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Articles tagged with: Mhealth
India's Vast Mobile User Base Makes it an Ideal Market for mHealth Services
Changing disease profiles, increased adoption of smart phones, advancements in mobile technology, and greater focus on health and wellness are laying concrete foundation for mhealth in India. Currently, there are more than 20 initiatives for mhealth in the country. This number is set to grow as India has a robust mobile technology infrastructure in place and saw the launch of 4G in 2012. more
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Smartphones and Fast Networks Drive mHealth Growth
Mobile health (mhealth) applications are rapidly evolving to take advantage of new image support capabilities in mobile networks and devices, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics. mhealth image-based applications range from remote interpretation of blood samples taken in a remote jungle clinic to sending fetal sonograms to the smartphones of friends and relatives. more
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More evidence needed for scale up of mobile device technology in health
Despite the hundreds of pilot studies using mobile health -- also known as 'mhealth', which describe medical and public health practice supported by mobile devices -- there is insufficient evidence to inform the widespread implementation and scale-up of this technology, according to international researchers writing in this week's PLOS Medicine. more
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Qualcomm Expands its Mobile Health Services into Europe
Qualcomm Life has announced the availability of its wireless healthcare services offering in Europe. Qualcomm Life's 2net Platform and Hub are designed to enable medical device manufacturers and service providers to wirelessly connect their medical devices via a cloud-based solution so that biometric information is easily accessible by device users, their healthcare providers and caregivers. more
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Telehealth can reduce deaths and hospital care, but cost savings are modest
For people with long term conditions, telehealth can reduce deaths and help patients avoid the need for emergency hospital care, finds a study published by the UK's British Medical Journal. However, the estimated scale of hospital cost savings is modest and may not be sufficient to offset the cost of the technology, say the authors. more
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One in Every Five Wearable Wireless Devices Set for Healthcare Deployment by 2017
Small footprint, low-cost, low-power, and standardized wireless connectivity embedded in wearable devices will transform the lives and activities of millions of consumers and patients over the next five years as wearable wireless-enabled devices increasingly track an individual's activity and condition. more
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Growing Opportunity For Mobile Operators In Healthcare
The GSMA today announced that mobile operators are driving significant value for the healthcare industry by improving access, reach and quality to care across the entire patient pathway. The findings come from a new report by the GSMA looking at the wider healthcare ecosystem, which was released at the Mobile Health Summit in Cape Town on 30th May 2012 and is supported by data from the GSMA mhealth Tracker. more
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Unlocking the Door to Mobile Health App Opportunities
The mobile health, or mhealth, app market is playing an integral part in transforming the progressing healthcare IT environment. mhealth continues to see substantial growth, and is expected to continue expansion as business models and significant value offerings continue to evolve in tandem with the fast paced world of mobile technologies. However, as seen in 2011 with the release of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mhealth guidelines, there are various restrictions and obstacles to hassle-free market entry. more
Related Tags: telemedicine
Personal mobile computing increases doctors' efficiency
Providing personal mobile computers to medical residents increases their efficiency, reduces delays in patient care and enhances continuity of care, according to a "research letter" in the Archives of Internal Medicine. more
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Qualcomm to Use Orange for Medical Monitoring Services in Europe
Qualcomm Life has announced that it is to use Orange Business Services' M2M connectivity services in Europe for its 2net Platform to connect health care providers and patients for remote monitoring for various chronic diseases. more
Related Tags: telemedicine, qualcomm-life, -orange-business-services
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