Mobile devices continue to transform the work lives of physicians, with
more than four in five using smartphones every day and more than half of
doctors using tablets daily and two in five nurse practitioners and
physician assistants doing the same, according to the second annual
Epocrates Mobile Trends Report.
According to a survey conducted by athenahealth subsidiary Epocrates, almost 50 percent of all clinicians in the US are using smartphones, tablets, and desktops
VIDEO:
University of Illinois researchers demonstrate using an iPhone as a
sensitive biosensor to detect toxins, pollutants, pathogens or other
molecules for medical diagnostics or environmental field work.
mHealth
is being used to engage, serve, educate, and improve the health of
socioeconomically disadvantaged patients. Whether it's simply by texting
people tidbits of information or monitoring how much medication a
patient is taking, providers are finding meaningful ways to connect to
the underserved. More
The
revolution is accelerating—both on the clinician end-user side, and in
the arena of clinician-patient communications and care management. How
are IT leaders engaging clinicians and helping clinicians engage
patients, in the emerging healthcare? CIOs and CMIOs are figuring out
how to help their organizations survive--and thrive--in the emerging
world of mobility. More
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Young patients at Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Monroe Carell
Jr. Children's Hospital will be able to check a new iPad app developed
just for them...The app, called MyRoutine, allows parents
and providers to create visual stories to let children know what to
expect during their daily schedule, helping to reduce anxieties and
provide structure. More
Wrist-worn monitoring device enables nurses to keep tabs on patients vital signs remotely. The monitor itself is similar to a large sports watch in size and weight
(approximately 4 oz.), and comes with a color touch-screen to
continuously measure and display heart rate/ECG, blood oxygen
saturation, respiration rate, non-invasive blood pressure and skin
temperature. More
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has officially launched
mHealth pilot projects to test the technology prior to national release
and to "ensure that the veteran experience is optimized," according to
an announcement from the VA.
Sprint
has announced that Wireless CapTel is now available for all iOS
devices. CapTel gives customers real-time captions of the phone
conversation they're currently having. While Sprint offers landline
phones and a web service specifically for CapTel, the wireless version
of the service makes use of a smartphone app, which displays captions
just as the hardware and web products do.
Free training opportunities are available using TeamSTEPPS® (Team
Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety), a set
of evidence-based, practical tools that helps hospitals and other health
care providers strengthen teamwork with the goal of improving patient
safety. AHRQ and the Department of Defense designed the TeamSTEPPS®
program for health care providers for use in a variety of care settings.
In
order to access the discount, families need to visit one of the 26
Assistive Devices Program clinics in Ontario to take an assessment. If
after the assessment, the clinic recommends using TalkRocket Go as the
right communication aid, a professional can help complete paperwork to
purchase the app and device at a 75 percent discount.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has fully launched its pilot, announced last year, in which it’s distributing 1,000 iPads to family caregivers of veterans loaded with 10 specially-created apps.
A
study conducted by the Center for Connected Health, a division of
Partners HealthCare, showed wireless mobile technologies positively
impact patient engagement and can be more effective than modem-based
devices. The study was published in the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology in May, 2013.
