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Mhealth is being held back in countries with outdated privacy laws

08/23/201308/20/2013 Jennifer Goula

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This struggle with national regulations regarding the security of private data – or lack thereof – is becoming a barrier. Although mhealth apps and devices are proving to have a great deal of potential, particularly in countries around the world with a significant rural population and without a large medical services and care system, as is the case in many African nations. The lack of regulations for the governance of patient data privacy, however, is proving troublesome. According to a recent report created by TrustLaw Connect, some patients may begin…

Mhealth wanted by one in three patients

06/25/201306/24/2013 Stephanie Beck

According to the results of a recent study, one third of people would like to communicate with their doctors over mobile. A new poll conducted by HealthDay and Harris Interactive has shown that owners of smartphones and tablets are already keen to use mhealth services over those devices in order to help them to interact with their physicians. However, the demand for mobile health services is outpacing the number of providers ready to offer. Though many patients are already using their smartphones for sending messages and finding useful information online,…

Mhealth strategy details for Walgreens announced

05/21/201305/20/2013 John Montgallo

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The announcement was made at a mobile commerce summit in front of a number of major retailers. As the use of smartphones and tablets continues to evolve, so do mhealth services and programs, and in that light, Walgreens has now announced the details of its upcoming mobile strategy. The annual summit was the venue for several announcements, but it was a considerable one for the health industry. This was the third year for the event and Walgreens took the opportunity to let the world know that it is moving at…

Mhealth report predicts 70 percent annual growth of sensor market

04/30/201304/29/2013 Sam Lambert

That said, while there is massive potential there, adoption is currently at a slow rate. A recent report has revealed that the sensor market for mhealth will experience an annual increase of 70 percent, but at the same time, the results of a physician survey are revealing that there aren’t many people who are actually using these apps. Though there is a tremendous amount of potential for growth in mobile health, consumers aren’t biting yet. Though some in the industry believe that the Pew physician survey may underestimate the amount…

Mhealth still has work to do before it is truly practical in a clinical environment

04/26/201304/23/2013 Jorge Gonzalez

Panelists from a hospital forum have agreed that there is still progress needed before the devices can be integrated. According to a panel at the Hospital Cloud Forum from the Information Management Network last week, doctors still need to be able to find a way to integrate mhealth and the data available through those systems into clinical care. The devices that would be used would be connected to the cloud and would bring physicians and patient data together. Mhealth could provide a very important way to bring the data regarding…