Look down at your wrist. Are you wearing a FitBit, an Apple Watch, or some other type of fitness monitoring device, like a Jawbone or Garmin? If you do, you aren’t alone. More than 1 in 5 Americans own a wearable fitness tracker, and at least 1 in 10 wears the monitor every day. In fact, wearable fitness trackers are so popular that 2016 has been declared the “Year of the Wearable.” It’s not just fancy pedometers that are grabbing attention, though. Other devices, such as monitors for diabetics
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Why BYOD Is The Future of Clinical Trials — But Questions Remain
One of the biggest challenges for researchers conducting clinical trials is the collection of patient data. While patient-reported outcomes are a key part of the process, there are some drawbacks to the traditional method of using paper surveys. To help overcome challenges such as “parking lot syndrome,” in which patients complete their surveys from memory just before their doctor visits and the tendency to add extraneous information in the margins, many researchers are touting the benefits of
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NY Cancer Center, Taps Medidata to Test Wearables in Oncology Care
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is collaborating with Medidata, a provider of cloud-based solutions for clinical research in life sciences to expand the use of mobile health technology in oncology treatment.Through the collaboration, Medidata and MSK will assess the viability of deploying wearable sensors and mobile technology to evaluate quality of life during cancer treatment. MSK will use activity trackers, mobile apps and Medidata’s cloud technology platform to study patterns of
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BYOD: Delivering On The Promise of Connected Health
With the proliferation of personal technologies, the “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) concept is helping to lead the way toward a more integrated model of care delivery that puts the patient at the center and focuses on improved access and better outcomes. For HCPs and patients alike, we’re seeing BYOD on the rise as a “digitally native” generation comes of age and advanced connectivity becomes the norm. The infographic shown below created by Philips illustrates the rise of BYOD, the benefits of
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HealthTap Acquires Docphin to Deliver Latest Medical Research to Physicians
HealthTap, a Palo Alto-based Global Health Practice providing 24/7 immediate access to doctors via video, text, or voice has acquired Docphin, a medical research service that makes it easier for doctors to keep up to date with the latest medical news and research results. The formal announcement is not new news as Mobihealthnews first reported that HealthTap had quietly acquired Docuphin back in March for undisclosed sum. For HealthTap, the acquisition will enable HealthTap to extend
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AMC Health, Glooko Partner to Deliver BYOD Solution To Patients With Diabetes
AMC Health, a provider of proven remote patient monitoring and engagement solutions and Glooko Inc., a population health platform for diabetes management has announced a partnership to help clinicians and patients improve diabetes outcomes at lower costs.Glooko is one of many FDA 510(k) cleared devices now integrated into AMC Health’s expanding FDA-cleared CareConsole® virtual care platform. Glooko is currently being used in 1,000+ health systems, health plans and employers in the USA, including
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Parkview Health Taps Vocera for Secure Texting, Voice Communication
Parkview Health has selected Vocera Communication to implement Vocera secure text messaging and voice communication in three of its hospitals. The Vocera Communication Platform will be deployed on Zebra MC40-HC mobile computers, as well as hands-free voice communication on the wearable Vocera B3000n Badge.Once the platform is implemented, the enterprise platform will enable thousands of staff members at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Parkview Hospital Randallia and Parkview Whitley
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With iOS10, Apple Brings National Organ Donor Registration to iPhone
Apple and Donate Life America has teamed up to offer iPhone users national organ donor registration via the Health app with the release of iOS 10. All registrations submitted from iPhone are sent directly to the National Donate Life Registry managed by Donate Life America. Donate Life America manages and promotes the national brand for donation, Donate Life, and assists Donate Life State Teams and national partners in facilitating high-performing donor registries including the management of the
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Mount Sinai Launches Mobile App to Allow Patients Access to Medical Records
LifeMap Solutions--a subsidiary of BioTime and Mount Sinai today announced the launch of MountSinaiNY, the first patient-facing app designed to serve all patients within the Mount Sinai Health System. The app’s initial capabilities allow patients to access their medical records and manage their healthcare experience from their phones. Building on the expertise from collaborations with Mount Sinai, Stanford, and Apple, the launch of Mount Sinai NY demonstrates LifeMap’s commitment to bringing
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Deloitte Launches Cloud-Based Analytics App for Patient Outcomes
Following the tragic death of one patient and hospitalization of five others in a French clinical study earlier this year, the call for improved patient safety both before and after market approval of drugs and other medical interventions has become a global conversation. Just last month, France’s investigative body determined the clinical research organization and drugmaker were at fault for various lapses throughout the clinical trial.To help solve this, Deloitte has unveil a new cloud-based
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