health care mobile commerce Archives

New FDA regulations have significant impact on health apps for mobile devices

02/13/201202/13/2012 Julie Campbell

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering a proposal that would apply stricter regulations to mobile apps that are designed to provide medical information or advice. This type of application has been growing in popularity as smartphones are used by Americans on an increasing basis, as they make additional efforts for their own healthcare management. Current estimates are suggesting that by the year 2015, if regulations remain as they are, there will be approximately 500 million consumers using medical apps. Clearly, the demand for health related information is very…

New campaign from Penn State gives hospital patients a chance to submit feedback regarding their experiences

02/10/2012 Jesse Collins

QR codes are becoming more common in the world of health care. The codes are useful as a tool for direct interaction between patients and physicians. In fact, they are being used for such an end in a new campaign from the Pennsylvania State University. The campaign is called “Real-Time Care Experience Feedback” and is part of the 2012 REACH Developer Challenge. The university is using QR codes to collect feedback from patients that have visited hospitals in the local area. Patients are able to scan the codes with their…