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Exclusive: Caregiver support platform Helpful partners with VNS Health
Mobi Health News
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Users of Helpful can now access a loved one's benefit information about their New York-based health plan and select medical records through its app.
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Only 1 in 4 People Over 50 Use a Mobile Health App – And They Tend to Be Healthier and Wealthier
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
use at least one mobile health app, and 56% of older people have never used one. Among older people who do not use health apps, half say it is because of their lack of interest, we learn from the research in Mobile Health App Use Among Older Adults from the University of Michigan’s National Poll on Healthy Aging, sponsored by AARP.
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Looking to develop a patient app? Think long and hard about its design, rollout from the start
Mobi Health News
JANUARY 24, 2020
Lessons learned from the launch of South Shore Health System's OB-GYN care patient app.
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Germany approves new digital mental health app for prescription
Mobi Health News
MARCH 5, 2021
Deprexis, an app used to help mental health, is the 11th app to be approved for medical prescription and reimbursement in Germany so far via DiGA, and MobiHealthNews learns more about the process from Julia Hagen, Health Innovation Hub.
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The myth of physician resistance
KevinMD
MARCH 21, 2022
When I was studying health care informatics, I learned about physician resistance. The idea is that physicians are uniquely resistant to EHRs and health care information technology (HIT) apps. I’m an RN and clinical informaticist.
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The Old Gays Working with Walgreens on TikTok: Breaking Down Stereotypes and Having Fun with Health
Health Populi
JULY 20, 2022
content to learn about how people can benefit from using the company’s app … for, Ordering prescriptions (90-day supply). So they turn to one of their smartphones for help: “Let’s use the 24/7 chat service…it’s on the Walgreens app…they’ll know what to do.” A whole lot!
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Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA
Healthcare IT Today
JULY 16, 2023
The data breach impacted about 11 million patients and included demographic and contact information, though the provider said no clinical, financial, or otherwise sensitive information was breached. Supporting organizations include Epic, the HIMSS EHR Association and HCA Healthcare.
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Orchyd launches period tracker with smart wallet
Mobi Health News
APRIL 29, 2021
The app is able to collect information about a user's cycle and give users alerts a few days before their period starts.
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Germany’s DiGA - Secure data in the cloud?
Mobi Health News
MARCH 18, 2021
As of last July, developers of digital health apps (DiGA) in Germany could no longer host sensitive personal data on American cloud servers. Dr Philipp Kircher from the Health Innovation Hub reveals what cloud providers have to say about it. .
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Digital Health Tools Are Finding Business Models – IQVIA’s 2021 Read on the Health of Digital Health
Health Populi
JULY 22, 2021
In the Age of COVID, over 90,000 new health apps were released, as the supply of digital therapeutics and wearables grew in 2020. Then, IQVIA evaluated the universe of about 40,000 apps available in the iTunes store.
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NextGen Investing in Mobile App, Cybersecurity, and Mirth…yes Mirth!
Healthcare IT Today
APRIL 23, 2024
1) How are they improving their mobile app? (2) We had three burning questions to ask him about NextGen – questions we have had other people ask us. We had three burning questions to ask him about NextGen – questions we have had other people ask us. 2) What’s happening with Mirth? (3) 3) How are they approaching cybersecurity?
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Can a Food-As-Medicine App Extend Chronic Health Management at the Grocery Store?
Health Populi
MARCH 28, 2022
Foogal, a recipe app designed to support patients’ healthy cooking and eating, launched on 24th March. He is collaborating with Dr. Robert Lustig as Chief Medical Officer, a pediatrician well-known for his evangelism about the deleterious role of sugar in the human diet.
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Consumers’ Use of Digital Health is Just Part of Mainstream Life Now
Health Populi
MAY 8, 2023
Using the Internet and mobile health apps are as mainstream as swiping left for a date and researching features in a new car, based on the Digital 2023 Global Overview Report from Meltwater. By category, health and fitness mobile apps fall between dating and sports apps for consumers downloading and paying for mobile apps via Google Play.
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Wearable Tech for Health Tracking, Online Dating and Banking: Exploring the “Fluidity” of Peoples’ Data Privacy Views
Health Populi
OCTOBER 27, 2022
“The security of online data is the top consideration for consumers across many forms of online activities including email, search, social media, banking, shopping and dating”… and using health apps. This study found people quite mixed about being tracked by their location. Few people in the U.S.
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FDA gives Cue Health first EUA for at-home, OTC COVID-19 molecular testing
Mobi Health News
MARCH 5, 2021
The system delivers its results to a companion app in about 20 minutes, according to the agency.
