[Ed. iMedicalApps will be bringing a weekly summary of mobile medical information from relevant news sites. Let us know if you find these summaries useful or other suggestions in the comments section.]
Mobile medical news
Fountain valley regional hospital in California releases an app for patients
My Humana Mobile wins “best medical app” at the Appy Awards during the Online Media , Marketing, and Advertising global conference and expo
Instand Dx/OnCallData adds mobile apps to its electronic prescribing and medication reconcillation portal – now physicians can access patient medication lists and presribe drugs from their mobile devices
10 most innovative companies in healthcare
www.fastcompany.com
Mobile banking via texts on phones can help women’s health in africa
womennewsnetwork.net
”mobile midwife” helps improve delivery of healthcare to pregnant women in poor region of ghana
www.pressherald.com
FDA promises regulatory guidelines for medical apps sometime this year
mobihealthnews.com
Mobile health will be a focus of upcoming CTIA
Doximity secures a venture capital investment, should fuel its growth
More on the SMArt project
iPad medical
Will the Android pose a threat to iPad’s dominance in the medical tablet market
JSA health uses high def video conferencing to provide mntal health services in rural areas and prisons in texas, Tele psychiatry, Podcast
bits.blogs.nytimes.com
In depth article on Dr Chrono app for iPad
thenextweb.com
Hospital in New Zealand using iPads to administer surveys to patients instead of mailing them questionnaires (short)
Medical apps
“Learn anatomy app” has many useful videos, great way to learn clinical anatomy
Children’s hospital of Pittsburgh devleops iphone app to educate parents
App that helps citizens assist with CPR in emergencies, when a call is placed, users of the app trained in CPR and who have opted in are notified if they are in close proximity
Medscape app for android
Next gen robotic arm system for stroke patient rehabd may be next big rehab advance – can also connect to wrieeless devices and let patients monitor their prgoress
