mHealth Innovation & Trends

The ONC's Lygeia Ricciardi: Speaking for the consumer June 19, 2013 |

Anthony Brino

In a Q&A with Contributing Editor Anthony Brino, the director of the ONC's Office of Consumer eHealth talks about consumer engagement, mobile health ... and pregnancy apps More

Ringadoc, Practice Fusion announce marketing agreement June 18, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

The new partnership is the latest link between telemedicine providers and EMR developers, and a sign that the two platforms may be slowly moving toward integration. More

Stanley Healthcare beefs up its Hugs infant protection solution June 14, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

The company, working in conjunction with AeroScout, bolsters its Wi-Fi-based RTLS platform to enable hospital staff to track newborns in any part of the hospital that's covered by Wi-Fi. More

American Well pulls 2 more Blues into the fold June 14, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

The Massachusetts-based developer of the Online Care telehealth platform has added to its portfolio with deals with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and BlueCross BlueShield of Louisiana. More

Will Google Glass catch on in healthcare? June 13, 2013 |

Mike Miliard

Advocates and detractors weigh in on the technology's potential, seeing benefits for mHealth but concerns about privacy and decency. More

Humana launches CHF-based mHealth pilot in Ohio June 13, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

The insurer is partnering with AMC Health to provide in-home monitoring solutions to 450 Medicare Advantage members, with real-time data measured against national standards of care. More

Physicians Interactive adds docwise platform to Omnio app June 11, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

The Massachusetts-based developer of mobile clinical resources for medical professionals is now giving them a platform to keep up on the latest news and alerts. More

CHCF adds to its investment in Asthmapolis June 10, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

The California HealthCare Foundation has put more than $1 million into the Wisconsin-based developer of an mHealth platform for people with asthma and COPD. More

Telehealth sees explosive growth June 6, 2013 |

Erin McCann

Healthcare providers are taking telemedicine to new heights, with the market seeing growth of a whopping 237 percent within a five year period, according to a new Kalorama report. More

Navio Health unveils Practice Unite messaging app for system-wide communications June 5, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

The platform allows hospitals like Liberty Health's Jersey City Medical Center to coordinate communications between physicians, nurses and other staff on their mobile devices of choice. More

HHS names finalists in cancer support app challenge June 5, 2013 |

Erin McCann

The challenge, launched by the ONC in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute and MedStartr, a healthcare crowdfunding portal, will award the grand prize to the app creator who develops the best tool to help cancer survivors better manage their transition from oncology specialty care to primary care. More

New study sees increased acceptance of mobile EHR apps June 4, 2013 |

Bernie Monegain

A report by Black Book Rankings identifies a "meteoric trend" toward mobile EHR apps, particularly iPad apps. More

Taking the pulse of mobility in cardiovascular services June 18, 2013 |

Matt Patterson

Mobility is making an impact on cardiovascular services - ranging from expedited STEMI care pathways to readmission reductions for congestive heart failure (CHF) and intermittent dysrhythmias. Taking a step back to reflect on the state of the cardiovascular service line at large illustrates some key pressures that health systems are experiencing and why mobile technology solutions are taking off in this area. More

The doctor is out June 18, 2013 |

Zachary Landman, MD

"The doctor is no longer taking calls from patients after hours," the recording stated. "If this is an urgent issue, please seek care at your nearest urgent clinic, emergency department, or call 911 if this is an emergency." More

Obama's memorandum on broadband spectrum should help mHealth June 17, 2013 |

Eric Wicklund

President Barack Obama has issued a Presidential Memorandum designed to "aggressively enhance" federal efforts to delegate additional spectrum for wireless broadband, a key component to the development of mHealth and telemedicine initiatives around the country. More

Three examples of mHealth success – European style June 14, 2013 |

David Collins

The mHealth Symposium in Dublin was an eye-opener for me, as it brought to light the reality that there are some universal challenges in mHealth, but there are also some big wins in mobile integration in countries outside the United States. More

Wheeler appointment is the right prescription for the FCC and mHealth June 6, 2013 |

Ritch Blasi

I didn't know Thomas Wheeler personally when he served as chairman for the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA), but in the spirit of full disclosure, I believe I need to say that I did cause him some angst at a CTIA event in 2003 when he was showcasing AT&T's newest mobile technology: Sending a 7-second video using multimedia messaging service (MMS) and one of the strangest designed phones ever. But that's a story for another day. More