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Fitbit launches COVID-19 wearables study for early detection algorithm
Mobi Health News
MAY 22, 2020
The in-app study collects wearable data and asks participants about their recent symptom history.
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Health Is Social, With More People Using Apps for Physical and Emotional Wellbeing
Health Populi
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
People who need people aren’t just the luckiest people in the world: they derive greater benefits through monitoring their health via apps that make it easier to make healthy choices. 40% of people are using smartwatches to monitor health; 53% only use smartphones for health apps.
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On Valentine’s Day 2022, Let’s Remember That Love is a Social Determinant of Health
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
Shinola Welcomes Immigrants on the 4th of July: A Love Letter from Detroit to the World Via NYC – a reminder about how loving each other is a pillar of our health citizenship. My Healthy Valentine: socialize health with your loved ones – about how my husband’s medical check-up was, for me, a sign of his love.
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Digital MSK therapy tool Kaia gives equally reliable exercise recommendations as physiotherapists, study finds
Mobi Health News
JULY 29, 2021
The app was able to make suggestions about exercises for patients with osteoarthritis of the knee or hip.
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Abbott's Bluetooth connected implantable heart rhythm devices score FDA clearance
Mobi Health News
JULY 6, 2020
The new devices can link to the MyMerlinPulse app and give doctors information about a patient's heart health.
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Mental Health at CES 2022 – The Consumer’s Context for Wellbeing in the New Year
Health Populi
JANUARY 3, 2022
And about one-in-three Americans has made a 2022 New Year’s resolution involving some aspect of mental health, the American Psychiatric Association noted approaching the 2021 winter holiday season. Mindfulness and meditation apps, food and nutrition, are also well known by over 50% of U.S. CTA wondered in the consumer study.
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People Using Health Apps and Wearable Tech Most Likely Track Exercise and Heart Rate, Sleep and Weight – But Cost Is Still A Barrier
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
consumers use a health app or wearable technology device to track some aspect of their health. “The public’s use of health apps and wearables has increased in recent years but digital health still has room to grow,” a new poll from Morning Consul t asserts, published today. Over one in three U.S.
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“Complexity is Profitable” in U.S. Healthcare – How to Save a Quarter-Trillion Dollars
Health Populi
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Taken in aggregate, the administrative cost conserving potential is over one-quarter of a trillion (with a “T”) dollars each year — equal to about $1300 per U.S. As it turns out, the health plans that served up the best digital experiences via well designed apps and websites garnered higher experience scores.
Withings unveils BeamO at CES 2024: it is the first device that can take 4 different measurements in complete autonomy
Digital Health Global
JANUARY 9, 2024
To make full use of BeamO’s features, the Health Mate app will need to be downloaded and installed, which is currently being updated to help strengthen all of BeamO’s features. Through the app, users will be able to track their medication intake and even report symptoms and their motivation for using BeamO.
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At Health 2.0, new technologies, new ideas 'storming the battlements'
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
The conversation isn't just about apps anymore – it's about robust, patient-centered platforms that are changing the calculus for care delivery in a consumer-centered age.
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California and Kooth Digital Health Launch Soluna California Cycle Tour: A 1,000-Mile Journey for Youth Mental Health Awareness
Digital Health Global
JANUARY 24, 2024
.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Soluna California Cycle Tour, an inspiring collaboration with adventure cyclist Ed Hack to increase awareness about youth mental health, is underway in California. The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) partnered with Kooth Digital Health to develop and launch the Soluna app.
Apple provides powerful insights into new areas of health
Digital Health Global
JUNE 6, 2023
iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and watchOS 10 introduce mental health and vision health features, and the Health app arrives on iPad CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced new health features in iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and watchOS 10, expanding into two impactful areas and providing innovative tools and experiences across platforms.
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A New Health Literacy Pillar: Personal Data Stewardship
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Alissa Knight , an expert on hacking and cybersecurity, conducted this research by first downloading 30 mHealth apps in collaboration with the companies, to do penetration testing of their apps and APIs. mHealth companies should implement a “zero-trust” approach to securing apps and APIs. As a result, most U.S.
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Technology Is Playing a Growing Role in Wellness and Healthy Aging – AARP’s Latest Look Into the 50+ Tech Consumer
Health Populi
DECEMBER 28, 2023
Beyond devices, older adults also use digital services via apps and websites. These include devices for security (1 in 3 currently using), extenders (for Wi-Fi signals), lighting, appliances, and utilities (say, for energy or water usage).
