Mobile Health news and information

On Jan. 1, nearly 200,000 San Diego County residents will qualify for subsidized health insurance under the healthcare reform law, and an additional 100,000 will be newly eligible for Medi-Cal coverage. Local health systems say they are turning to technology to help increase the capacity of their...
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The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society opened its 30,000-square-foot Innovation Center on Oct. 8 as part of the Global Center for Health Innovation's ribbon cutting in downtown Cleveland.
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David Muntz, who recently stepped away from the No. 2 health IT job at HHS, will join GetWellNetwork as CIO in late October.
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The annual Health 2.0 Conference is wrapping up in Santa Clara, Calif., today, and with it come several launches worth noting.
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AirStrip named Dr. Matt Patterson COO, a new role at the San Antonio-based mobile health technology company.
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An emerging digital revolution in medicine is underway. Beyond consumer-driven apps that count calories or encourage exercise, mobile technology is beginning to significantly change how doctors practice medicine.
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At a UPMC lab in Pittsburgh, you won't find technicians analyzing blood samples, human tissue or medical X-rays. They are busy working on ways the company can use technology for patient care.
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Mobile dermatology applications may help people learn about UV rays or keep tabs on their moles, but they are not a substitute for seeing a doctor, researchers said Wednesday.
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The American College of Physicians released a Web-based clinical decision support tool for internal medicine physicians known as ACP Smart Medicine.
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Dr. Steven Kalkanis, director of the Center for Cancer Surgery at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, wanted to make life easier on people who are searching for answers after being diagnosed with cancer. A new app can help users learn about treatment options, map appointment locations by GPS, schedule...
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