The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) on Dec. 13 hosted a live demonstration of patient applications that import data from health IT vendors. These apps give patients access to a consolidated list of their medications from a variety of ... Read More »
Some of the top-rated health apps aimed at people with chronic medical problems don’t do a very good job of actually helping to manage those conditions, a recent study suggests. Doctors reviewed 137 of the most highly rated or commonly recommended apps available for Apple’s iPhone and handsets running Google’s ... Read More »
Researchers evaluated 137 mobile health apps designed to help patients manage their health and found inconsistencies in the apps’ functionalities, privacy policies, and reactions to indications of health danger. They also determined that app store ratings correlated poorly with clinical utility and usability. The use of health apps to manage ... Read More »
The smartphones that nearly all Americans carry could transform how people manage their health, especially for the tens of millions who have chronic conditions or complex health needs. smartphonecropsm.jpg But a new study suggests that app makers are falling short on many counts when it comes to actually serving those ... Read More »
Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have published a study measuring health literacy and its association with how people use health information technology. Health literacy is one of the core tenets of patient centered care. As a physician, how I perceive an individual’s health literacy guides my approach ... Read More »
oh my! Although the wearable fitness tracker sensation is a relatively new development — devices similar to today’s trackers only hit the consumer market in the 2000s — they’ve become regular sights, nearly as common as smartphones themselves.1 However, is this wearable technology really as beneficial as it seems? All ... Read More »
Data from approved health apps will feed directly into personal health records, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced. Patients in England will also be able to enter symptoms online and receive tailored advice or a call back from a health professional. The NHS.uk website will allow patients to book appointments, ... Read More »
There are, on the current count, more than 165,000 health apps in the UK. It is big business – keeping us fit, telling us what to eat, monitoring our heart rate. Their uses are, it seems, unlimited. Yet a report out from the think tank, The Nuffield Trust, has found ... Read More »
Data from approved health apps will feed directly into personal health records, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced. Patients in England will also be able to enter symptoms online and receive tailored advice or a call back from a health professional. The NHS.uk website will allow patients to book appointments, ... Read More »
Patient-generated health data (PGHD) opens up an opportunity for providers to incorporate patients as partners and managers in their own healthcare. Defined by the ONC as “health-related data created, recorded, or gathered by or from patients (or family members or other caregivers) to help address a health concern,” PGHD helps ... Read More »
