This global report from PwC assesses the market opportunities and challenges for mobile health (mHealth) from the perspective of health care providers, patients and payers. The report finds a growing pervasiveness of technology enabling the emergence of a new, more patient-centric health care value chain that can leverage mHealth. The distinction between traditional health care and mHealth is dissolving as consumers demand a seamless health care experience that can be provided via mobile
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Texting: A Do or Don’t for Doctors?
According a recent Johnson & Coker report, 80% of doctors use smartphones. In addition to making calls and using apps, docs are using their smartphones to take advantage of one of today’s most convenient forms of communication: the text message.
Unlike so much about healthcare – treatment plans, wait times, the reimbursement cycle – texting is quick. And for doctors, as for everyone with thumbs, texting offers a simple way to communicate that doesn’t require making a call, writing down a
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Video: Health IT’s Role in Security, Big Data and Mobility
In this informal discussion at HIMSS Europe in Copenhagen, Intel's Malcolm Linington, Yves Mahieu from EMC, and Frank Nydam, CTO Healthcare, VMware, discuss cloud computing, security, big data, mobility in healthcare IT, and how the three companies work together to support healthcare CIOs and organizations.
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Video: Driving Value With Technology Investments
From meaningful use to mobile health, hospitals have no shortage of IT needs, but limited budgets to fulfill them. Tim Zoph, CIO of Northwestern Memorial Healthcare in Chicago, talks to H&HN Senior Online Editor Haydn Bush about getting the most out of technology in an era of cost containment.
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Dr. Hon Pak, CEO of Diversinet, Talks Mobility for Care Coordination
In part 1 of this interview/podcast, HIT Consultant speaks with Dr. Hon Pak , CEO of Diversinet about the following:
Diversinet's strategic direction of powering care coordination through mobility
Army's mCare program
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mHealth Kickstarter: Funding Healthcare Innovation in the Age of Start-Ups, Incubators and Crowdfunding
Event: mHealth Kickstarter: Funding Healthcare Innovation in the age of Start-Ups, Incubators and Crowdfunding
Location: Fordham Lincoln Center, New York, NY 10023
Date:Thursday, May 24, 2012 from 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM (ET)
In conjunction with iBreakfast, the Drapin Group, and Steven Greene, we will convene to discuss the new funding world that will affect us all. Thank you to Fordham University/ Lincoln Center for hosting our first ever half day event.
Each will explain where
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The WiFi Revolution in Healthcare IT
Written by Irene Froehlich, Director of Marketing at Dr First discussing the WiFi revolution in healthcare IT
Healthcare is on the verge of a revolution in mobile technology thanks to WiFi.
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Interview/Podcast:Tom Murphy Talks BYOD in Healthcare
In this interview/podcast, HIT Consultant speaks with Tom Murphy, Chief Marketing Officer at Bradford Networks about BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) in Healthcare.
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Infographic:Mobile Technology in Healthcare
The following infographic from healthcare solutions firm Healthx highlights the impact of mobile technology in healthcare. Results show that there will be 44 million m-health app downloads by the end of 2012, which will rise to 142 million by 2016.
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Tim Fowler Discusses Bluetooth®-Low-Energy Enabled iPhone M-Health App
Tim Fowler, Commercial Director at Cambridge Consultants’ Wireless Division. Discusses Bluetooth®-Low-Energy Enabled iPhone M-Health App part two interview discussing:
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