mHIMSS

Health care providers today are under increasing financial and regulatory pressure to improve patient outcomes and continue to give quality care, while simultaneously reducing costs. ACOs in particular are focused on improving the quality of care and outcomes of health across their entire patient population, while at the same time lowering per capita costs. There is a significant opportunity for healthcare providers to leverage mHealth solutions to achieve these goals. More

Design Tenet: Gorillas in the Mist

mHIMSS

Observe users in their environment. This insight into the drivers and motivators of user behavior in healthcare setting gives us the ‘Aha’ moments for design, and clear direction of where to take the product. More

WEBINAR: Mobile Optimized Healthcare API Programs: New Revenue from Legacy Data March 13, 2013 |

mHIMSS

Three mega trends (mobile apps, partner/developer API programs, and healthcare data integration/portability) have converged to create a new revenue generating opportunity for Healthcare Providers and Payers that is all the rage: API Developer Community Portals. In this webinar, we present premier case studies from AETNA that illustrates best practices to building a successful API Program in any industry. More

Secure Messaging for Healthcare September 17, 2012 |

mHIMSS

Communications in hospital today are complicated and lack collaboration. From traditional pagers, to IP phones, to SMS messaging, and handwritten notes, finding a comprehensive solution for your organization can be difficult. IQMAX invites you to this informative webinar where you’ll learn more about the IQMAX Communications solution, which allows for secure messaging, alerting and notifications, and assigning of tasks, while integrating critical patient information. More

Next Generation Messaging and Collaboration Strategies for Smartphones and Tablets April 4, 2013 |

mHIMSS

Physicians and nurses are increasingly using mobile devices to communicate and collaborate with their team members, the need for a secure, integrated and enterprise-wide platform that handles all form of communications – text messages, calls, alerts & tasks is crucial for patient care coordination. More

How LifeBridge Health Embraces Mobility to Improve Patient Care March 20, 2013 |

mHIMSS

Learn how Baltimore-based LifeBridge Health keeps up with increasingly mobile staff by notifying team members of time-critical situations on their preferred mobile devices. YoLanda Jones Spears, Telecommunications Systems Administrator, will share how the organization integrated a secure smartphone texting solution for encrypted, traceable messaging. You’ll hear how this large trauma center blended mobile devices into existing hospital systems and communication processes for improved patient care and satisfaction. More

Leveraging Mobile Technology to Reduce Hospital Readmissions February 6, 2013 |

mHIMSS

During this webinar, we will review a recently published HIMSS Media white paper discussing how prominent hospitals and health systems are using remote monitoring devices and applications in their programs as a way to connect patients and clinicians and to impact care outside of the organization. We’ll also review results from the 2nd Annual HIMSS Mobile Technology Survey and talk about the benefits of mobile technology on patient care, barriers to mobile technology use and clinicians’ concerns about the use of mobile technology. More

Text Messaging in Healthcare: Friend or Foe? May 16, 2012 |

mHIMSS

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 and learn how a Santa Monica, CA company is revolutionizing the “text-message” and bringing healthcare communication into the 21st century. More

FDA Regulations on Medical Data Systems February 14, 2012 |

mHIMSS

mHIMSS Workgroup members Lee Kim (@lee_kim) and Dr. Mohamd Arif Ali (@mhealth1) presented on February 10th, 2011. The webinar provides a perspective from the clinical provider side (Dr. Ali’s perspective) and the enforcement perspective (Lee Kim’s role as an attorney). The presentation is recorded and available to members with full HIMSS access. More

Video Presentations from The 2011 mHealth Summit, December 5 - 7 2011 January 18, 2012 |

mHIMSS

This webpage hosts all of the video presentations from the The 2011 mHealth Summit, December 5 - 7 2011. More

George Washington University Course: Innovations in Telemedicine and mHealth April 2, 2013 |

mHIMSS

Advances in wireless broadband networks, almost ubiquitous mobile phone penetration, and data compression technologies are providing new avenues for radical change in the way doctors practice medicine and patients access care. More

60 Minutes Features Autism Apps November 30, 2011 |

mHIMSS

In its October 23 episode, the CBS News magazine "60 Minutes" reported on software for the Apple iPad and other tablet computers that allows people with autism and other communication disabilities to use the iPad as a communicator. Correspondent Lesley Stahl interviews people with autism as well as family members, doctors and therapists on the benefits these apps have had for many people. More

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mHIMSS Research Map

mHIMSS

The mHIMSS Research Map identifies global mhealth research projects around the world. More

Definitions of mHealth

mHIMSS

A collection of mHealth definitions from key healthcare organizations. More

The mHIMSS International Ecosystem Map May 20, 2013 |

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Apps to Aid Healthcare Delivery in Disparate Communities: A Guide from mHIMSS April 25, 2013 |

mHIMSS

Mobile devices and smartphones are increasingly being leveraged as a platform for patient engagement. These devices continue to show promise in reducing barriers to care worldwide and here in the United States. More

Survey: Attitudes towards Apps in Healthcare April 14, 2013 |

mHIMSS

The University of Delaware is collaborating with HIMSS Analytics and mHIMSS to assess provider attitudes towards applications “Apps” in healthcare settings. More

HIMSS Vantage Point Survey: Mobile Medical Applications September 10, 2012 |

mHIMSS

On July 19, the FDA released a set of proposed guidelines on the regulation of certain mobile medical applications. Under the draft regulations, only a small number of the apps available on the market would be covered by the draft guidelines. At present, the FDA is seeking to regulate only apps that meet certain criteria. More

Design Tenet: Type Less and Less Type July 30, 2012 |

mHIMSS

Typography is the visual hierarchy for words. It’s the interface design for text, critical for readability and scanning. More

Design Tenet: What Interface July 30, 2012 |

mHIMSS

With limited real estate, every element must be necessary and efficient. This tenet provides design best practices for getting the interface out of the way so users accomplish their work. More

HIMSS response to Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff - Mobile Medical Applications July 27, 2012 |

mHIMSS

HIMSS’s Comments on the Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff - Mobile Medical Applications published in the Federal Register by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Food and Drug Administration on July 21, 2011. More

Security Risks: Mobile Devices Are Here to Stay, But Challenges Remain July 23, 2012 |

mHIMSS

The use of portable devices—especially smartphones and tablets—are turning physicians into iDocs. These consumer tools are moving into the healthcare environment at break-neck speed. We have seen increased usability—that is good. But, we also have seen increased security risks— that is bad. More

Selecting a Mobile App: Evaluating the Usability of Medical Applications July 3, 2012 |

mHIMSS

This document has been prepared as an aid to the healthcare provider or IT staff member who is engaged in the selection of mobile apps for a hospital organization or private practice. This guide outlines some basic steps to include in a mobile app selection process, to assist practices evaluate mobile app usability, based on current usability recommendations and best practices. More

5 FAQ's on App Development April 2, 2012 |

mHIMSS

This FAQ address common questions when developing strategies for app development. The FAQ addresses important information related to software and programing requirements, considerations for submitting to app marketplaces, and potential impacts of connecting to external devices. More