Commentary

How will Apple’s media event affect the digital publishing industry?

Jan 16, 2012 by
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Apple’s education media event on Thursday suggests Apple are primed and ready to enter the world of digital publishing. As we pointed out in our last article, evidence suggests that Apple is likely to bring important changes to the iBook platform with a particular focus on academia and furthermore push into the education industry. Previously, thoughts have focused on Apple improving the iTunes U platform and trying to use this as a gateway into educational institutions. Others believe that Apple [Read more]

HealthTap University allows med students to answer patient questions online with physician guidance

Jan 06, 2012 by
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HealthTap University, a new and innovative program by HealthTap, allows medical students to help answer real patient questions, interact with, and learn from established physicians.

Airstrip Technologies helps facilitate the untethered physician

Jan 05, 2012 by
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AirStrip Technologies has stepped in to bring a mobile solution that provides physicians the ability to view and interact with real time wave form data that sometimes is essential to provide appropriate patient care.

Despite enthusiasm from healthcare providers, hospitals are slow to adopt tablet systems

Dec 29, 2011 by
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Its no secret that healthcare providers are adopting tablets at a rapid pace – one survey found that over 25% of physicians own a tablet and that was nearly nine months ago. This trend, both with tablets and smartphones, has generally been bottom-up; physicians, PA’s, NP’s, nurses, and other healthcare providers are buying consumer devices and bringing them into the clinical world. However, as Eric Yablonka, CIO of University of Chicago Hospitals put it, “This is not ‘nice to have [Read more]

Dear mHealth entrepreneurs, VCs don’t believe you can change the world #mHS11

Dec 16, 2011 by
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Venture capitalists take the stage at the mHealth Summit to discuss how they evaluate businesses and their low expectations for digital health.

Interview with Matt MacInnis, Founder and CEO of Inkling

Dec 02, 2011 by
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An interview with Matt MacInnis, Founder and CEO of Inkling. Matt discusses his vision for Inkling, collaboration with a range of medical schools, interactive textbooks, memorable moments and the future of medical education

Health and fitness apps expected to grow to $400 million, according to ABI research

Nov 28, 2011 by
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According to ABI research, the sports and health mobile application market will grow to over $400 million in 2016 – up from just $120 million in 2010, though this may even be less than we should have expected.

Reflection on the importance of anatomy for medical students in the UK, and what the future might hold

Nov 22, 2011 by
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by: Joshua James Harding BSc Hons (MS2) Historically, anatomy has always been a cornerstone in medical education. Until recently, dissection and didactic lectures have predominated. The publication of the General Medical Council’s guidelines for UK medical schools, set out in the document Tomorrow’s Doctor’s, recommends that undue emphasis on detail is not required and calls for a reduction in the burden of factual information in the medical curriculum. Since then, many medical schools in the UK have changed their course [Read more]

Johns Hopkins Internal Medicine residency launches iPad program

Nov 15, 2011 by
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An insider perspective on the move to mobile at the nation’s number one hospital. In this first series installment, we answer the question – why the iPad?

Exclusive: Mobisante bringing their smartphone ultrasound probe to Android phones

Nov 14, 2011 by
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In a conversation with Mobisante’s CEO, Sailesh Chutani, we find out that Mobisante is working on bringing their ultrasound probe to Android.

Big week of successes for Dr Soon-Shiong’s NantWorks and Silicon Beach

Nov 03, 2011 by
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It was a big week in Silicon Beach for Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong and his new company NantWorks. They announced the acquisition of Japan-based medical imaging company Ziosoft, as well as receiving the Wall Street Journal Innovation Award and the FCC Chairman’s Award for Advancements in Accessibility.