iPhone Medical Apps: news, reviews, trends

New and Noteworthy iPhone Medical Apps released last week in App Store

New medical  apps last week in App Store(from 19/nov – 26/nov): ~ 85. We were selected these 7 new and noteworthy iPhone medical apps only: 1. Medical news Go! / App Store The latest medical news from Doctors.net.uk, the largest network of medical professionals in the UK. - Medical news from Doctors.net.uk’s own independent news service - News feeds from other top news sources such as Reuters and the BBC - Podcasts interviews with key opinion leaders in health 2. STOP NLP – st...

GoodGuide Announces $5.5 Million Series B Funding

Source: physicventures.com Go! / App Store GoodGuide(iPhone Medical App) today announced the first iPhone application that scans barcodes to provide impartial health, environment and social responsibility ratings of products and companies. The newest version of GoodGuide's iPhone application, now available for free from Apple's iTunes App Store, will make it easier and faster for consumers to find healthy and environmentally friendly products from socially responsible companies while standin...

ZOLL’s PocketCPR for iPhone Training App(medical category) Debuts to Over 17,000 Downloads During AHA

ZOLL’s PocketCPR® for iPhone app, which debuted at the ZOLL booth during AHA and was also available from the Apple iTunes App Store(medical apps category), registered more than 17,000 downloads during its first week of availability. PocketCPR is one of the most important tools to emerge on the iPhone so far in the medical category.  It uses the accelerometer in such a fashion that the potential to train millions in the vital skills of CPR is very exciting. Go! / App Store People from ...

Medical debut for smart band aid

Source: BBC.co.uk Clinical trials have begun of a smart plaster - a sensor-studded band aid that wirelessly monitors vital signs. Once stuck to a patient's chest, the band aid monitors heart rate, blood pressure and other health indicators. Its creators hope it will eventually take over from the wired devices that limit a patient's movement. As well as monitoring standard vital signs, the gadget can be tuned to capture far more subtle indicators of a patient's condition. The trials wi...

Only sensors will make revolution in profitability of mHealth and Health 2.0

Only sensors will make revolution in profitability of mHealth/ Health 2.0 (sensors for mobile phones, not ordinary Health 2.0  web portals ) As the editor of two medical software blogs for iPhone and Android, I can notice that there are the low share of apps and the low profit in medical and healthcare categories because of poor quality of majority of the apps . Therefore at the present time there is almost nothing innovative there from the user’s or technological points of view, isn’t i...

Verizon Introduces Telehealth Collaboration Services for Health Care Industry

Source: Verizon.com When the  iPhone will be integrated into this solution? Time, distance and cost often hamper efforts to link patients with the right health care expert, causing further concern for those needing to consult with faraway doctors. Verizon is answering this need with new services for physicians, hospitals, clinics and insurers that enable providers to "see" patients through video consultations, as well as other collaboration services. Verizon's portfolio, Telehealth Colla...

Using iPhone to improve patient care

Source: Apple.com Dan Diamond has been a family doctor for more than 20 years. But in a field as vast as medicine, and with so many constant advances in medical knowledge, he can’t possibly know everything. That’s where iPhone comes in. With an application called Epocrates, Diamond can reference volumes of in-depth medical information right at the exam table. He can look up diseases and medications, drug interactions and side effects, drug prices, and even whether a particular medication i...

Early-stage investors high on wellness, wary on health IT.Where are mHealth and iPhone Medical Apps there?

Source: medcitynews.com CLEVELAND, Ohio — Investors discussed their roles in entrepreneurial companies, what will generate the most money in the health care in the next 10 years, and what they look for when choosing an investment Friday at the Ohio Venture Association panel in Cleveland. Preventative medicine was the general consensus among the panel as the most fruitful focus in health care over the next decade. But some investors on the panel were cautious of areas such as electronic med...

Chronically Wounded Patients Could Be Treated at Home Via Wireless Link

Source: themobilehealthcrowd.com Patients who have chronic wounds and may be immobilized can now receive treatment in their homes by experienced clinicians who collaborate remotely with certified wound care specialists miles away. Wound Technology Network is using wireless technology services from AT&T and empowering healthcare professionals with smart mobile devices to diagnose and prescribe treatments for patients with chronic wounds anytime, anywhere. Now having clinicians equipped ...

Mobile health monitoring on Gartner’s top 10 trends list

Source: healthcareitnews.com STAMFORD, CT – Mobile health monitoring is among the top 10 consumer mobile applications for 2012 identified by Gartner as likely to have an impact on consumers and industry players. Gartner analysts considered revenue, loyalty, business model, consumer value and estimated market penetration in developing their list. Mobile health monitoring was listed at No. 5. Money transfer, location-based services, mobile browsing and mobile search were ranked No, 1 thro...