Remote monitoring company CarePredict raising fresh capital
The money will be used to support large scale studies for CarePredict's wearable device in senior living and home care settings.
Interview with TouchCare COO – Tim Horan
TouchCare connects patients with their own providers and enables them to easily conduct safe, secure, HIPAA-compliant video calls on mobile phones and tablets.
A smart cane can help the blind recognize familiar faces
Dubbed XploR mobility cane, the device uses smartphone technology such as GPS, camera and Bluetooth to recognize familiar faces from up to 10 meters away.
ChartSpan personal health records app comes to Android
The app is a free, encrypted and secure, allowing patients to control and centralize their entire family's healthcare information from their mobile devices.
ResearchKit users are engaged, willing to give consent for the study
LifeMap Solutions claims that Asthma Health app users as engaged (or more) with Asthma Health as they are with games and social networks.
iPhone turned into a microscope to detect for blood parasites
The CellScope Loa involves Apple's handset plugged into a 3D-printed microscope base where a blood sample should be placed for analysis.
RunRite System is made for serious runners
The setup consists of two sensors attached to each runner's legs, a third sensor hooked onto the pelvis of the runner, and a mobile app that provides coaching.
SmartPlate uses sensors to identify nutritional content of a meal
The device relies on cameras and sensors to identify, weigh and record everything on the plate, and transmit that information to a companion app.
The impact of IT in nursing
This infographic illustrates the impact of health IT in nursing and how it is being used to raise efficacy in both the nursing and health industries.
Centura Health launching Welltok’s CafeWell Concierge app powered by IBM Watson
Centura is the first organization to embrace the app and roll it out to consumers transitioning back to everyday life after experiencing a heart condition.