The rise of intelligent systems in healthcare, part II (patients) June 4, 2013 |

Jonathon Dreyer

In last month's mHIMSS blog, we discussed how virtual assistants make doctors more efficient and give back time to spend interacting with their patients. This month, we'll examine the ever-changing consumer health world and the potential impact of virtual assistants on patients. More

Synergistic impacts of healthcare and social media June 3, 2013 |

David Lee Scher, MD

There have been many articles written on the impact of social media on healthcare. Likewise, healthcare is transforming social media into a 'place' to obtain information on specific diseases, creating patient and provider support in online communities like PatientsLikeMe and Treatment Diaries and improving communication among providers and between providers and patients. More

Five lessons healthcare can learn from project management May 29, 2013 |

David Lee Scher, MD

Physicians have traditionally been individual thinkers and doers. Healthcare in general has been generally slow to adopt proven successful methods of processes and technologies employed with success in other sectors of society. Medical training from medical school through post-graduate education has been traditionally focused on the individual. 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

Video: Leslie Saxon: Better tech for better health April 1, 2013 |

"What's Next" CNN blog

What if tracking your heart rate and blood pressure was as simple as getting your e-mail? More

Video: Eric Topol talks about his new book March 28, 2013 |

The Colbert Report

Cardiologist Eric Topol talks about his book, "The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care." More

VMware AlwaysOn Point of Care Solution Demo HIMSS13 March 15, 2013 |

Healthcare IT News Staff

(Sponsored Content) Frank Nydam, Healthcare CTO for VMware, talks about the company's vCloud solution for healthcare, and Marketing Manager Tisa Murdock, gives us a closer look. 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

Practical Policy and Business Implications of Implementing Mobile Health Solutions Across the Biomedical Domain March 20, 2012 |

mHIMSS

Practical Policy and Business Implications of Implementing Mobile Health Solutions Across the Biomedical Domain including use case scenario's and best practices for implementation. More

mHealth Summit 2011 - Special Session // mHealth Alliance: Evidence Matters: Perspectives across the mHealth Landscape... March 20, 2012 |

mHIMSS

Evidence Matters: Perspectives across the mHealth Landscape on Priorities, Gaps, and Common Goals for Strengthening the Evidence Base needed to support mHealth initiatives. More

mHealth Summit 2011 - Special Session // mHealth Alliance Strategy Launch March 20, 2012 |

mHIMSS

The mHealth Alliance was established in 2009 to promote the enabling environment that allows mHealth to support the achievement of health priorities in low and middle income countries. Please join Executive Director, Patty Mechael, as she unveils the mHealth Alliance’s refreshed strategy for 2012 and beyond. With the help of the mHealth community, the mHealth Alliance has redefined its core set of priorities and reworked its approach to partnerships. The Alliance and its partners will continue to expand upon its role as a broker and an advocate for stakeholders across the mHealth ecosystem and around the world. More

mHealth Summit 2011 - Special Session // Making Wireless Health Innovation Work for the Whole World: A Friendly Competition... March 20, 2012 |

mHIMSS

WLSA believes that the highest purpose for the Wireless Health sector is to expand access to affordable high quality healthcare, globally, thus enhancing “Total Global Health.” This session will showcase some of the most innovative companies in the WLSA community in a “collaborative contest” to demonstrate to a panel of experts and the attendees how their innovation will address global healthcare needs, such as improving access to care, lowering costs, empowering individuals to manage their care, improving quality and ultimately affecting global markets. Panelists will include leaders from the distinguished representatives of the investment, foundation and end user communities. The event will include dynamic and focused presentations by the innovators, expert commentary by the panelists, and voting by the attendees. The winner will be acknowledged by FNIH and by WLSA in its 2012 activities. More

mHealth Summit 2011 - Special Session // GBC Health - Building Partnerships that Work: Designing for Success and Scale March 20, 2012 |

mHIMSS

Partnerships have been hailed as a critical tool to move mHealth beyond small pilots into a mainstream, global opportunity. Learning and experience from existing partnerships can help inform and shape future opportunities — and ensure they are set up for success. In this panel from GBCHealth, stakeholders across multiple sectors come together for a lively discussion about the do’s and don’ts of successful partnerships. Panelist include experts from the private sector, funders, multilateral organizations, implementing partners and government — each sharing their unique perspective on the role partnerships can play in advancing mHealth goals and ensuring maximum impact. More

