Felasfa Wodajo, MD

Introducing mHealth by iMedicalApps

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iMedicalApps has launched mHealth (iMedicalApps.com/mhealth), a page dedicated to the use of mobile technologies for direct patient care. This is where you can read about great research being done on the use of mobile technologies for health & wellness, the latest in wireless health devices and about innovative digital health startups. We will continue to write about mHealth practice and regulatory issues and cover important mHealth conferences, like our comprehensive coverage of the recent mHealth Summit in Washington DC. All [Read more]

Washington area hospital testing mobile app to speed diagnosis of heart attacks

CodeHeart, a mobile application developed in conjunction with AT&T Business Solutions used to speed up the diagnosis of heart attacks

Unconnected medical devices will soon become obsolete, conversation with Qualcomm Life VP Rick Valencia #mHS11

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As was covered recently, Qualcomm’s 2net Platform looks poised to make a major impact on medical device connectivity and allow for the creation for new kinds of health applications and businesses. One great example which shows the power of allowing application developers to “outsource” end-to-end connectivity is the Macaw app. It aggregates data from multiple types of devices and sensors to build an individualized “prevention” score based on accepted clinical evidence for the user. At last week’s mHealth Summit, we had [Read more]

Orca Health crafts new level of sophistication in patient education apps, interview with CEO Matt Berry #mHS11

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Orca Health has had quite a year. Launching their first app in in 2010, they now have a suite of ten apps with–we are promised–even more on the way. By combining stellar art work, three-dimensional interactive graphics and high-end native programming for the iPad, they have created and may well be en route to cornering the market for perioperative patient education apps. Recent milestones for the company include winning the startup competition at Health 2.0 Europe, having two apps, EyeDecide [Read more]

Qualcomm announces major breakthrough for connected medical devices #mHS11

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One of the major announcements at this week’s mHealth Summit was made by Qualcomm who introduced a new platform for wirelessly connecting medical devices and declared it open for business. The 2net platform allows any medical device to connect with cloud servers, freeing manufacturers from the complexities of wireless communication.

ResolutionMD iPad radiology viewer live demonstration at mHealth Summit #mHS11

Calgary Scientific, makers of ResolutionMD, are here at the mHealth Summit and were kind enought to give the imedicalapps team a live demonstration of the app, including some of its marqee features.

2011 mHealth Summit opens with all-star keynote speakers #mHS11

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Details from the first day of the 2011 mHealth Summit, including a speech from keynote speaker Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of HHS and Eric Topol, MD.

Dr. Joseph Kvedar talks about the power of “always on, always connected” health care #mHS11

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Joseph Kvedar, MD, is the Founder and Director of the Center for Connected Health, which was established in 1995 by Partners HealthCare. Partners was founded by Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and is a principal teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School. The Center’s mission is to “develop new strategies to move health care from the hospital and doctor’s office into the day-to-day lives of patients.” Dr. Kvedar will be speaking in the Super Sessions at the Summit on “Mobile Health in the Clinical Enterprise”.

Dr. Eric Topol discusses this “extraordinary time” in medicine #mHS11

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mHealth Summit is the largest annual gathering dedicated to mHealth in the world and convenes a global group of researchers, health professionals, and industry. As a media partner for the Summit, iMedicalApps will be presenting an exclusive series of interviews with keynote and prominent speakers between now and the December meeting.

Patty Mechael and the interconnected web of mobile health, global organizations & wireless companies #mHS11

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The mHealth Summit convenes a global group of reserachers, health professionals and companies and is the largest annual gathering dedicated to mHealth in the world. Between now and the December meeting, iMedicalApps will be presenting a series of interviews with keynote and prominent speakers

Future Uses for the iPad in the Operating Room: a Game Changer ?

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The built in sensors and communication capabilities of the iPad could lead to new types of assistive surgical instruments that could make the iPad a game changer in the operating room. The iPad could be brought directly into the operative field in a small sterile bag where the touch interface makes it possible to change settings even using gloved hands.

FDA Workshop on Mobile Medical Apps starts today, contribute your thoughts

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Today and tomorrow (Sep 12-13), the FDA is holding an important public workshopnear its Washington DC headquarters to help it answer some key questions raised within the Draft Guidance and gather feedback from important stakeholders in mobile health. We are proud that iMedicalApps has been invited to participate as one of the panelists.