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HIMSS announces transfer of mHealth Summit February 16, 2012 | Eric Wicklund HIMSS has purchased the three-year-old mobile healthcare conference and exhibition from the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, and will host this year's conference on Dec. 3-5 in Washington D.C. More

Experts outline 5 patient-centered social media concerns February 14, 2012 | Michelle McNickle Social media, from Facebook to Skype to Twitter, is making its presence known in the healthcare universe. And with those new methods of communication come new risks of disclosing sensitive data. More

Utah senator plans legislation to remove telemedicine license barriers February 3, 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

Mobile healthcare figures prominently in ID Experts' 2012 PHI security predictions January 5, 2012 | Eric Wicklund The Oregon-based provider of data security solutions says healthcare providers will face an "epidemic" of data breach issues if they don't pay attention to how personal health information is treated. More

2011 mHealth Summit 'struck' a chord; presenters lay plans for next year December 14, 2011 | Mike Moran Organizers of last week's mHealth Summit in Washington DC take a look back at the event's success and start planning for next year's conference. More

mHealth Alliance maps out a new strategy December 12, 2011 | Eric Wicklund The global non-profit, a co-organizer of last week's mHealth Summit, is looking to kick off 2012 with an aggressive agenda. More

FCC Chairman has big plans for broadband access December 7, 2011 | Mike Moran One of four luncheon keynote speakers at Tuesday's mHealth Summit, Julius Genachowski tells the audience he's pushing for broadband access for everyone, especially healthcare providers. More

mHealth Summit panelists ask: Who's driving the mHealth bandwagon? December 7, 2011 | Eric Wicklund A spirited session at Tuesday's summit questions whether the doctor or the patient should be the catalyst for driving emerging mHealth technologies into the mainstream. More

MU researchers use gaming technology for elder care September 7, 2011 | Mike Miliard Researchers at the University of Missouri have found that two devices commonly used for video gaming and security systems are effective in detecting the early onset of illness and fall risk in seniors.The Mizzou researchers have long been using motion-sensing technology to monitor changes in the health of residents at TigerPlace, an independent living community in Columbia. Now their findings have pointed to new uses for consumer gaming programs.See also: Game on!. More

FDA issues draft document on mobile app regulations July 19, 2011 | Eric Wicklund The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is wading into the complex world of mobile medical applications.The FDA has released a 30-page draft guidance designed to outline how mobile medical apps should be regulated as medical devices, targeting an issue that has long plagued physicians looking to adopt apps and vendors wondering how far they can go without incurring the regulations. More

ATA takes FCC to task for delays in rural telehealth programs July 15, 2011 | Eric Wicklund The American Telemedicine Association is unhappy with the government's efforts - or lack thereof - to bring telehealth to rural America. More

Five events signaling the arrival of mHealth February 20, 2012 | David Lee Scher, MD There have been many predictions of when mHealth technologies will break through in a big way. I will mention what I consider a few important recent events which are indicative of mHealth technology’s ‘arrival’ in the mainstream healthcare arena. More

Five reasons why digital health technologies need FDA oversight February 15, 2012 | David Lee Scher, MD A draft proposal of the FDA guidelines for regulating mobile medical applications was released in July, 2011. In response, the mHealth Regulatory Coalition sent detailed comments on the proposal. More

An update from the mHIMSS Workgroups: Looking to HIMSS12 and beyond February 15, 2012 | The mHIMSS Workgroups The mHIMSS community is looking forward to the start of many new things before, during and after HIMSS12. More

Lee Kim: FDA, devices, mobile, and you! February 3, 2012 | The mHIMSS Workgroups February's monthly mHIMSS Mobile Task Force meeting will include a presentation from Lee Kim on the subject of "FDA Regulations on Medical Device Data Systems (MDDS)." More

Does the industry's roadmap steer us toward patient-centered care and HIEs? February 3, 2012 | Andrew R. Watson, MD At the start of a New Year, many people find themselves looking ahead as they decide upon their goals and how to achieve them. More

Healthcare has room for many more dreams January 16, 2012 | Edna Boone, MA, CPHIMS Having spent more than 25 years in healthcare, I was compelled to reflect on my experience working in various settings, the health needs of the most vulnerable and the message Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. shared with us almost 50 years ago. More

