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By Grant Elliott | 05:39 pm | December 09, 2014
In this contributed commentary, Ostendio CEO Grant Elliott says providers aren't paying enough attention to the penalties surrounding a HIPAA violation, and it's going to cost them dearly in two years.
By Jonah Comstock | 07:30 am | December 09, 2014
A slide from Fred Muench's presentation shows the effect of different message styles on binge drinking.
By Jonah Comstock | 07:20 am | December 09, 2014
New York-based health insurer startup Oscar Health is teaming up with Misfit Wearables to get more of its 16,000 members moving.
By Aditi Pai | 07:12 am | December 09, 2014
Around 90 percent of young people think there should be some governmental regulation and oversight for digital health apps, according to a Children's Hospital of Philadelphia survey of 3,000 consumers.
By Aditi Pai | 07:03 am | December 09, 2014
More than two-thirds of clinicians at US hospitals use smartphones or tablet computers at their facilities, according to a small HIMSS survey of 139 clinicians.
By Jonah Comstock | 10:50 am | December 08, 2014
Samsung launched its open access development platform, which include SAMI on the software side and SimBand on the hardware side, last month.
By Aditi Pai | 10:08 am | December 08, 2014
BlackBerry announced plans to add a genome browser app, powered by NantHealth, to its Blackberry Passport smartphone next year.
By Jonah Comstock | 09:58 am | December 08, 2014
iTriage, the mobile health app company acquired by Aetna in 2011, has plans to become a personal virtual healthcare concierge, according to new President Jim Greiner, who told MobiHealthNews the move could include expansion into price transparency and even virtual visits.