A few months back, Eric Dishman, chief healthcare strategist and director of health policy for the Intel-GE Care Innovations joint venture, spoke to me about how mobile and wireless healthcare technologies showed promise for what he called "virtual care coordination."
As Dishman explained, "In a world in which there's not going to be enough doctors and nurses and hospital beds to take care of an...
Sprint's wireless health efforts include clinician offerings, patient tools, ambulatory care connectivity and home health solutions, Sprint's VP of Industry Solutions Tim Donahue told MobiHealthNews in a recent interview.
"For telecoms, the focus used to be all about the healthcare provider," Donahue said. "It's not now and it shouldn't be. It's about the patient. That's what [Sprint CEO Dan...
Intel just announced that thanks to a grant from the NIH, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing will conduct a study that examines whether Intel's Health Guide device can positively impact outcomes for congestive heart failure patients in Baltimore City, Maryland. The touch screen, at-home Health Guide device will allow the patients to monitor their condition, to learn about theirs and related...
eHealthInsturance goes mobile: Mountain View, California-based eHealthInsurance launched their mobile site late last week: www.ehealth.com. The public company is offering Individual, Family and Short-term health insurance products through its new mobile site. While shoppers for the Individual and Family plans can look up coverage details, create and account and start an application, they still...
