Working on a health data project? Think federal transparency is cool? Chris Haffer, Director of the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey Program reminds us that a health-data-geek’s best friend is still the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. - Deb Linton A … Continue reading
A new partnership between Sharecare and Healthline Networks will enable the expansion of Sharecare.com’s content and navigation services. Through this partnership, Healthline BodyMaps will also be integrated into the ShareCare site for users to visualize their search using a 3D image … Continue reading
There’s been some buzz (as usual) about the impact that social media has had on users of health-related tools and cyber communication. Here’s what the EVP for Global Innovation and Integration from Edelman Digital has to say about it. Followed … Continue reading
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is honing in on misleading medical apps. Apparently there were thousands of people who purchased apps that made false claims of acne-curing capabilities; these companies were forced out of business by the FTC. Joseph Cafazzo … Continue reading
Social media is proving to play a valuable role in recruiting patients as participants in rare disease studies. Mayo Clinic conducted a study of the poorly understood, fatal, and rare disease called Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD). It was thanks … Continue reading
Just in time for last weeks earthquake and hurricane on the East Coast, the American Red Cross distributed a survey that revealed the increasing use of social media, online news, and mobile technology when in a state of disaster or … Continue reading
The UK no longer plans to create a centralized database of electronic health records; it is anticipated that they will announce termination of plans next month. Doctor’s will receive $44K in incentives for adopting Dr.Chrono’s EHR iPad app-the first to … Continue reading
The Departments of Defense and Veteran Affairs have developed several mobile apps for treatment and management of post-traumatic stress among veterans. Northeastern University has developed a new smartphone add on device that may eliminate the need for finger pricking among … Continue reading
The FDA has issued an extensive pamphlet covering guidelines for medical guidance apps. We recently mentioned that Microsoft was planning to absorb help Google Health users move their data to Healthvault prior to its’ closure. Microsoft’s tool that allows users … Continue reading
Telehealth solutions provider, Independa has launched “Angela”, a tool for older adults and seniors seeking independence. The interactive telecare platform provides various sorts of entertainment as well as communication facilitation with caregivers and family. It’s in an increasingly crowded market, … Continue reading
Last Friday we posted about Google pulling the plug on Google Health. Since then, there has been some interesting debate on what this means for other technologies in the PHR field and whether or not Google Health should be made … Continue reading
Health 2.0 Developer Challenges Health 2.0 TV