Smart Medicine, SmartPhones
The evolution of computer processing power has led to a reduction in size of the most commonly used device used for computing and social media tasks. The tower…
Most Patients Want to Self-Manage Healthcare Online
Accenture released a survey and infograpic last week stating that 90 percent of patients want to self-manage their healthcare leveraging technology, such as accessing medical information, refilling prescriptions and booking appointments online, but…
mHealth: Barriers To Global Implementation
The world is experiencing a revolution in healthcare. The exponential growth of mobile communications, not only in developed countries but also in the developing world, combined with increasing innovation in…
Torrid Rate of Growth for Digital Health Funding
After investments in digital health doubled from 2009 to 2011, the torrid pace of growth has continued in the first half of 2012. Rock Health’s founder Halle Tecco stated why…
Health News Blog
We begin last week’s health care round-up by spotlighting an op-ed published in The Hill from the Partnership…
Spine Surgery: Fusion, Fixation and Motion Preservation
The most common reason for a spine fusion is to relieve back pain caused by motion of the vertebrae. Elimination of the motion is intended to also eliminate the source…
The Devin Nunes Nonsense Health Plan
I’ve been complaining for some time that Republicans have been big on the “repeal” part of “repeal and replace” but light on the “replace” side. So I’m reluctant to be…
Supreme Court to Rule Thursday on Reform Law
It looks like the Supreme Court is holding off until the bitter end to release its opinion of the ACA’s key provisions. That’s probably an intentional move, as rulings on…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: Africa and Asia – MyCrisisRecords
The expanded use of mobile wireless health care technology in medical facilities and the wireless utilization of mobile devices (MDs) opens up new opportunities for mobile health technology industry leaders,…
