News

Nurse avatar startup Sense.ly raises $1.25M for follow-up care
By Aditi Pai | 10:28 am | September 22, 2014
Virtual visit company Teladoc raises $50 million
By Aditi Pai | 09:59 am | September 22, 2014
Beyond Verbal raises $3.3M to bring emotion sensing to wearables, healthcare
By Brian Dolan | 09:37 am | September 22, 2014
Mobile app safety concerns aren't going away any time soon
By Tom Sullivan | 09:03 am | September 22, 2014
Today's testing protocols are not enough to safeguard health data in mobile apps and devices. What's more, the attack surface is expanding, and cybercrime is on the rise.
New ONC consumer eHealth chief eyes low-income populations
By Jonah Comstock | 12:56 pm | September 19, 2014
iHealth scores $25M from Xiaomi Ventures to expand global reach
By Jonah Comstock | 12:00 pm | September 19, 2014
US Reps recommend 4 ways to bolster HIPAA for mHealth
By Eric Wicklund | 11:44 am | September 19, 2014
A letter from two Congressmen to HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell follows a request from mHealth app developers to update privacy and security regulations that haven't been changed since before the iPhone was introduced.
Congressmen reach out to HHS on behalf of app developers for HIPAA clarity
By Aditi Pai | 10:40 am | September 19, 2014
mHealth masters: Chuck Parker says the time is right for smartwatches
By Eric Wicklund | 07:29 am | September 19, 2014
The man who helps guide the PCHA and Continua says smartwatches are here to stay -- but that probably won't be the case for sensors in clothing or stand-alone activity trackers.
Vicious circle: IT sets BYOD and social media rules, users disagree
By Tom Sullivan | 01:44 pm | September 18, 2014
Hospital CIOs crafting guidelines for mobile devices must consider that social mobile, and analytics all intersect in the cloud, and safeguard accordingly. "People will obey good rules," one expert says.