iPhone Medical Apps: news, reviews, trends

Eric Dishman: Can The Way You Answer Your iPhone Predict Disease?

Eric Dishman, Intel's Fellow of Digital Health Group and Director of Health Innovation and Policy, spoke at TEDMED on what the future holds for at-home healthcare

Why your phone is now the doctor in your pocket

Smartphones will soon be diagnosing illness as well as advising on cures. Will we all become iPho-chondriacs? Lena Bryce’s mobile phone got her pregnant. Dan Woolley’s kept him alive for days under a collapsed building. Fran Neri’s saved her from a life-threatening infection. A fast-growing array of downloadable applications for smartphones is turning the mobile phone into a doctor in your pocket, on constant call to diagnose ills and propose cures. Soon mobile apps could even provide lifesav...

In search of “medical killer app for iPhone” – Part II (Section “Healthcare”)

For the purposes of developing an iPhone medical project we analyzed various parameters of all commercial applications in Top-100 of “Medical” and “Healthcare” sections (200 applications; February 1, 2010). Beginning of the review and analysis of applications from section “Medical” can be found here: link Functionality and sophistication of applications in section “Healthcare” (Top-100) Average price in Top-100 “Healthcare”: $2.21 The average price in Top-10 “Healthcare”: ...

In search of “medical killer app for iPhone” – Part I (Section “Medical”)

For the purposes of developing an iPhone medical project we analyzed various parameters of all commercial applications in Top-100 of “Medical” and “Healthcare” sections (200 applications; February 1, 2010). Some of the data is published here, since it can be useful to readers of our blog. Functionality and sophistication of applications in section “Medical” (Top-100) The most popular price: $0.99 (35%) Average price in TOP-100: $4.38 The average price in Top-10: $2.29 (the ...

Voalte’s view on the present and the future of the iPhone platform for the medical sector

(Special interview for iPhone Medical Apps) Voalté successfully integrated an interesting innovative iPhone-based clinical communications project in Sarasota Memorial Hospital in September 2009(link). After 3 months, when it has become already possible to speak about real results of the project, we decided to address the Vice President of Innovation of Voalté, Trey Lauderdale, and ask him several questions. We believe that the answers on these items are interesting for professionals of t...

What in Healthcare Goes Mobile?

Source: informationweek.com After getting a referral, a clinician typically heads to the hospital to interview medical personnel and possibly the patient or the patient's family. The clinician enters information about the patient into the iPhone app, and then submits it to the medical director, who makes final approvals, often using his or her own iPhone. RehabCare is thinking about how it can now streamline that process even more--for instance, by working with hospitals to structure referral i...

Your iPhone Just Called: Your Blood-Sugar Is High

Source: The Wall Street Journal Earlier this year, Mike Dionne signed up for Polka, a smart-phone application that lets him use his iPhone to keep tabs on the health of his elderly father, who lives 80 miles away. It tracks his dad's numerous doctors' appointments, his insulin and medication schedule and other health information. Then in August, a new doctor examining Mr. Dionne's father detected an aneurysm, something the son was able to confirm from afar. Over the phone, Mr. Dionne consult...

Overview of non-invasive mhealth solutions + trends

Source: Zorgbeheer.blogspot.com Non Invasive Health Monitoring with mHealth

Wireless Health: Year End Report 2009

Source: mobihealthnews.com "Wireless Health: Year End Report 2009" from MobiHealthNews.com. FDA may regulate smartphone apps. LifeComm closes. Best Buy stocks connected health devices. Apple invites LifeScan on-stage. The West Wireless Health Institute is founded. CardioNet’s reimbursement rate cut. Consumers want wireless health. Three-quarters of Americans are interested. click here Read more: link

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...