What will it take for physicians to adopt mHealth? January 10, 2012 | David Lee Scher, MD Medicine as an establishment is known to adopt significant changes slowly, whether it relates to practice itself, new technologies or other practice tools or the emergence and acceptance of new specialties. More

Mobile-enabled, HIPAA-compliant December 23, 2011 | Sanjay Pingle There's no question that mobile apps have the potential to improve patient care. More

Is disruption of mainstream healthcare the answer to our crisis? December 20, 2011 | Joseph C. Kvedar, MD Joseph Kvedar, of Partners Healthcare and the Center for Connected Health, talks about disruptive innovations in healthcare. More

An update from the mHIMSS Workgroups December 20, 2011 | The mHIMSS Workgroups The mHIMSS workgroups are comprised of HIMSS members who participate on various workgroups to provide some of the information visitors to the mHIMSS.org website enjoy. More

Does the mHealth movement have an image problem? December 12, 2011 | Eric Wicklund The atrium at the Gaylord Resort in Washington D.C. was brimming with Christmas spirit last week, and teeming with families looking to attend the nearby ice show or meet up with Santa and, for some reason, Shrek. They mingled freely with the thousands of healthcare executives attending the 3rd Annual mHealth Summit at the conference center next door. More

Joint Commission Statement on Texting Physician Orders December 1, 2011 | Christina Thielst The Joint Commission has a new statement on texting orders and I agree that just picking up your phone and texting in your next order is a rather risky activity. More

mHealth Summit 2011 - Super Session 4: Global Policy and Regulatory Perspectives of mHealth January 19, 2012 | Foundation for NIH mHealth Summit 2011 - Super Session 4: Global Policy and Regulatory Perspectives of mHealth More

Toward an mHealth Ecosystem: Extending Access, Remote Connectivity and Engagement January 9, 2012 | mHIMSS According to the CDC and NIH, over 50 percent of the factors related to personal health can be traced to lifestyle choices, while only 10 percent is related to the medical care system. This finding illustrates a stark truth: the US healthcare system in its current incarnation, a system of facility based, episodic care, is insufficient to the task of improving population health. More

Enabling Collaborative Healthcare Delivery: Care Coordination Strategies with 21st Century Technology December 15, 2011 | mHIMSS This paper, based on a roundtable session featuring John Mattison of Kaiser Permanente, identifies the building blocks of care coordination and the innovative technologies being deployed to support continuity of care by visionary health systems and the healthcare IT vendor community. More

Where Information and Care Meet: Secure Mobile Healthcare Solutions that Drive Care Coordination December 15, 2011 | mHIMSS This paper, based on a roundtable session featuring Liz Johnson of Tenet Healthcare Corp., examines how leading hospitals and health systems in the country are implementing mobile point of care, sharing best practices and lessons learned, to deliver real-time, high-quality care anywhere. More

The Healthcare IT Innovation Imperative: Harnessing the Power of Technology for 21st Century Care Models December 15, 2011 | mHIMSS This paper, based on a roundtable session moderated by Eric Dishman, highlights how the private and public sectors in the U.S. and Europe are unleashing the power of data in innovative ways to improve the quality of care while making the system more efficient and cost-effective. More

Policy and regulation for Innovation in Mobile Health December 1, 2011 | mHIMSS To support innovation and serve a mass consumer market, mobile health needs the sort of globally harmonised standards and interoperable approaches that have allowed the telecommunication industry to thrive. More

Providing Wireless Technology for Healthcare Transformation November 29, 2011 | mHIMSS The U.S. healthcare industry is undergoing a game-changing transformation in the way it delivers care. The “meaningful use” requirements under the HITECH Act, the new payment and delivery reform model under the PPACA and the consumer movement are all converging to help create a system that improves the quality of care and clinical outcomes, drives workflow efficiencies, and reduces and manages cost. Forward-thinking healthcare providers, payers and suppliers are taking up the challenge and looking to health IT to enable the new delivery system. Healthcare stakeholders are embracing mobility technology as a viable solution. More

Mobile medical apps guidance: what's good for the US is good for the EU November 18, 2011 | mHIMSS As published in the October 2011 issue of Scrip Regulatory Affairs and on www.scripregulatoryaffairs.com on 14 October 2011. More

