4. Sussing out Weight Watchers’ iPhone app competition
We were a bit surprised that Weight Watchers planned on submitting an iPhone app, which would be free for its users, but it’s even more surprising that the weight loss giant’s plans ended up on our most read list for 2009. The company announced its plans for an app in early August during an investor’s call, and the app launched in late September. Read The Original
5. The Sorry State of Palm Pre Medical Apps
The iPhone, of course, is not the only smartphone that is popular among healthcare workers — BlackBerry devices certainly have a place and Palm’s devices always used to be a fixture in clinical environments. That’s probably why this article, which laments the lack of medical devices available for the Palm Pre smartphone, proved so popular. Read The Original
6. Interview: Mayo Clinic forges its mobile strategy
There are a few care providers out there whose moves are closely followed and often emulated. Mayo Clinic is one of them. That’s likely why this interview with Scott Eising, director of product management for Mayo Clinic Internet Services made the list. Eising discussed his group’s strategy and pain points for moving Mayo Clinic’s online offerings to the mobile platform. Every major provider of health services is trying to figure out how best to go mobile. Eising offered a peek behind the curtain at Mayo to discuss how the not-for-profit, integrated medical practice is planning to do just that. Read The Original
7. FDA may regulate iPhone Health Apps
The specter of new regulation for wireless health devices and applications has been an important issue throughout the year. In early February, the FDA’s Don Witters invited those working on wireless health devices and services to talk to the FDA about the current and potential regulatory framework. Since then we have published a number of how-to articles for wireless health regulation. Recently there has been an uptick in the number of predictions by industry thought leaders who believe the FDA is set to make an example out of some smartphone app developers who have not gotten FDA clearance. Read The Original
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