Tag: mobile technology

May 22, 2019

Smartphones are quickly gaining the capabilities to make patients’ homes an extension of physicians’ offices, facilitating access to timely medical care. Technological advancements in the phones are enabling them to take higher-resolution photos and deliver better sound quality, suggests Christy […]

February 27, 2019

Americans are facing a growing threat to their privacy as their online activities are closely monitored and used to reveal increasingly personal information, including potential details about their state of health. Sensitive information and changes in daily habits are tracked […]

January 28, 2019

A pilot FDA-approved clinical trial has demonstrated the safety and efficacy of the interoperable Artificial Pancreas System, a new smartphone-based application platform. The iAPS app, which runs on an unlocked smartphone, is able to interface wirelessly with leading continuous glucose […]

November 1, 2018

A Mayo Clinic telemedicine initiative in Jacksonville, Fla., is helping to speed stroke care during patient transport to the hospital by leveraging mobile videoconferencing technology. The system from telehealth services vendor InTouch Health of Santa Barbara, Calif., enables neurologists to […]

August 22, 2018

Study results suggest a new device, coupled with smartphone technology, can accurately and effectively detect atrial fibrillation. The KardiaMobile Cardiac Monitor from AliveCor, which records a rhythm strip using a smartphone app that enables patients to securely send their data […]

August 13, 2018

A federal agency has approved an app that analyzes a woman’s basal body temperature and identifies when ovulation has occurred. The Food and Drug Administration has cleared the app as a method of contraception to prevent pregnancy. Called Natural Cycles, […]

June 25, 2018

The Food and Drug Administration has given clearance to the first continuous glucose monitoring system with a fully implantable sensor that can be used by adult users with diabetes to regularly measure their blood sugar levels for as long as […]

May 11, 2018

Children’s National Health System, a pediatric academic health system, is working with patient engagement vendor GetWellNetwork to develop a mobile app for families facing a new diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder for a loved one. “Our families have told us […]

May 2, 2018

Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine and Epharmix, a St. Louis-based digital health vendor, have developed an automated text messaging service that they believe can reduce opioid abuse and decrease the chances of patient relapse. Using the service […]

April 3, 2018

A new report from Spyglass Consulting Group finds that 90 percent of surveyed hospitals are making enterprisewide investments in smartphones and secure mobile communication platforms to drive clinical transformation and identify common communication challenges that clinicians face. The surveyed hospitals […]

April 2, 2018

Apple has launched an enhancement to its Health app that enables patients at participating U.S. hospitals and clinics to get access to their medical records from multiple providers on their iPhones. Previously, 12 major providers—including Cedars-Sinai, Johns Hopkins Medicine and […]

March 2, 2018

The 12-lead electrocardiogram, a noninvasive device that shows the heart’s electrical activity, is considered the gold standard for diagnosing patients with the cardiac rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation. However, the Cleveland Clinic has demonstrated that a smartwatch wristband and app—cleared by […]

February 9, 2018

Using a “smart” thermometer connected to a mobile phone app, University of Iowa researchers have successfully demonstrated that they can track influenza activity in real time at both population and individual levels, and in the process accurately predict flu activity […]

November 15, 2017

As new technology increasingly is adopted by healthcare organizations, a variety of new drivers are emerging that will affect how IT is used to enable better care. IDC FutureScape looked at the following drivers to make predictions about where healthcare […]

October 26, 2017

While there are federal regulations governing how personal health data is shared, only a fraction of the increasingly popular consumer apps on the market are actually regulated, leaving enormous amounts of information largely unprotected. As a result, Americans should be […]

July 27, 2017

Few patients think about the potential security risks when they unwrap their shiny new fitness tracker or Bluetooth-enabled blood pressure monitor. A growing number of payers are offering incentives to patients who wear fitness trackers and achieve fitness goals. Providers […]

July 3, 2017

It is the double-edged sword of the modern era: the mobile technology available to healthcare providers today can help them to swiftly slash through many of their daily tasks, from documentation to direct patient care. For that reason, smartphones now […]

May 31, 2017

Hospitals are looking for opportunities to combine patient monitoring and clinical decision support to improve care, and now, a major medical technology company is offering an approach to assist facilities. Medtronic is offering a combination of technology that enables remote […]

May 16, 2017

Sending laboratory results to emergency room physicians’ smartphones as soon as they are available can significantly hasten discharge decisions for chest pain patients. That’s the conclusion of a randomized controlled trial that assessed the effect of using push alerts to […]

April 18, 2017

Manufacturers of both personal and hospital-based medical devices need to ramp up the security protection they offer in their products, starting in the design phase. And healthcare organizations need to amp up the pressure on these vendors by ensuring that […]