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Mobile health systems and devices
- January 12, 2018
12 Jan'18
FDA adds digital health technology to 2018 policy roadmap
In an effort to help consumers make informed health decisions, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) renewed its commitment to digital health technology in its 2018 strategic policy roadmap. The ...
- January 04, 2018
04 Jan'18
Four healthcare technology trends to watch in 2018
Healthcare organizations should be prepared to see applications for blockchain and more uses for AI in 2018. Analytics provided by EHR vendors will also emerge.
- December 08, 2017
08 Dec'17
Oversight of mobile medical apps clarified in FDA draft guidance
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued new draft guidance clarifying its oversight of mobile medical apps. Furthermore, the agency will loosen its regulations for certain technologies it ...
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- November 30, 2017
30 Nov'17
Connected medical devices seek a place in clinical setting
Connected Health Conference highlights connected medical devices looking for a place in a clinical setting, ranging from sensored pill caps to non-invasive remote monitoring devices.
- August 04, 2017
04 Aug'17
President Trump and VA Secretary announce telehealth initiatives
President Trump and Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary, David Shulkin, M.D., announced telehealth initiatives that will help give access to healthcare for veterans across the country. Through new ...
- March 31, 2017
31 Mar'17
A guide to healthcare IoT possibilities and obstacles
This essential guide explores the potential of the internet of things in healthcare, as well as some of the obstacles that may hinder its wider adoption.
- February 02, 2017
02 Feb'17
Vendor calls for reversal of Joint Commission CPOE texting ban
Cries of protest arose when the Joint Commission prohibited secure texting of computerized physician order entries, but now the level of disenchantment among some in the secure text messaging ...
- December 30, 2016
30 Dec'16
ONC launches health IT privacy policy challenge
ONC has launched a challenge for developers, designers and health data privacy experts to create an online model privacy notice generator for health IT products that will encourage transparency and ...
- December 28, 2016
28 Dec'16
Joint Commission bans CPOE secure texting for physicians
Vendors and patient advocates criticize computerized physician order entry ban following new Joint Commission and CMS clarification of secure texting rules.
- December 20, 2016
20 Dec'16
Writers discuss their favorite interviews with healthcare IT experts
SearchHealthIT's writers talked to a lot of big leaders in health IT in 2016. In this video, our journalists discuss their favorite personalities and moments.
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- December 09, 2016
09 Dec'16
Telemedicine pediatrics is focus of new telehealth provider offering
The Nemours children's health system is offering pediatric telemedicine services for out-of-state patients as part of the new American Well telehealth exchange.
- November 30, 2016
30 Nov'16
The vendor neutral archive market heats up as technology advances
As technology advances, health systems are increasingly adopting vendor neutral archives to store, share and analyze medical images from multiple specialties, not only radiology.
- October 24, 2016
24 Oct'16
Digital health a 'first responder' for behavioral health conditions
One in five adults in the United States suffer from mental illness, and many of them will consult their smartphones before they do a health professional. However, with digital health often acting ...
- October 21, 2016
21 Oct'16
Digital health technology poised to help an aging population
Startups and established mHealth and health IT vendors showcase care coordination and telehealth apps, while speakers talk about tech tools for the elderly and mentally ill.
- August 19, 2016
19 Aug'16
Many health and fitness apps lack privacy policies
A recent study by the Future of Privacy Forum found that the top health and fitness apps lag behind other types of apps in terms of privacy policies -- only 70% of the top 100 health and fitness ...