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Ten apps to help those with hearing loss
Aging in Place Technology Watch
MARCH 17, 2022
Hearing aid users need smartphones and apps. Audiologists support the use of multiple types of apps for those with hearing loss, particularly those apps that come from the hearing aid manufacturers themselves. Experts note that these apps enable the user to tailor their experience to their own needs. Learn more.
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Online Pharmacies Maintain Popularity But Now Face Usability and Cost Challenges
Digital Health Global
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Software Advice’s Online Pharmacy Survey reveals that patients who rated pharmacy apps as very easy to use dropped from 69% in 2022 to 46% in 2024. However, new research by Software Advice reveals patients now report usability challenges with the apps. About Software Advice Software Advice simplifies software buying.
Enhancing School-Based Telemedicine: Moving Beyond the Basics
19 Labs
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Moving Beyond Basics GALE offers a holistic approach by integrating advanced diagnostic devices, a diverse range of health apps, and customizable health screening forms in its device-agnostic platform. The Power of Health Screening Apps Another standout feature of GALE is the incorporation of health screening apps. 19labs.com.
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New Epowar Smartwatch App Revolutionizes Women’s Safety
Digital Health Global
AUGUST 21, 2023
University of Bath Graduates Develop App to Enhance Personal Safety for Women Graduates from the University of Bath have introduced a groundbreaking women’s safety smartwatch app, Epowar , that employs heart rate and body motion monitoring to detect distress and automatically send an emergency alert in the event of an attack.
NHS highlights trusted healthcare apps
Mobi Health News
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
Hazel Jones, NHS Digital's Apps & Wearables program director, talks about the wide range of healthcare apps that were put through a stringent assessment process before being showcased in the UK's NHS apps library.
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Americans Grew Digital Health-Data Muscles in the Pandemic – New Insights from the Pew Charitable Trusts
Health Populi
AUGUST 5, 2021
Nearly one-half of consumers said the pandemic compelled them to support provider sharing of data, 4 in 10 people embraced downloading data to apps, and one-third supported government standards to improve patient matching. As with other aspects of U.S. One pillar of that trust is privacy.
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Femtech innovators shine the spotlight on women’s health
Mobi Health News
MAY 27, 2019
Digital founders Saba Alzabin and Eirini Rapti speak to MobiHealthNews about how women’s health technology has evolved beyond fertility tracking apps.
The Retail Health Battle Royale in the U.S. – A Week-Long Brainstorm, Day 3 of 5 – Apple as “Intelligent Health Guardian”
Health Populi
JULY 27, 2022
The second graphic from the report breaks out the health consumer/health citizen from the health/care industry and ecosystem: Being that intelligent guardian for our health and fitness, including partnering with third parties for digital health tools and apps, and.
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Mainstreaming the Connected Life, with a Side of Trust — Insights from Capgemini at the Start of #CES2024
Health Populi
JANUARY 8, 2024
Even with serious concerns about personal data privacy and lack of integration, “connected products” are an integral aspect of peoples’ everyday lives. Hint: if it has an app associated with it, it’s probably a connected product. To get us thinking on the same page, first, what is a “connected product?”
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Remote patient monitoring in an app boosts quality at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JUNE 24, 2022
There's nothing about a person's day that doesn't have an impact on their weight – and that's why the team at the Weight Management Center at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist needs to be able to interact and engage with patients as much as possible. THE PROBLEM. " Dr. Jamy Ard, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.
Walking the TikTok Tightrope: Social Media Use by Healthcare Professionals
Healthcare IT Today
APRIL 17, 2024
NurseTok” is a specific category of videos on the app; a preexisting niche providing a way for nurses and other healthcare professionals to provide tailored content to an already invested audience. The format of the app shows users the video view count, something unique from previous platforms. About Alexandra V.
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Five Dementia Care Offerings in 2023
Aging in Place Technology Watch
AUGUST 2, 2023
Home Care Magazine provided details about the just-announced Dementia Care policy changes, called the GUIDE Model , including care coordination services, support and payment to family caregivers to help keep care recipients out of nursing homes, and respite help. or Canada through our remote manage feature and RAZ Care app."
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MeldRx Is Making Healthcare App Development and FHIR Data Access Easy
Healthcare IT Today
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
When someone wants to create a healthcare app, they often think that getting the data they need to make their app work will be easy. Or maybe they hear about this new more modern FHIR standard that will give them access to that data. Schiess also shared the wide variety of potential users he sees for this product.
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Bot M.D. gets $700K for global, doctor-facing AI chatbot app
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 7, 2018
maker of an AI chatbot app for doctors, has raised $700,000 in seed funding from Y Combinator and angels, including Silicon Valley notable Steve Blank, one of the inventors of the Lean Startup method. The company launched its app of the same name about four weeks ago.
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