Mobile Health for Reducing Health Disparities. Does it Work and How Will we Know? March 13, 2012 |

Ida Sim, MD, PhD

Seminar given at the Medical Effectiveness Research Center, University of California San Francisco, June 2011. The presentation addresses emerging mHealth trends in relation to the current state of the mHealth industry. More

Creative Disruptions: How to Thrive in the Coming BioRevolution with David Ewing Duncan // HISUM2012 March 13, 2012 |

Rock Health

How to Thrive in the Coming BioRevolution with David Ewing Duncan More

mHealth Summit 2011 - HIT x.0 Track // What Mobility Innovation Means to Healthcare January 19, 2012 |

Foundation for NIH

mHealth Summit 2011 - HIT x.0 Track // What Mobility Innovation Means to Healthcare More

Keeping the Reliability of Fax Services While Adopting the Cloud February 13, 2013 |

mHIMSS

In 2009 healthcare providers began the conversion from paper to electronic health records. This transition not only brought many new capabilities, but the fear that widely adopted technologies would no longer be relevant. The fax machine has been one of the most significant devices in data transference and many healthcare providers still use the fax to order patient prescriptions. Learn how cloud-based faxing marries the familiar with the new and can provide you with a secure solution that reduces costs and keeps you in control of your data management. 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

Four Steps to Developing a Successful Smartphone Strategy February 11, 2013 |

mHIMSS

Smartphones have worked their way into hospitals as caregivers increasingly bring personal devices to work. Innovative hospitals are planning how to leverage these devices for maximum impact. A sound mobility strategy includes preparing the infrastructure and planning the workflow changes necessary. Download this white paper and learn how a successful smartphone strategy help you build an effective mobility model, develop an efficient workflow process and deploy devices that clinicians want and enjoy using. More

Crawl, Walk, Run: Three Steps to Improving Clinical Efficiency and Effectiveness February 11, 2013 |

mHIMSS

Hospitals recognize the importance of communication. They realize clinicians must be able to connect easily with each other, their patients, laboratory and radiology staff, and other providers. However, many hospitals equip clinicians with tools like legacy wireless phones, pagers, PDAs and voice badges, creating a communication tool belt and weakening communication. 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

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

Integrating Healthcare: The Role and Value of Mobile Operators in eHealth July 11, 2012 |

Kai-Lik Foh

GSMA

The aims of this paper are to: 1) Provide a landscape of the eHealth market 2) Outline the opportunities for mobile operators within the broader eHealth industry 3) Analyse key lessons from existing mobile operator eHealth initiatives Propose a market evaluation framework for mobile operators to assess the opportunities and challenges in entering the eHealth market, based on their capabilities and local market conditions – illustrating its usage with the GSMA’s engagement with the QTel Group. 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

The iEverything Enterprise: Understanding and Addressing IT's Dilemma in a World Dominated by Wireless Smart Device April 2, 2012 |

Aerohive Networks

Virtualization, cloud computing, and wireless technology are fundamentally changing enterprise computing, providing revolutionary gains in productivity and cost savings. Powerful enterprise applications can now be delivered to almost any device, anywhere, at any time. 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

mHIMSS Case Study: Johns Hopkins Hospital June 3, 2013 |

mHIMSS

How will hospitals and health systems implement mobile and wireless devices into healthcare? This case study examines the approach Johns Hopkins uses for mHealth programs and projects. More

International Case study by Continua: A guide to emergency response with mHealth March 22, 2013 |

mHIMSS

This case study, compiled by Continua Health Alliance, highlights to role of mobile device in the delivery of healthcare during disasters. More

The Future of Wireless in Healthcare: Powering the Applications for 21st Century Care October 29, 2010 |

mHIMSS

Read this thought-provoking report, including detailed results from a Healthcare IT News survey, as well as case studies from visionary healthcare organizations. More

Identity and Access Management (IAM) at HCA June 4, 2013 |

mHIMSS

Learn how Nashville-based HCA, the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, has implemented IAM technology and processes to improve data access and security in a highly complex environment encompassing 162 hospitals and 200,000 employees. More