The Power of User Virtualization: Meeting Meaningful Use, Optimizing IT and Clinical Productivity August 15, 2011 | mHIMSS Transformative changes such as healthcare reform mandates, advanced stages of meaningful use criteria and conversion from ICD-9 to ICD-10 code sets require healthcare providers’ IT assets to be flexible, scalable and interoperable in order to respond. Learn how user virtualization provides the ability to react quickly while improving user experience and operational efficiency. 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 presentation is titled FDA Regulations on Medical Device Data Systems. The webinar provide 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

Tag you're it! You Just Became a FDA Regulated Manufacturer of Medical Device - Effect of new FDA regulations covering Medical Device Data Systems (MDDS) on Healthcare Providers November 17, 2011 | mHIMSS HIMSS Medical Devices & Patient Safety TF and CE-IT Community are offering an On Demand webinar that provides illustrations of what qualifies as an MDDS, FDA Requirements for MDDS manufacturers, overview of major implications for healthcare providers, timetable for compliance, what you need to know, patient safety implications, cost implications, and resources. 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

Mobile Medical Apps – Draft Guidance November 17, 2011 | mHIMSS A presentation by Bakul Patel, Policy Advisor, Center for Devices and Radiological Health More

Definitions of mHealth January 5, 2012 | mHIMSS A collection of mHealth definitions from key healthcare organizations. More

Glossary of Terms February 6, 2012 | mHIMSS More

mHealth: FROM SMART PHONES TO SMART SYSTEMS January 31, 2012 | mHIMSS Click on the book cover to preview a chapter from the new book mHealth: FROM SMART PHONES TO SMART SYSTEMS More

Request for Proposals: The Power of Policy: Innovation to Improve Health January 3, 2012 | mHIMSS The American Public Health Association is excited to announce a policy contest for health departments, The Power of Policy: Innovation to Improve Health. The purpose of the contest is to advance the development of innovative public health policy strategies, in particular those that aim to eliminate health inequities; and to strengthen health departments’ capacity to use policy approaches. More

Mobile Enterprise: Wireless Solutions from the C-Suite to the Field, (mobileenterprise.edgl.com) November 23, 2011 | mHIMSS Wireless and Mobile whitepaper library More

Public Response to Alerts and Warnings on Mobile Devices:Summary of a Workshop on Current Knowledge and Research Gaps November 22, 2011 | mHIMSS This book presents a summary of the Workshop on Public Response to Alerts and Warnings on Mobile Devices: Current Knowledge and Research Gaps, held April 13 and 14, 2010, in Washington, D.C., under the auspices of the National Research Council's Committee on Public Response to Alerts and Warnings on Mobile Devices: Current Knowledge and Research Needs. The workshop was structured to gather inputs and insights from social science researchers, technologists, emergency management professionals, and other experts knowledgeable about how the public responds to alerts and warnings, focusing specifically on how the public responds to mobile alerting. More

Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff - Mobile Medical Applications November 22, 2011 | mHIMSS You should submit comments and suggestions regarding this draft document within 90 days of publication in the Federal Register of the notice announcing the availability of the draft guidance. More

Summary of the Mobile Medical Applications Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff November 22, 2011 | mHIMSS Summary of the Mobile Medical Applications Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff More

Manufacturer Disclosure Statement for Medical Device Security; Joint HIMSS/NEMA standard form November 22, 2011 | mHIMSS Consists of the MDS2 form and instructions for completing it. Assists professionals responsible for security-risk assessment in the management of medical device security issues. The information on the MDS2 form is not intended, and may be inappropriate for, other purposes. More

HIMSS Vantage Point Survey: Mobile Medical Applications November 21, 2011 | 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

Comments to FDA’s Draft Guidance on Mobile Medical Applications: November 17, 2011 | mHIMSS This letter details the Coalition’s comments. In short, the Coalition believes that the FDA has taken a significant step toward the appropriate regulation of mobile health(“mHealth”)3 technologies, but there is more work to be done. While others may suggest that FDA regulation of mobile medical apps and other mHealth products is not appropriate at this time—with some requesting that FDA withdraw its guidance document for further consideration of the impact of regulation on the industry—we believe that clear, predictable, and narrowly-tailored regulation is necessary to ensure patient safety and to promote innovation. More

FDA Regulation of mobile health November 17, 2011 | mHIMSS It can come as a bit of a shock to people in the consumer electronics, IT and telecommunications industries that FDA might regulate certain equipment like cell phones that companies are planning to put at the center of connected health services. More