Dr. Joshua Landy is envisioning a new way for doctors to learn from one another. A Toronto-based intensive-care physician by trade, Landy is the co-founder of Figure 1, a "crowdsourced photo sharing app for healthcare professionals." FULL STORY »
Developers of Mood Rhythm, a mobile application to help patients with bipolar disorder, won the $100,000 top prize in the Heritage Open mHealth Challenge for software developers. FULL STORY »
IMS Health, a Danbury, Conn.-based prescription drug data-miner, has announced its third acquisition in as many months with the addition of cloud-based mobile sales and marketing systems provider 360 Vantage, Chandler, Ariz. FULL STORY »
By (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal | May 21, 2013
There are apps that turn your smartphone into a metal detector, a musical instrument and a GPS system, and now there's an app that may help doctors save your life if you're having a heart attack. FULL STORY »
To prevent health complications and wasted dollars caused by medications taken haphazardly, insurers and pharmacy-benefits managers are evaluating a range of more cost-effective technologies, from pills and bottles with digital sensors, to data analytics software and social games that offer... FULL STORY »
MedeAnalytics, which provides healthcare performance management solutions to ensure accountability and improve outcomes, has named Andrew Hurd CEO. FULL STORY »
Using mobile health technology to monitor patients in poor urban areas could improve residents' access to healthcare while also reducing healthcare spending, a study conducted in a Rio de Janeiro hillside "favela" slum suggests. FULL STORY »
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