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New program aims to promote patient engagement in medical research at the highest levels

Feb 15, 2013 by
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PCORI and Health 2.0 launch the Patient-Researcher Matching Challenge to find better ways to conduct patient-centered outcomes research.

Tweetchat on barriers to adoption of mobile devices

Feb 15, 2013 by
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On Wednesday, iMedicalApps held a tweet chat on barriers to adoption of mobile devices in practice. Some key points from the chat were: Workplace barriers may exist in forms of coworkers or patients from adoption The need for more education on usage of devices for both students and current practitioners Development from industry to encourage adoption along with incentives Read the archive here Any thoughts on how to improve adoption or overcome barriers?

UT-Dallas researcher develops button-size sensor to predict falls among elderly

Feb 14, 2013 by
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UT-Dalles researcher Dr. Roozbeh Jafari wins NSF CAREER grant for button-size sensor used to remotely monitor and predict falls.

mHealth chat tonight; barriers to adoption of mobile devices in medical care

Feb 13, 2013 by
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Get excited for another #mHealth chat tonight on Twitter at 9pm ET! We will be discussing the barriers to utilization of mobile devices and applications in medical practice. As noted by Dr. Husain in his post “Getting in trouble for mobile medical learning,” there seems to be some barriers present in the use amongst students and healthcare professionals of mobile devices on a daily basis. Our topic will focus on what those barriers are, and if there are ways to [Read more]

Jawbone acquires Massive Health and Visere to improve self-tracking bracelet

Feb 11, 2013 by
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Jawbone has acquired two innovators in mHealth: Visere and Massive Health.

Watson supercomputer available to aid in your patient’s cancer evaluation and treatment

Feb 09, 2013 by
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IBM’s artificial intelligence system known as Watson (the one that beat Ken Jennings on Jeopardy) is now being used to help treat cancer. This is nothing short of revolutionary in evidence-based cancer treatment.

Health Design Challenge winners provide innovative approach to medical records

Feb 07, 2013 by
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Nightingale, winner of the Health Design Challenge, provides an integrated visual interface for electronic medical records.

Orca Health and Harvard Medical School partner to create apps you can prescribe to your patients

Feb 06, 2013 by
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Orca Health, a Utah-based startup, has partnered with Harvard Medical School to create a series of apps and iBooks to help patients learn about their own conditions. Currently, they have an app, Heart Decide, and four iBooks: Angina, Angioplasty, Atherosclerosis, and Cardiac Catheterization.

5 Questions with Lexicomp, a clinically objective drug reference suite

Feb 06, 2013 by
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5 question interview with Lexicomp on their mobile app suite and developments they are undergoing.

StartUp Health & GE Entrepreneurship Program to Help Startups Accelerate Consumer Health Innovation

Feb 06, 2013 by

The GE and StartUp Health Academy Entrepreneurship Program will help early-stage consumer health companies navigate the unique challenges of building successful growth companies. Select companies will be invited to participate in the Program, which will include a customized growth curriculum, access to GE’s executives, training on scaling business operations, and exposure to GE technology experts. There is no fee to participate and the Program is designed to give you access to the resources needed to accelerate your company’s growth. Learn [Read more]

iExaminer connects your iPhone and ophthalmoscope, has telemedicine potential

Feb 05, 2013 by
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Welch Allyn’s iExaminer is the next step in ophthalmoscopes for your practice. The device, which recently received 510(k) clearance from the FDA, simply clips on to your iPhone 4 or 4s and gives you all of the benefits of your old ophthalmoscope with some added advantages.

The evidence behind mHealth gamification

Feb 04, 2013 by
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The application of gamification for patient health may have huge implications in the future. However, how can this be applied and what objectives should be met?