Mobility

Supply of mobile health apps greatly exceeds the demand for them, based on research2guidance’s report on the mHealth App Developer Economics 2016, analyzing the status and trends of the mobile health apps market.

In an AMA survey, 85 percent of physicians saw advantages for digital health solutions in caring for patients.

John Halamka, MD, recently started a process that some may consider regressive. He began deleting his social media accounts to improve the signal-to-noise ratio in his life.

Harun Rashid, CIO of Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, describes how new patient engagement initiatives at his organization are helping patients, parents and care teams improve treatment plans together.

At the start of 2016, the current installed base of wearable activity tracking devices was just over 33 million in the U.S.

Brittany Wilson, BSN, RN, author and blogger of TheNerdyNurse.com, talks about her writings on nursing and technology and her impressions of HIMSS16 on HIMSS Radio.

Rosemary Ventura, Director of Nursing Informatics at New York Presbyterian Hospital, discusses the organization's strategic emphasis on improving clinical workflows and mobility in nursing on HIMSS Radio, hosted by Justin Barnes.

Judy Murphy, Chief Nursing Officer at IBM, discusses the growing influence of mobile technologies in healthcare analytics.