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Nurses use gaming, apps to reach patients
University of Pennsylvania nursing students, as part of a year-long online challenge, have created a series of games to improve patient health. Penn just selected four winners in the challenge,
Hospital asthma program saves $13M
A new asthma control program introduced by the medical group affiliated with Advocate Health Care in Chicago has saved the hospital system a minimum of $13 million, reports Payers & Providers.
Could Ford make mobile healthcare a standard feature?
By now you've no doubt read about the Ford Motor Company's intriguing move into the world of mobile healthcare . With the help of medical technology companies WellDoc, Medtronic and SDI, the motor
Cincinnati Children's tests mobile tech for teen asthmatics
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center just completed phase one of a clinical trial testing whether cell phones can improve asthma symptoms and management among teenagers. The hospital hasn't
AHRQ: Treatment for medication errors rising
A new study by the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality indicates a sharp rise in the number of people requiring emergency room visits or hospitalizations due to medication side effects or
Apps blur line between smartphones, medical devices
For something from Harvard Medical School, an article in the November issue of Harvard Health Letter is remarkably dumbed down, but it does contain a statement that pretty much explains the state of
AT&T to market WellDoc mobile diabetes app
In August, WellDoc, a Baltimore-based developer of disease management technology, became one of the first companies to receive FDA approval for a mobile healthcare product, an analytics system for
HHS awards final Beacon Community grants
HHS officials today awarded $30 million in grants to organizations in the Detroit and Cincinnati areas by naming the final two pilot communities in the $250 million Beacon Community Program. HHS
App developers take HHS, IOM up on their data-mining offer
Just two months ago, HHS and the Institute of Medicine started the Community Health Data Initiative to encourage IT developers to mine vast storehouses of publicly available health data. Some already
