mHealth Spot

Launched in 2011, the company has developed a set of APIs that allow healthcare companies to more easily build out apps and services.

Founded in 2013, the company provides families with expert caregiver matching, custom iPads, and a care team to promote healthy and active days.

Using the Link app, caregiver can schedule the type of question, frequency, and the methods in which they want to be notified of any issues.

The adoption of these services will increase as service providers roll out initiatives to tackle issues such as infant mortality and infectious diseases.

Members will receive personalized health goals, and be able to log their activities using online and automated tools, supported by modern wearable devices.

The 26-week trial, funded by the National Institute on Aging, included 281 adults and was conducted between March and September 2014.

The application also supports collecting of pictures and video content, as well biometric and activity data from different wearable devices.

In highly regulated healthcare environments, mobile technology advancements enable greater flexibility, portability and better patient care than ever before.

The study looked at depression and smoking cessation apps, and has found a wide variations concerning effectiveness, performance and ease of use.

Half of the study participants received an activity tracker and access to an online portal, and were able to outperform their peers in the control group.