Technology

63% of survey respondents believe that wearable technologies will be adopted broadly by the insurance industry within the next two years.

Developers can now create tiles for the Microsoft Band's interface, and send notifications from companion mobile apps a user's wrist.

Apps conducting health-related human subject research must secure approval from an independent ethics review board; proof must be provided upon request.

Apple's wearable is used to support Ochsner's Hypertension Digital Medicine Pilot Program which tracks patients struggling to control their blood pressure.

Unlike traditional doctor visits, Heal doctors spend as much time as needed with each patient for a fixed fee of $99, anytime between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's decision to use HealthKit data marks the largest integration yet for Apple's foray into the health industry.

The mVT Service, which is available only by prescription, works with a companion app that can be used on any Apple smartphone or tablet.

The application integrates Apple HealthKit data from users' monitoring devices and then applies medical intelligence to generate individual notifications.

The GIS-GPS app allows community health workers to locate patients, map the incidence of cataract blindness, and connect with specialists who can provide care.

The new insights are visible on the Microsoft Health Web Dashboard, from where users can review their activity captured by the band.