Medical apps struggle on uneven path
01.19.12
Despite the proliferation of medical online apps, adoption of the new technology will take time. Read More »
Health Care Archives
Genachowski and Knight Foundation name winners of “Apps for Communities” project
12.21.11
Thirteen software apps won $100,000 from the Apps for Communities Challenge, sponsored by the FCC and the Knight Foundation. Read More »
Genachowski: Medical Tech Gains Elude Areas Without Broadband
12.08.11
At the mHealth Summit, FCC Chair Genachowski praised medical communication innovations but reiterated need for broadband build-out. Read More »
“E-health saved a life tonight”
11.22.11
When health IT helped save a life in Memphis, a follow-up study revealed It sharing also saved money. Read More »
Text4baby Targeting At-Risk Mothers
11.04.11
Text4baby is a free text information service for low-income pregnant women and new mothers. Read More »
One-quarter of Americans Use Their Mobiles For Health Care Info
10.24.11
More Americans are using cell phones for health care info and to renew prescriptions. Read More »
Meeting India’s Doctor Shortage Through Broadband
09.21.11
Broadband-based telemedicine is helping villagers in India with affordable health care. Read More »
Telemedicine Does Reduce Patient Travel
08.19.11
"A major benefit offered by telemedicine is the avoidance of travel, by patients, their carers and health care professionals," wrote the authors of a recent international study. Read More »
Poor and Minorities to Benefit from Broadband and Telehealth Advances
08.17.11
In a forceful op-ed in Monday's Baltimore Sun, former U.S. Congressman and NAACP President Kweisi Mfume spoke out on the particular need of poor and minorities for expanded broadband. Read More »
Only Five Percent Of Rural Hospitals Use Health IT Significantly
07.29.11
According to the Benton Foundation, the journal ModernHealthcare.com reports that most rural hospitals have not significantly progressed in their use of IT. Read More »
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