Examining the Handheld Hospital: Consulting group PSFK penned a report called the Future of Health Report that details 15 trends that will impact health and wellness around the world, including one called "Handheld Hospital," which examines how handheld devices are transforming the point of care. "It is our hope that this report will inspire your thinking and lead to services, applications and technologies which will allow for more available, quality healthcare," PSFK explained. More

Tablets in the waiting room: Patients at Duke University Hospital's cancer clinics can now use tablets to fill out surveys about their health situation. More Competition for Phreesia?

Event coverage: "There’s a bleak future that’s in front of us unless something changes,” Dr. Joe Smith of the West Wireless Health Institute told attendees at the World Congress mHealth event last week. More

iPad adoption: Australian politician invests $500,000 in iPads for hospitals. More

Diabetes management service files 510(k): ALR Technologies (ALRT) filed for a 510(k) clearance with the FDA for its eHealth diabetes management platform. Release

Apple iPads help build hospitals now? More