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With thousands of health-related smart phone applications (APPs) currently available – and more coming online daily – providers, developers and organizations are realizing that mobile platforms are a source of health information. The use of these applications allows mobile devices to serve in many capacities i.e. dictation, prescription platforms, medical device accessories, remote monitoring, communication tools, provider and patient locators and more at the download of an APP.

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Varolii launches its first provider-branded smartphone app February 28, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

The My Health Alerts app is designed to give providers a platform to push directed messages to patients through e-mails, text alerts, phone calls, smartphone push notifications or web app channels. More

Happtique unveils certification program for mobile apps February 27, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

The New York-based company has finalized certification standards for medical, health and wellness apps and created a panel of experts to certify them. Officials expect to launch the certification program this spring. More

Intermountain, M*Modal announce plans to create a CPOE app February 26, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

The solution, expected to be unveiled this fall, would enable clinicians to enter prescriptions and other information simply by speaking into an iOS-enabled mobile device, like an iPhone or iPad. More

ONC ruling opens up mHealth opportunities February 25, 2013 |

Dave Chase

In this contributed commentary, Dave Chase, CEO of Avado.com, says a recent ONC ruling should give healthcare providers more flexibility in choosing healthcare apps for their patients. More

Rock Health unveils its latest class of digital health entrepreneurs February 21, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

The 14 startups in the San Francisco-based incubator's 4th class include Beam Technologies, which is marketing a "smart toothbrush," and Wellframe, whose mobile platform helps manage a patient's transition from the hospital to the home. More

Allscripts names judges for Open App Challenge February 20, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

The HIT company will announce 15 Phase I winners during the 2013 HIMSS Conference and Exhibition next month in New Orleans. More

APPS Act of 2013: Necessary protection, or too much? February 19, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

A mobile device authentication expert wonders if efforts to protect personal information on mobile apps might destroy the industry. More

mHealth announcements target the healthy heart on Valentine's Day February 14, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

AirStrip and CardioNet announce a partnership to push cardiac monitoring data onto clinician's mobile devices, while a consumer-facing app developed by Wisconsin's Marshfield Clinic using Archimedes' IndiGO CDS tool wins the Million Hearts Initiative's Risk Check Challenge. More

eClinicalWorks looks to mHealth with new Healow initiative February 6, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

The Westborough, Mass.-based developer of clinical information systems is making its move into patient engagement with a business unit designed to link the patient more easily to physicians and electronic health records. More

Mobile devices: The good, the bad, and the ugly February 5, 2013 |

Bill Ho

In this contributed commentary, Biscom President Bill Ho discusses how mobile devices like smartphones and tablets are reshaping the healthcare environment. More

AirWatch exec says providers are gambling with inadequate MDM platforms February 4, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

The Atlanta-based company is touting its recent deals with the Henry Ford Health System and Advocate Health Care, but notes that too many providers are simply hoping a data breach won't happen to them. More

Epocrates study cites advantages to providers and patients in using drug reference apps February 1, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

The study, conducted late last year, indicates that doctors avoided some 27 million potentially dangerous drug interactions in the past year by checking information in the Epocrates database. More

Tim's blog, week 3: Choosing the right tools September 13, 2012 |

Tim Castallo

I’m feeling great - stronger, more energetic and more productive. It is impossible to believe that three-plus weeks of very manageable change in my eating and exercise patterns have made such a big difference in the way I feel every day. More

New devices and climbing the tech cliff September 12, 2012 |

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. More

Nuance issues another mHealth challenge September 5, 2012 |

Jonathon Dreyer

The Internet has flattened the world in many ways; people are able to collaborate from around the globe and work to solve problems 24/7. Many industries, including healthcare, have taken advantage of this seemingly endless talent pool and various organizations have challenged developers to demonstrate their skills through online app challenges. These challenges are not only used to solve problems, but also to push the limits of what we think is technologically possible. Incentivizing innovation though competition is not new, but over the past decade there has been exponential growth in both the number of competitions conducted and participation in those competitions. More

Bond. James Bond. September 4, 2012 |

Matthew Grob

The James Bond film franchise celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. A huge marketing initiative is making the most of the milestone, and you can now own a replica of 007 history. As I look at the available items, from Blu-rays, to watches, to cars, I can't help think of what mobile health goodies "Q" might have come up with today to support Mr. Bond while he traveled around the world, crushing the bad guys. More

The role of mHealth in teaching hospitals, resident training and patient care August 27, 2012 |

Sanjay Pingle

Each July, a dramatic staffing transition takes place in hundreds of teaching hospitals across the United States, when new residents begin their training and assume more responsibilities for patients while older, more experienced residents graduate. More

Five digital healthcare facts that both parties can agree on August 22, 2012 |

David Lee Scher, MD

The presidential campaign, in major part due to the entrance of Paul Ryan, has propelled the cost of healthcare (vs. a general discussion of the ACA) into the limelight. While this is not a bad thing, little has been said about the process of providing healthcare. Certainly changes in how Medicare is paid for and the debate over federal vs. states' oversight of Medicaid funds are important. However, while economics is great fodder for political debate, what is lost is the power that lies in changing some of the paradigms in healthcare delivery. I would submit that both political parties would likely agree with the following points. More

Searching for a virtual personal health assistant August 17, 2012 |

Matthew Grob

I have a long list of things I want to do, see and buy should I ever win a multi-million-dollar lottery jackpot. I have now added something else to that list. I want a virtual personal health assistant. More

Smartphone security: The first link in the healthcare value chain August 8, 2012 |

Geoffrey Hancock

Smartphones and tablets are used for just about everything these days, from social media and education to banking and healthcare. Applications abound. But have you ever stopped to consider that using one could open the door to your private information? More

The Mobile Health Games August 3, 2012 |

Matthew Grob

Every four years, the world watches while athletes gather to represent their country by competing in a host of Olympic games. While most people are looking to London this year to enjoy these amazing feats of sheer physical determination, others will be focusing on a lesser known event - the Mobile Health Games. More

Five ways in which the medical app industry is maturing July 31, 2012 |

David Lee Scher, MD

There are now more than 13,000 health, fitness and medical apps available. In a previous post I discussed "Five creative and necessary ways of getting medical apps adopted" - specifically, incorporating medical apps in informatics, uses in schools for health education, government initiatives regarding digital technologies, medical apps in EHR clinical decision support tools and patient portals. These, however, do not necessarily lead to adoption of these apps. Some of these are years away. But the industry is rapidly maturing, and here's how: More

Speaking your way through the healthcare information maze July 25, 2012 |

Jonathon Dreyer

In 1894, Oscar Wilde said "it is a very sad thing nowadays there is so little useless information.” With approximately five exabytes (that’s roughly 5 billion gigabytes) of information being created every few days, his statement is truer today than when it was written nearly 120 years ago. More

On the road again July 23, 2012 |

Matthew Grob

In addition to all the ordinary headaches caused by travel these days - especially by air - those with chronic conditions or trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle are challenged on an even greater level. More