June 4th @ 1PM ET -- Standalone Universal Viewing Platform: A practical and affordable approach to image enabling the EMR May 15, 2013 |

mHIMSS

Accessing a patient’s complete longitudinal medical record is frequently a cumbersome process that frustrates physicians and diminishes quality of care. The inclusion of the patient’s medical images in that record is complicated by an absence of interfaces to the various data repositories and the lack of a single multi-modality viewing application. The recent explosion of Electronic Medical Record system deployments suggests that most healthcare organizations are preparing themselves to meet Meaningful Use mandates, but a sound strategy for image-enabling the EMR remains elusive. Join us to review the many issues associated with image-enabling the EMR and see how an advanced image viewing technology can meet the numerous technical challenges as well as satisfy the physician’s performance expectations. 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

Mobile Solutions for the Modern Hospital February 6, 2013 |

mHIMSS

With the widespread adoption of mobile technologies, many stakeholders in healthcare wonder where exactly there are opportunities to use this platform to improve healthcare. 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

Froedtert Hospital Tackles Smartphones for Critical Communications - Lessons Learned as They Roll Out a Mobility Strategy August 12, 2012 |

mHIMSS

Today’s smartphones are truly changing the way physicians and nurses communicate. The exciting news is that hospital staff are becoming very clever with how to use them in new ways to make meaningful improvements in patient care. With emerging capabilities far beyond phone calls, email, and even access to medical apps, smartphones have kicked off not only a communications revolution, but a productivity one as well. In fact, clinicians are passionate about these devices and often request that all communications, including code calls and any other messages, be sent to their smartphones. More

Text Messaging in Healthcare – A Clinical Perspective June 20, 2012 |

mHIMSS

Engaging targeted audiences with text messaging has become a cost effective tool in health and wellness management. Utilizing encryption technology in support of HIPAA compliance allows PHI to be shared for maximizing the value of information to improve self-care behavior. More

Advances, Best Practices and Benefits of Wireless Technologies in Healthcare June 9, 2012 |

mHIMSS

Healthcare delivery is an inherently exception-based process. This presentation will explore the benefits and advantages of Wi-Fi based wireless medical technology. As an increasing number of medical devices are wirelessly enabled and deployed enterprise wide, the demands to support and manage these medical devices is evolving. The balance of the presentation will explore key operational areas where evolving best practice impacts Biomed and IT departments. 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

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

mHealth and Mobile access to NLM resources January 16, 2012 |

Paul Fontelo, MD, MPH

Paul Fontelo, MD, MPH evaluates the role of social media and technology as the medical knowledge base increasing outpaces the rate of physician adoption. Dr. Fontelo explores the use of mobile and wireless technologies to support the achievement of health objectives and activities and the translation of evidence based medicine through mHealth and ICT4d in rural and developing areas. More

Going Mobile: Mobile As A Disruptive Technology November 21, 2011 |

mHIMSS

Most people alive today would be hard pressed to remember the world before television. In the near future, the same may be true for a healthcare system before mobile technology. Mobile is quickly becoming an integral part in how doctors and patients interact. Because of the growing impact of mobile health technology, better known as mHealth, it may very well be the next disruptive technology in healthcare. More

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HIMSS Analytics Database: Hospitals Reporting about Mobile Usage

mHIMSS

Source: HIMSS Analytics Database October 2011 documenting current industry trends related to mobile technology in the healthcare setting. More

Definitions of mHealth

mHIMSS

A collection of mHealth definitions from key healthcare organizations. More

How is Proactive Health Impacting Healthcare Delivery? September 7, 2012 |

Sapna Dalal

Thomas Martin, MBA

Medical information is becoming portable, participatory and personalized. This increased availability of information allows patients to become more involved and more proactive in their own healthcare process. More

What’s Next Work Group Report: Emerging Tech Trends 2012 August 1, 2012 |

mHIMSS

mHealth technology adoption moves at lightning speed. Stay ahead of the curve with this analysis of future technologies entering the mHealth space soon! More

Innovation: A Snapshot of mHealth’s Moving Target July 23, 2012 |

mHIMSS

From smartphones and tablets to apps, body sensors and telemedicine, these compact, portable tools promise foundational shifts in healthcare quality and delivery that will dramatically impact stakeholders at every level—from patients to C-suite executives—and deliver on the elusive promise of quality care, coordination and cost-savings. More

Glossary of Terms February 6, 2012 |

mHIMSS

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2011 Mobile Technology Survey Results December 2, 2011 |

mHIMSS

These are the results from the 2011 mobile survey. The results are available only to members of HIMSS. More

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