Category Archives: Mobile Health or mHealth

Fueling Innovation by Connecting Patients with their Health Data

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

This month, I was delighted to play radio host, moderating a panel of policymakers shaping the future of health IT in America for a feature that aired on Federal News Radio in Washington, DC, and is now available online. The … Continue reading →

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Communication Plays a Vital Role in Quality Healthcare

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

After attending the Digital Health Summit at the 2013 CES, Tom Martin, HIMSS Manager, mHIMSS, looked at the role communication plays in improving healthcare, specifically consumer-focused devices to accelerate and accommodate such conversations.  His post first appeared in February, but the content … Continue reading →

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The Third Health Constant

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

by Chuck Parker, Executive Director, Continua Health Alliance, and Speaker, IHE North American Connectathon Conference 2013 At least two health phenomena are common to all humanity: the experience of health (or illness), and the continual need for health vigilance. In spite of … Continue reading →

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HIMSS Government Relations Efforts Have New Guidance from Updated Public Policy Principles

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

by Indranil (Neal) Ganguly, CHCIO, FHIMSS, FCHIME, Member of the HIMSS Board of Directors, and VP & CIO of CentraState Healthcare System I’m pleased to share that at our Dec. 7 meeting, the HIMSS Board of Directors approved the organization’s updated 2013-2014 … Continue reading →

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Leading Matters: Focus on Mobile Health IT at HIMSS

Posted on December 3, 2012 by

While it’s not an official designation, HIMSS considers December as Mobile Health IT Month…the mHealth Summit opens today, HIMSS Analytics released the 2nd Annual Mobile Technology Survey, and the mHIMSS Roadmap is now available.

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Supporting Innovation in Real Ways – Join our Mobile Venture Fair on December 5

Posted on November 29, 2012 by

On Wednesday, December 5, in conjunction with our mHealth Summit, 12 small businesses with great new technologies will be presenting their companies’ stories at the Mobile Venture Fair. Since we launched our Venture Fair programs in the mid-2000s, I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Modern Clinical and Business Intelligence in Healthcare

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

Having been in health IT for 20+ years means a lot of technology has come and gone.  One of the first projects I worked on was using HP 95LX palmtop computer to present clinical notes to remote (read…in bed, late … Continue reading →

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BYOD aka Finger Smudges on the Line Between Home and Work

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

Uber-CIO and all-around renaissance man (ex. 1, 2, 3) John Halamka gave a truly enlightening keynote at the November HIMSS Virtual Conference, available On Demand through the end of January.  He spoke about the general regulatory environment for healthcare CIOs, and the … Continue reading →

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Toward an mHealth Ecosystem—Extending Access, Remote Connectivity and Engagement

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

By Rick Krohn, MA, MAS The mHealth ecosystem is about extending access and remote connectivity within the industry. It’s about engagement among providers, with patients and consumers, with payers and employers, public health and social services—with every healthcare industry stakeholder. In … Continue reading →

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Interesting Times for Mobile Health IT Technology

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

By David Metcalf, PhD We live in exciting and interesting times when it comes to mHealth. Many aspects of the technology, policy, use cases and outcomes—including cost savings—are undergoing rapid enhancement.

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