Category Archives: Smart Phones

PerfectServe Releases Robust BlackBerry and Android Apps for Physicians

iPhone, Android, BlackBerry apps complement web and voice tools that help clinicians communicate with colleagues and patients, manage status and schedules Knoxville, Tenn. March 22, 2012— PerfectServe, the leading platform for intelligent clinical communication services, recently expanded its suite of … Continue reading

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Smoking cessation smartphone app: I Can Quit

Have you considered recommending a smoking cessation app to your patients? Here's a press release about an app that may be beneficial: Study indicates that encouraging text messages may increase ability to quit smoking; the new I Can Quit™ app … Continue reading

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Medicaid and low income patients may qualify for a free cell phone

Assurance Wireless, a Lifeline Assistance Program, provides free cell phones to qualified individuals participating in programs such as food stamps or Medicaid. Here’s some additional information from their website: Assurance Wireless offers eligible customers a FREE wireless phone and 250 … Continue reading

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Mobile Health Africa Launching in Johannesburg

Johannesburg, South Africa, March 15, 2012 –(PR.com)– South Africa is leading the way in launching mobile health (mHealth) services with some of the most successful and best known mHealth initiatives having been developed in this country. This is according to … Continue reading

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Don’t miss the Mobile Device Roundtable on March 16

From the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC): The Mobile Device Roundtable is free and open to the public and will focus on safeguarding health information and provide participants … Continue reading

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Nokia Lumia 900 launch delayed until April 22

The Nokia Lumia 900 was announced at CES in January. The phone will be released on AT&T for a rumored .99. According to BGR, the Lumia 900 was delayed from March 18th until April 22nd. The source also claims that … Continue reading

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Khan Academy releases iPad app

Today Khan Academy released its iPad app to help you learn on the go. The Khan Academy is a non-profit library of over 3000 videos and 311 practice exercises. Videos and courses range from math, history, finance, science, and more. … Continue reading

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Mobile Devices Roundtable: Safeguarding Health Information

From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Mobile Devices Roundtable: Safeguarding Health Information Next Friday, March 16, 2012, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EDT Hubert H. Humphrey Building U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Great Hall … Continue reading

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New iPad online preorders sold out; now shipping March 19

Apple announced the third generation iPad on Wednesday, instantly allowing customers to preorder it for March 16th delivery. Two days later, online preorders for the March 16th delivery date have sold out and new orders will now be receiving their iPad on … Continue reading

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Mobile phone-based sensor to detect E. coli

Our smartphones are not simply little mobile computers that fit in our pockets. Soon, we may be diagnosing a wide variety of illnesses and performing diagnostic tests on a routine basis. Some of these capabilities currently exist (EKG, glucose monitoring, … Continue reading

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