mHealth in the News This Week
December 14
New Tools Secure Mobile Health Data
Nextgov, December 12
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released several online tools to help health-care providers use mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, etc. without risking breaches of patient health information.
2012 mHealth Summit Delivered Leaders from 56 Countries
PR Newswire, December 11
A record breaking 4,050 participants from 56 countries and all 50 United States gathered this month at the mHealth Summit with key themes on scalability, policy barriers, maternal, women’s & child health.
Mobile Services and E-Powerment –The Developing World Has the Advantage
Huffington Post, December 10
Mobile phones in Africa, China, and Asia have become cradles of innovation for mobile services; and sharing health information from HIV/AIDS to prenatal care.
Using Mobile Phones to Improve Maternal Health in East Timor
ABC Radio Australia, December 10
In East Timor an innovative new health project is about to be launched called “Liga Inan” or “Mobile Moms.”
Mhealth Summit 2012: Technology Replaces Doctors for Some Tasks
HealthIT News, December 10
One of the biggest upsides to mHealth tools might be their ability to help providers use health care resources more efficiently; some say even up to 80% of physician’s current tasks.
mHealth’s Golden Opportunity: Disease Management
Healthcare Informatics, December 7
mHealth and disease management could be a perfect match according to many at the mHealth summit and projects gone global.
3BL Media, LLC, December 10
Multimedia release reports on Kaiser Permanente’s savings in purchasing and waste disposal costs by using reprocessed medical devices, as well as ING’s grant award program.
Kessler Foundation to Help Lead Working Group of Mobile Health Apps
PT Products, December 11
Kessler Foundation and Happtique are slated to lead a new working group focused on apps intended for use in health, medicine, and wellness.
mHealth a Promising New Tool in the Global Health Toolkit
mHIMSS, December 11
There is no shortage of attention being paid to mHealth technologies in the United States and other parts of the industrialized world.
Wearable mHealth Devices Shipments to Hit 30 Million by Year’s End
Fierce Mobile Healthcare, December 11
ABI Analyst says ability to communicate with ultra-low power from a wearable device to smartphones & on to Internet applications using the phone as a gateway is driving a wave on innovation & investment.
2012 mHealth Summit Delivered Leaders from 56 Countries
PR Newswire, December 11
A record breaking 4,050 participants from 56 countries and all 50 United States gathered this month at the mHealth Summit with key themes on scalability, policy barriers, maternal, women’s & child health.
Text Messages: The workhorse of mobile health?
Mobi Health News, December 11
Text messages seem to be the uncelebrated workhorse of mobile health, especially when you compare SMS to health apps in terms of the amount of attention each get.
Social Media, mHealth and Medicine: 2012 in Review and Hopes for the Future
HealthWorks Collective, December 9
Reflecting on 2012 there is an astounding increase in the significant role that social media and mHealth are playing in medicine today.
Mobile App Could Help Streamline Enrollment in Health Care Programs
iHealthBeat, December 12
A recent pilot study found that the use of a mobile health application- called One-e-App- helped streamline the enrollment of individuals into health care and public assistance programs.
Empowering and Supporting Women Through mHealth
PSI Impact, December 10
The promise of rapid technology growth shows optimism on closing gaps in getting technology to women around the world.
GSK Employs Mobile Phones to Up Vaccination Rates in Africa
Fierce Health IT News, December 10
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will take advantage of the ubiquitous mobile phone to increase vaccination rates in Africa with help from Vodafone SMS program.
