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Report: Fitbit Surge will have GPS, call notifications, heart-rate sensor
By Brian Dolan | 08:12 am | October 20, 2014
FDA clears military-tested PTSD, brain injury assessment app
By Brian Dolan | 07:17 am | October 20, 2014
6 crowdfunding campaigns for swimming, sleeping, running, lifting and more
By Aditi Pai | 07:00 am | October 18, 2014
mHealth masters: Joe Kvedar's quest to personalize health
By Eric Wicklund | 09:11 am | October 17, 2014
The founder and director of Partners HealthCare's renowned Center for Connected Health - which will host its 11th annual Connected Health Symposium next week - feels mHealth is here to stay, but still needs to be 'frictionless' for the average consumer.
Is your PHI safer than Jennifer Lawrence's naked photos?
By Eric Wicklund | 11:46 am | October 16, 2014
The recent rash of indecent photographs posted on the Web for all to see has healthcare providers wondering if the cloud is truly safe for their protected health data.
What auto encryption in Android Lollipop, iOS 8 means for healthcare
By Tom Sullivan | 11:17 am | October 16, 2014
Could the new OSes mark a significant turn for providers who need to encrypt data to protect themselves against breaches?
Mobile, telehealth dominate Q3 funding
By Erin McCann | 10:45 am | October 16, 2014
While overall health IT funding dropped last quarter, telehealth had more activity than it ever has had. Revenue cycle management and data analytics also fared well.
Xmetrics raises $1M for virtual swimming coach device
By Aditi Pai | 08:42 am | October 16, 2014
38 more health and wellness apps that connect to Apple’s HealthKit
By Aditi Pai | 08:28 am | October 16, 2014
Webinar today: The success of text messaging for health
By Brian Dolan | 08:05 am | October 16, 2014