mHealth Spot

The two parties are looking to bring new, unconventional thinking to understand, prevent, and reverse coronary heart disease and its consequences.

Designed as part of a health benefits plan, the solution brings health risk awareness, prevention and lifestyle habits into the employee's daily routine.

The new heart rate tracking adds to existing capabilities of tracking steps and sleep, with features like vibrating and LED notifications remaining in place.

The company developed what it calls a high intensity intervention platform that is proven to slow, stop and reverse the progress of chronic diseases.

The company's flagship offering Triton scans surgical sponges and blood bearing canisters to estimate the amount of blood contained in them.

More than one-third of respondents said the apps were confusing to use and 30 percent said they did not like that the apps shared their data with friends.

The company's network has been extended by adding 68% more integration partners over the last year, bringing the company's total supported devices to over 215.

The agency wants to know how healthcare providers and other parties are using consumer-generated data, and whether the data being collected is reliable.

The study has also found that 41% of respondents would not pay for a health app, while 20% would pay a maximum of $1.99, and 22% would pay $2.00 - $5.99.

The ResearchKit-based study seeks to determine whether estimated placental volume (EPV) measurements can be used to predict pregnancy outcome.