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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

use at least one mobile health app, and 56% of older people have never used one. Among seven mhealth tools, the most commonly-used is to track exercise. One in 3 older people who use a mobile health app do so for exercise, followed by nutrition (currently adopted by 22% of older folks), weight loss (for 20%), and sleep (17%).

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Methods for evaluating the efficacy and effectiveness of direct-to-consumer mobile health apps: a scoping review

BMC Digital Health

There is an evaluation crisis in mobile health (mHealth). The majority of mHealth apps are released with little evidence base. While many agree on the need for comprehensive evaluations to assess the efficacy.

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Mobile Health Apps & RPM: Expanding the Access to Care

Clear Arch Health

In this podcast episode, Clear Arch Health talks with Chris Otto, Executive Vice President of Technology and Analytics for Clear Arch Health. This timely discussion centers on mHealth technology and how mobile health apps may help seniors to successfully age-in-place.

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Mobile Health Apps & RPM: Expanding Access to Care (Podcast)

Clear Arch Health

In this podcast episode, Clear Arch Health talks with Chris Otto, Executive Vice President of Technology and Analytics for Clear Arch Health. This timely discussion centers on mHealth technology and how mobile health apps may help seniors to successfully age-in-place.

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Our Mobile Health Data: Shared, Identifiable, and Privacy-Deprived

Health Populi

Our digital life- and health-styles require that level of personal data ownership, control, and stewardship. The post Our Mobile Health Data: Shared, Identifiable, and Privacy-Deprived appeared first on HealthPopuli.com. Will Americans benefit from a U.S.-style style GDPR?

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7 Tips To Make Your Mobile Health App More Secure

Electronic Health Reporter

Mobile health apps have raised the healthcare industry to a new level. The article 7 Tips To Make Your Mobile Health App More Secure appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. By Pavel Novik, QA head of department, a1qa. Without visiting the doctor’s office, we can now […].

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Telemedicine, Telehealth, and mHealth Bolster Health Independence and Healthcare Related Quality of Life

Arizona Telemedicine Program

In healthcare, telemedicine, telehealth, and mobile health (mHealth) technologies can help us maintain or improve our health more independently by enabling us to track our health, and access and connect with expert care from where we are. The Fourth of July is Independence Day for the United States of America.

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