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Online tools will help monitor potential disease outbreaks at the Olympics
The combination of an online surveillance system that tracks infectious diseases and technology to predict population movements via commercial air travel could help to mitigate the risk of a disease
Twitter use forecasted cholera outbreak
For the second time this month, a study shows the value of online tools and information--including social media--to healthcare professionals. Researchers affiliated with Harvard Medical School and
Mobile health aid to Japan about more than technology
It's often easy to forget amid all the hype of various technologies and collaborations that people--both providers and patients--remain at the heart of mobile healthcare. To that end, I want to take
'Health Affairs' highlights EMRs in low-income countries
I usually save my commentary about health IT in developing countries for FierceMobileHealthcare since mobile technologies seem to play a bigger role than full-fledged EMRs in certain parts of the
Man trapped by Haiti quake treats own injuries with iPhone app
We can envision the screaming tabloid headlines now: "iPHONE SAVED MY LIFE." (We're pretty sure Apple has the good sense not to run an ad like that.) But the bottom line is, an iPhone helped a man
EMR enables Partners In Health relief efforts in Haiti
If you've been following Haiti relief efforts since the Jan. 12 earthquake sent that troubled country deeper into chaos, you've probably seen the name "Partners In Health." That group, a Boston-based
Haitian relief highlights the power of text messaging
You're no doubt aware by now of the myriad text-messaging campaigns to donate money for Haiti earthquake relief. As of Monday morning, the American Red Cross had raised $21 million this way , $10 at a
How health IT will help Haiti
As far as I can tell from news reports, what little healthcare infrastructure Haiti had before last week's earthquake is all but gone now. Yet, some advanced health information technology soon will
