The Mobile Health News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to mobile health that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.

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AT&T is helping with hospitality, with new Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) technology. The company plans to deliver cloud-based RPM Software-as-a-Service from Ericsson, helping doctors monitor their patients over video on a tablet connected to the Internet. Read Original Content

CVS Caremark Corp. is beefing up its mobile commerce site and smartphone app to help customers better manage their health. The new enhancements to the CVS mobile site include an immunization scheduler. Read Original Content

According to the results of the Second Annual HIMSS Mobile Technology Survey released in December, the percent of clinicians using apps to actively engage in direct patient care has grown in the past year in several key areas. Read Original Content

ILS Technology provides ready-to-use cloud based platforms to implement and manage M2M (machine to machine) and embedded wireless devices that connect to SAP.  ILS Technology simplifies deployments and offers unparalleled security to protect company and customer data and to ensure regulatory compliance. This newsletter is sponsored in part by ILS Technology.

Orion Health has introduced an iPhone application that allows doctors to view patient data from health information exchanges and a tool for customizing m-health apps. Read Original Content

Slightly more than half of adults with cell phones have smartphones, and a new report from Pew Internet indicates the mobile health market has increased: one in three cell phone users have used their phone to look for health information. Read Original Content

According to ABI Research, a market research firm based in New York City, mobile health apps will exceed $400 million in revenue by 2016. More than 13,600 health and fitness apps for the iPhone alone were available to consumers as of April 2012. Read Original Content

Research comparing the use of mobile devices by healthcare professionals in Europe and the U.S. finds that European doctors lag behind their American counterparts when it comes to smartphone ownership. Read Original Content

About 68 percent of surveyed health care organizations said they have implemented a policy on the use of mobile technology, according to a Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society report sponsored by Qualcomm Life. Read Original Content

Fueled by healthcare reform aimed at reducing in-patient costs and post-acute care strategies designed to reduce readmissions, the worldwide telehealth (remote patient monitoring) market will grow by 55 percent in 2013 in terms of device and service revenues, according to a recent report from InMedica. Read Original Content

According to ABI research, nearly 30 million “wireless wearable health devices” were shipped in 2012, a 37 percent growth from 2011. Read Original Content

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