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Wireless technologies are revolutionizing the way mobile financial services (MFS) are delivered. When coupled with mobile health care, MFS has the potential to facilitate efficient payment for care, extend the reach of care into the home and remote places where under-served populations live throughout the world. MFS allows for payments by phone for populations, lessening the banking digital divide by providing those who traditionally had no bank accounts access to funds and potentially, a new array of healthcare services. mPayments delivered in this manner can significantly improve administrative efficiencies, provide real time information on delivered services that informs both insurance schemes and overall policy and support usability and accessibility – making it easier for people groups to enroll and use healthcare services. As a result, investment is being made to demonstrate the positive attributes of the convergence of MFS and mHealth, including government funded programs, private and venture capital programs, foundations and other investment sources.

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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
Post-discharge plans get an mHealth boost May 15, 2013 |
Eric Wicklund
 Vree Health's TransitionAdvantage program is being launched in Montana and Connecticut, in an effort to show that the mHealth solution can work in both rural and urban settings.  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
Reducing risk: Why the lack of a wireless healthcare strategy is not an option May 13, 2013 |
Eric B. Abbott
 In this contributed commentary, Eric B. Abbott of ExteNet Systems lays out the four steps to establishing an effective wireless strategy in a healthcare setting.  More
Tuckson tells the ATA to keep being disruptive May 10, 2013 |
Eric Wicklund
 The former UnitedHealth executive helps close out the 18th Annual International Meeting & Exhibition with a call for meaningful innovation.  More
UPMC doc states his case for ROI in telemedicine May 7, 2013 |
Mike Miliard
 In a session at the ATA's 18th Annual International Meeting & Trade Show, Andrew Watson examines the value derived from UPMC's programs to show 'how one model can work for telemedicine.'  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 kicks off its annual meeting with a call for Mercy May 6, 2013 |
Mike Miliard
 The American Telemedicine Association highlights the Missouri-based healthcare network in Sunday's opening plenary to kick off the 18th Annual International Meeting and Trade Show.  More
Applying mobile health strategies to drive greater patient engagement and provider accountability. May 3, 2013 |
David C. Bjork
 In this contributed commentary, Telcare President David Bjork identifies the value of mHealth in the patient-provider dynamic and explores how this can be used to shape the future of healthcare.  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
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
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
Remote patient monitoring will lead value-based healthcare April 25, 2013 |
David Lee Scher, MD
 Traditional health insurance reimbursement to providers (though "payment" is a more appropriate word) for healthcare services and products is at the root of our healthcare crisis.  More
Mobile Shmobile April 18, 2013 |
Matthew Grob
 Mobile health is hot. It's innovative. It's impactful. It matters. But it isn't everything.  More
2013 digital health funding update April 1, 2013 |
Halle Tecco
 No joke, digital health funding this quarter was up yet again.  With 37 deals valued at $365M, that’s 35% higher than Q1 of last year, suggesting that 2013 will be another record year for the digital health industry.  More
Taking a quick look back at HIMSS13 March 12, 2013 |
Eric Wicklund
 A few random thoughts about last week's conference and exhibition while gazing out at the snowdrifts in Maine.  More
The mHIMSS rearview mirror - February 2013 March 3, 2013 |
David Collins
 Ever wonder where the time goes? It's already March, and HIMSS13 is finally here. So what was new and cool from the world of mHIMSS in February?  More
Will ACOs fail? February 26, 2013 |
Joseph C. Kvedar, MD
 The cHealth Blog is coming up on its third anniversary, and during that time I've taken my share of potshots at organized medicine. Most implementations of connected health are in some way disruptive to the status quo, so I can't help but point out those opportunities and barriers.  More
An app to help cure the nation's debt crisis? February 26, 2013 |
Bettina Experton
 While President Barack Obama and Congress struggle to avoid immense automatic budget cuts set to take effect March 1, a simpler solution to our nation’s debt crisis is literally at our fingertips.  More
Your guide to everything mHealth at HIMSS13 February 11, 2013 |
Jonathon Dreyer
 It's the perfect recipe - powerful mobile hardware, well-designed software and solid wireless network connectivity blended together to support everything we want to do - in our consumer lives and our professional ones.  More
Defining the use case as it's related to mobile healthcare, payments and ROI November 28, 2012 |
mHIMSS
 David Wierz discussed defining the use case as it's related to mobile healthcare, payments and ROI.  More
mHealth Summit 2011 - mFinance Track // Critical Policy Dynamics Within an mHealth/mFinance Platform April 3, 2012 |
Foundation for NIH
 The growing use of mobile technology within healthcare is revolutionizing clinical practice in developing countries, yet, to sustain this new area will require a tighter relationship between financing and treatment. Using mobile technology in banking, and linking this to mobile health programs, real time payment and data collection is possible — an area that is of interest to donors. Often, this involves moving data that is considered private health information and may thus be protected under regional laws. Understanding the regulations around money transfer, health data privacy and how this interacts within mHealth will help organizations seeking to deploy mHealth practices in global healthcare.  More
mHealth Summit 2011 - mFinance Track // Developing mHealth and mFinance Business Models and Platforms, an Interactive Session April 3, 2012 |
Foundation for NIH
 Panel discussion: Developing mHealth and mFinance Business Models and Platforms, an Interactive Session  More
mHealth Summit 2011 - mFinance Track // Exploring Business Models that Leverage mFinance to Support mHealth April 3, 2012 |
Foundation for NIH
