mHealth Spot

Under the new rules, all patients have to do is provide verbal or written consent to being treated through telehealth at an initial meeting with their provider.

The study involved some 200 people with diabetes all of whom followed their regular drug regimen; half of the participants used the Healthmeter device.

The drone-research project kicked off last year in Bonn, Germany, delivering medication across the Rhine River to a lawn behind the company's headquarters.

Developed in partnership with iHealth Labs, the blood pressure cuff works with an accompanying app on Xiaomi and other Android-based devices.

The startup is tunes into different data sets along with Google Consumer Surveys as a research tool of Americans' drug experience to deliver meaningful data.

Corporate investors tend to have a bad reputation in the startup world; at worst - they cull ideas and strategies from the startups they invest in.

Eligible healthcare organizations participating in Stage 2 meaningful use achievement can use the platform to qualify for incentive payments under the ARRA.

According to Accenture, an estimated $2.8 billion was used to fund digital health start-ups last year, growing at an annual rate of 31% since 2008.

The new, easy-to-use service contains 40,000 FDA-approved medications, and is designed to help patients stay on track with medication regimens.

The company will use the new money to accelerate rollout of first enterprise platform for digital health programs and wearable devices.