SmartTigr

Samsung, TeleHealth Services launch SmarTigr patient engagement solution

The TV-based solution provides healthcare facilities with cost-effective technology to enhance patient satisfaction, operational efficiencies and care management.
Healthspek

Healthspek adds insurance finder service

The feature pinpoints a user's location and pulls up the profiles and contact information of recommended health and life insurance agents in that area.
Stemp

STEMP Smart Temperature Patch raising funds at Indiegogo

The STEMP sensor, medical-grade adhesives, and a mobile app work together seamlessly to provide immediate, continuous, accurate body temperature measurement.
Smart Rope

Smart Rope killing it at Kickstarter

The device features 23 high quality embedded LED lights that display fitness data in mid-air as you jump; this information is also synced with a mobile app.
mobileVision

Rice engineers develop mobile system to capture images inside the eye

The patient-operated, portable device called mobileVision can be paired with a smartphone to give clinicians finely detailed images of the macula.
Phoenix Children Hospital

Phoenix Children’s Hospital gets $200K to put tablets in patient rooms

The James M. Cox Foundation provided the money for digitizing the hospital's Journey Boards and delivering them through 200 tablets installed in patient rooms.
NHS Choices

UK’s NHS launches library of government-approved mHealth apps

Right now, the library counts just five apps dealing with mental health but chances are the number (and scope) will grow in the months to come.
Partners Healthcare

Partners Healthcare receives $468K grant to boost use of personal health trackers

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provided the money for the development of a novel Engagement Engine to support the sustained use of health and activity trackers.
The state of the connected patient in 2015

The state of the connected patient in 2015

The survey of 1,700+ Americans who have health insurance examines they currently connect with their providers and their technology requests for the future.
Arkansas

Arkansas rejects the telemedicine bill

The bill would allow video-based services using doctors licensed and living in the state; opponents said residents deserve face-to-face medical care.
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