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The P's & Q's of mHealth and Patient Engagement; Privacy and Security Issues

Orginally published in mHealth Newsletter on November 14, 2012. "Patient engagement is the holy grail of healthcare," according to one hospital executive. Indeed, there is real money in the development of products and...more

Stickiness Eludes Many Health and Fitness Apps

The New York Times recently ran a story titled, “It’s hard to stay friends with an exercise monitor” that underscored a problem facing many health and fitness apps – the risk that users quickly lose interest. ...more

mHealth Stakeholders: Bullet List of Legal Considerations

You are a device maker, an app or software developer, a potential investor, a healthcare provider, a healthcare payor or an insurer and you see opportunities in mobile health (mHealth). You have an idea for a revolutionary...more

Electronic Medical Records

You may never need to fill out a form when you visit a doctor's office. Instead of having a different medical record number at each hospital or doctor's office, patients can have their entire medical history accessible online...more