| Former RIM CEO to invest in mobile health Mobile World Live Mike Lazaridis (pictured) and Doug Fregin, two founders of RIM (now BlackBerry), have set up a CAD100 million ($97 million) fund to back start-ups, with a likely impact on themobile health market. Speaking with Bloomberg, Lazaridis referenced the ... See all stories on this topic » |  Mobile World Live |
iHealthBeat
A lack of standards and interoperability is hindering the widespread use of mobile health technology in low- and middle-income nations, according to a report from the mHealth Alliance, FierceMobileHealthcare reports (Slabodkin, FierceMobileHealthcare, ...
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| Healthcare at Your Fingertips: Should the FDA Regulate Mobile Healthcare Apps? Politic365 Considering the fact that a majority of African-Americans own smartphones, the combination of smartphones and mobile healthcare applications seems like a match made in heaven! However, that marriage may soon experience a bump in the road since the ... See all stories on this topic » |  Politic365 |
PR Web (press release)
The meaningful use mandates of the HITECH Act require health care providers to reduce costs and improve communication inefficiencies through health information exchanges. Providers will need to develop patient-controlled health data and mobile ...
See all stories on this topic »WebMD, Qualcomm build consumer cloud for mobile health data
ComputerworldUK
"Our mobile health webpage alone gets 22 million page views a month," Pence said. "But information is just the beginning of the journey. With our brand and audience, we're well positioned to help consumers take the next step ... and connect into the ...
See all stories on this topic »FDA needs streamlined and clear mHealth regulations, say critics
FierceMobileHealthcare (press release)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration came under fire Wednesday in a congressional subcommittee hearing for being slow to finalize the agency's draft guidance for mobile medical applications, which critics charge remain unclear and unpredictable.
See all stories on this topic »Industry Experts Urge FDA Restraint In Regulation of Mobile Medical Technology
Bloomberg BNA
Mobile health technology experts March 19 urged lawmakers to push for regulatory restraint concerning mobile medical applications, particularly in how the Food and Drug Administration oversees the industry. The mobile health industry promises to ...
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