Mobile
UnitedHealth Group is pushing a theme of behavior change and incentives to improve America's troubled healthcare system -- and, more importantly, the American patient. It's a battle that Reed Tuckson, MD, UnitedHealth's executive vice president and chief of medical affairs, says won't be easy.
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the healthcare IT sector have seen considerable growth over the past year, with a significant portion of smaller, tactical deals yielding big return on investment, according to a report released Jan. 11.
The Federal Communications Commission will make $400 million available annually to healthcare providers to expand the development of broadband telehealth networks from a pilot to a permanent program. The pilot program has supported 50 provider healthcare networks in 38 states.
Despite the amazing potential of mobile healthcare, many concerns still remain over the issues of privacy and security.
There's a lot of hype around what apps can do for healthcare. What do experts advise doctors to look for when they want to use an app?
Bernie Monegain talks with Paul Kleeberg, MD, CMIO of Stratis Health at the 2012 mHealth Summit.
Bernie Monegain, editor of Healthcare IT News, discusses Intermountain Healthcare's mobile apps and the future of mobile health with chief technology officer Frederick Holston at the 2012 mHealth Summit.
As Tim Zoph sees it, it's decision time for patient data security -- a defining moment for "one of the issues of our time in healthcare," that demands healthcare leaders everywhere step up. Zoph, CIO of Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago since 1993 and a CHIME/HIMSS CIO of the Year, headlined the Healthcare IT News and HIMSS Media Privacy & Security Forum Dec. 12 in Boston.
Francis Collins, MD, director of the National Institutes of Health, talks about the role of mobile technology and clinical trials in this interview from the 2012 mHealth Summit.
The American Telemedicine Association is working with three minority legislative caucuses to educate lawmakers and introduce model legislation for telehealth and mobile health in statehouses around the country.