Is the iPad mini right for healthcare?
It’s been about a week now since the iPad Mini was made available to the public, and while the early reviews have been mixed, the healthcare industry is reacting favorably to the new tablet
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La mHealth se utilizará en la lucha contra el tabaquismo
La Unión Internacional de Telecomunicaciones (UIT) y la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), lanzaron el 17 de octubre una alianza bautizada Iniciativa salud móvil,(mHealth), cuyo fin es usar la mensajería de texto (SMS) en los teléfonos celulares para sensibilizar a la población acerca de la lucha contra enfermedades no transmisibles.
Continue ReadingmHealth to Be Used To Combat Smoking
On the 17th of October, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a partnership called the Mobile Health Initiative, (mHealth), whose purpose is to use text messaging (SMS) to cellular phones to generate awareness in the population about the struggle against non-transmitted diseases.
Continue ReadingVerizon presenta su Cloud Portfolio para ayudar a la Industria de la salud a cumplir con los requisitos de seguridad de HIPAA
Los servicios de la empresa buscan salvaguardar la información electrónica de salud según los requerimientos de HIPAA, la ley que regula la privacidad y confidencialidad de datos de salud en Estados Unidos.
Continue ReadingVerizon Introduces Cloud Portfolio to Help Health Care Industry Meet HIPAA Security Requirements
Services Will Safeguard Electronic Protected Health Information; Industry to Benefit from Ability to Collaborate and Share Information
Continue ReadingProposed: FDA Office of Mobile Health
The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA), which was signed into law in July, sets up a commission of several government agencies to come up with a proposed strategy for regulating mobile health apps.
Continue Reading200.000 euros para as melhores apps direcionadas às pessoas portadoras de necessidades especiais
Os Smart Accessibility Awards 2012 serão entregues em dezembro pela Fundação Vodafone para os desenvolvedores de aplicativos que levam em conta as necessidades dos idosos e pessoas portadoras de algum tipo de necessidade especial.
Continue Reading200.000 euros para las mejores apps para personas con discapacidad
Los Smart Accessibility Awards 2012 serán entregados en diciembre por la Fundación Vodafone a aquellos desarrolladores de apps que tengan en cuenta las necesidades de ancianos y personas con algún tipo de discapacidad
Continue ReadingLas mejores aplicaciones médicas
Las grandes compañías, como Apple y Android, están desarrollando aplicaciones que sirven para la práctica clínica y para la diagnosis. Ipad y Iphone se llevan la palma, pero Android no se quiere quedar atrás en este nuevo mercado.
Continue ReadingThe VA Releases a Mobile App for PTSD Patients
The U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs released a smartphone application to help people who have post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. The PE Coach iPhone and Android app was created for patients undergoing Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy, the main treatment that the VA offers for patients with PTSD.
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