 This session will provide an overview of different business models and issues they address between the intersection of mHealth and mFinance. An overview of the global landscape will be provided by Menekse Gencer of mPay Connect Consulting complemented by real-world cost-revenue generating case studies. This session aims to illustrate early successes, while highlighting some of the main challenges faced in implementing such joint ventures and to identify what characteristics in markets facilitate growth.  More
Startup Elements // Accounting March 27, 2012 |
Rock Health
 Richard Croghan and David Sage of accounting firm Moss Adams share everything startups need to know to keep their books in order, deal with taxes and stay out of trouble with the IRS.  More
Transfering money with SmartMoney March 26, 2012 |
Menekse Gencer
 This video shows a demonstration of sending money to another user of SmartMoney.  More
mHealth Summit 2011 - Special Session // Mobile Health Venture Fair — Presented by mHIMSS March 20, 2012 |
mHIMSS
 Looking to Invest with Emerging Mobile Health Companies? Look no further... Hear from 13 emerging Mobile Health companies seeking funding, networking opportunities and Venture Fair Information Guidance.  More
Digital Health: Startup + VC activity March 13, 2012 |
Rock Health
 This report sources data from Capitol IQ, Crunchbase, NVCA and a survey that was conducted with 110 digital health entrepreneurs.  More
Tips from Angel investors at Rock Health 2 of 2 March 13, 2012 |
Rock Health
 Tips from Angel investors at Rock Health Ron Gutman, Ross Fubini, Francine Hardaway and Gil Penchina.  More
Angel Investing Tips at Rock Health 1 of 2 March 13, 2012 |
Rock Health
 Angel Investing Tips at Rock Health Ross Fubini of Kapor Capital and SuccessFactors, Ron Gutman, founder and CEO of HealthTap, Francine Hardaway, Ph.D. of Stealthmode Partners and Gil Penchina, CEO of Wikia talk about their opinions  More
Changing the Tide: Monetizing Consumer Applications in the Healthcare Space // HISUM2012 March 13, 2012 |
Rock Health
 Ron Gutman, Linda Avey, Jennifer Wong, and Dave Chase Disruptive innovation is alive and well in healthcare. From new care delivery models with unconventional pricing to technology companies with new approaches for charging for value, there's an array of new business models that have emerged and are on the horizon. Panelists will discuss which models hold the most promise and considerations for the development of new models.  More
Video: Dan Lubin: 2011 mHealth Summit January 13, 2012 |
mHIMSS
 Watch a discussion with Dan Lubin, of Radius Ventures LLC, at the 2011 mHealth Summit, held in Washington D.C.  More
Wireless Technology in Healthcare Transformation: Supporting Meaningful Use, Value-Based Care, and the Mobile Patient and Provider August 29, 2012 |
mHIMSS
 As healthcare organizations develop strategies to comply with federal mandates and succeed in the new environment, wireless is one of the emerging technologies that can enable organizations to meet their clinical and business objectives, especially in this era of having to do more with a finite set of resources. This paper, featuring results from a Healthcare IT News online survey from June and July 2012, discusses current usage of wireless data technology in healthcare and identifies areas of demand and the potential benefits of wireless solutions and strategies.  More
A Health Plan perspective on mobile: A framework for your mobile strategy November 16, 2011 |
Kony
 Health Plans face interesting challenges, particularly around brand and messaging. Their customers are diverse with differing needs. Upcoming changes in the healthcare marketplace, such as insurance exchanges, require them to further enhance their brand presence in consumer minds.  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
mHealth Alliance Case Study: Sustainable Financing for Mobile Health April 8, 2013 |
mHIMSS
 The mHealth Alliance champions the use of mobile technologies to improve health throughout the world. Working with partners in multiple sectors, the Alliance convenes stakeholders across the mobile health (mHealth) community to overcome common challenges.  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
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Impact of mHealth on Quality and Patient Care Outcomes
mHIMSS
 This Fact Sheet defines how mobility (mHealth) creates an environment of continuous engagement addressing wellness and care. Level of engagement provides opportunities for enhancing safety and quality in care across all settings. This effect captures the ability for mHealth to facilitate integrating clinical information with patient-reported data across the care continuum. Result is linking patient and person in creating a holistic participant for wellness and care.  More
Meaningful Use, Stage 2 - Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program--Stage 2
CMS, (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
HHS (US Dept. of Health and Human Services)
 This final rule specifies the Stage 2 criteria that eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) must meet in order to qualify for Medicare and/or Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) incentive payments. In addition, it specifies payment adjustments under Medicare for covered professional services and hospital services provided by EPs, eligible hospitals, and CAHs failing to demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology (CEHRT) and other program participation requirements. This final rule revises certain Stage 1 criteria, as finalized in the July 28, 2010 final rule, as well as criteria that apply regardless of Stage.  More
Meaningful Use, Stage 2 - Health Information Technology: Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology, 2014 Edition; Revisions to the Permanent Certification Program
ONC
 With this final rule, the Secretary of Health and Human Services adopts certification criteria that establish the technical capabilities and specify the related standards and implementation specifications that Certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) Technology will need to include to, at a minimum, support the achievement of meaningful use by eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs beginning with the EHR reporting periods in fiscal year and calendar year 2014. This final rule also makes changes to the permanent certification program for health information technology, including changing the program’s name to the ONC HIT Certification Program.  More
Definitions of mHealth
mHIMSS
 A collection of mHealth definitions from key healthcare organizations.  More
Glossary of Terms February 6, 2012 |
mHIMSS
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