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alshar

  1. $750,000 settlement in data-breach suit - really $475 or less than 60 cents/patient modernhealthcare.com/article/201205… via @modrnhealthcr
  2. Mobile app: Pfizer and Eating Well partner up as generic Lipitor hits market - goo.gl/kM4Ko #mHealth
  3. Lawmakers Propose Bill To Boost Health Care Cost Transparency - bit.ly/KUpeX1 Unfortunately "cost" isn't well-defined
  4. @BrookingsInst Mobile Devices are Transforming Healthcare brookin.gs/t0tY #mHealth "could" would be more accurate than "are"
  5. EveryMove get $2.6 million, seeing value in #mHealth incentives imedicalapps.com/2012/05/everym…
  6. The Art of Apps: Design Features That Make E-Health Interventions Effective imedicalapps.com/2012/05/art-ap… via @imedicalapps
  7. Embedded sensors help parents monitor infants imedicalapps.com/2012/05/embedd… via @imedicalapps
  8. NPR Poll: Being Sick Inside The U.S. Health Care System n.pr/JDUigg How many of people's views are facts-based?
  9. Mobile Medical Apps Gold Rush Needs Scrutiny twb.io/KwSi9t #mHealth Evidence and value need thoughtful consideration
  10. Higher income, education tied to better health: report modernhealthcare.com/article/201205… via @modrnhealthcr
  11. Intel® Premier IT Professionals: Healthcare: Enabling Collaborative Workflow in Healthcare premierit.intel.com/community/ipip…
  12. Does IBM’s new patent spell trouble for health apps? shar.es/2FQWQ #mHealth Or is it a new opportunity?
  13. Exploring the Role of Mobile Technology as a Health Care Helper nytimes.com/2012/05/14/wor… #mHealth
  14. Is #mHealth technology getting ahead of what people will use? mhimss.org/blog/whats-ahe… mHIMSS
  15. Trend: Wearable health devices on the rise shar.es/2dLRU via @sharethis
  16. Virtual doctors visits catch on with insurers, employers – USATODAY.com usat.ly/JpPhoy#.T6kQWk… But are people healthier?
  17. U. of Texas approves med school funding - but will there be enough residencies? modernhealthcare.com/article/201205… via @modrnhealthcr
  18. Tried and Died, One and Done: What to Do With Failure shar.es/2vUar via @sharethis
  19. WSJ.com - Analytical Trend Troubles Scientists on.wsj.com/J1E4Nh Understanding analytic methods is critical
  20. U.S. outspends 12 other countries on healthcare, report says modernhealthcare.com/article/201205… via @modrnhealthcr