Category Archives: medical devices

mHealth Summit 2011:Views from an Attendee

Posted on December 8, 2024 by

This being my first mHealth Summit, I did not know what to expect. My hopes were to firstly meet personally the many colleagues I’ve met via social media and put a face to many rewarding conversations. My expectation … Continue reading →

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mHealth and Globalization of Healthcare

Posted on November 17, 2024 by

The term globalization loosely refers to the increasing unification of order. It has been traditionally applied to the economic sector. As the world is progressively intertwined from financial and cultural perspectives, it is not surprising that it is occurring in … Continue reading →

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mHealth: The True Patient Centered Medical Home?

Posted on November 15, 2024 by

The patient centered medical home (PCMH) has been defined as ‘an approach to providing comprehensive primary care for children, youth and adults. The PCMH is a health care setting that facilitates partnerships between individual patients, and their personal physicians, and … Continue reading →

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mHealth and HIPAA

Posted on October 28, 2024 by

Wireless health technologies are proliferating into various transmission modalities and spectrum of wellness and healthcare. Safety and privacy of data is of paramount importance to providers and patients. HIPAA laws apply to some types of mHealth products and the implications … Continue reading →

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mHealth and Healthcare IT

Posted on October 27, 2024 by

Wireless health technologies and healthcare IT (with electronic health records or EHRs as the most visible component) are both burgeoning sectors of healthcare business. They have similarities and differences which I would like to explore. The market for … Continue reading →

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Caregiver: The Key to mHealth

Posted on October 24, 2024 by

The caregiver is an individual who attends to the needs of a child or dependent adult. There is an estimated ten million caregivers over the age of 50 caring for their parents in the USA. Caregivers attend to people who are … Continue reading →

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Business Models of mHealth Vary with Technology

Posted on October 21, 2024 by

Wireless health technologies vary from apps geared towards wellness and fitness, to management of chronic diseases, patient monitoring, and telemedicine. One of the barriers to widespread adoption of mHealth is the establishment of a business model: who will … Continue reading →

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mHealth is Poised for Success

Posted on October 19, 2024 by

Much has been said about the need for wireless health technologies and their potential for cost savings and improved patient outcomes. Some barriers for successful implementation involve education of the public, designing attractive business models, and obtaining investor … Continue reading →

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Medicolegal Implications of mHealth

Posted on October 18, 2024 by

When there is new technology or policies implemented in medicine, physicians today generally ask three questions: Will this make taking care of patients easier, or harder? This question has a few specifics: Will it be relevant to patient care or … Continue reading →

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mHealth Technology and the Cardiac Patient

Posted on October 17, 2024 by

Vision is everything when one is developing a new product, starting a new company, or devising policy. The engineer, business person, health policy advisor, academician, patient, consumer advocate, or healthcare provider interested in mHealth have their own idea of what … Continue reading →

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