News

Healthcare is finding a comfort level with wearables
By Rick Krohn, MA, MAS | 09:55 am | September 22, 2015
Noted mHealth analyst Rick Krohn takes a closer look at the new wave of digital healthcare
HIMSS calls on Congress to improve telehealth access
By Eric Wicklund | 04:36 pm | September 21, 2015
Expanding access for Medicare recipients is one of the organization's three Congressional Asks.
Using the survey as a patient engagement tool
By Eric Wicklund | 03:00 pm | September 21, 2015
Healthcare providers are taking that initial "rate my doctor" survey and expanding it into a care coordination platform. And their patients are responding favorably.
Leaf Healthcare gets $3.3M for ulcer prevention wearable
By Jonah Comstock | 12:52 pm | September 21, 2015
FTC fines vision improvement app-maker $150K for deceptive claims
By Brian Dolan | 12:48 pm | September 21, 2015
Samsung expands S Health support to all Samsung smartphones
By Aditi Pai | 12:12 pm | September 21, 2015
ONC creates best practices for consumer-centered telehealth without consumer companies' input
By Jonah Comstock | 12:09 pm | September 21, 2015
How can Pope Francis shine a light on mHealth?
By Eric Wicklund | 10:07 am | September 21, 2015
With the Pope heading to Philadelphia this weekend, Jefferson Health has launched its virtual visit app and platform a few months early to the city's residents - and the millions of visitors heading that way.
Modernizing Medicine raises $38M for its mobile EMR system
By Aditi Pai | 07:04 am | September 21, 2015
Should states set their own telehealth rules?
By Eric Wicklund | 11:07 am | September 18, 2015
A recent webinar outlined the different policies and reimbursement guidelines in the Northeast - and highlighted the uneven landscape facing healthcare providers who want to use the technology.