You might be thinking that wearable health technology is the cutting edge of mobile medicine, but have you heard of “nearables”? That’s right – not all of the nearly 350 different “wearables” on the market can actually be worn. With … Read More
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Gilead and Egypt Lead a Drug Company Shift
There’s a big shift underway in how poor countries access prescription drugs. Since 2014 the Egyptian government has been buying sofosbuvir – the leading oral treatment for hepatitis C – from Gilead Sciences at 1 percent of the wholesale price … Read More
Meet Mobius Capture
Mobius Health is excited to announce a new addition to our apps for modern medicine: Mobius Capture. By leveraging the ubiquity and utility of modern mobile devices, and integrating closely with electronic medical records, Mobius Health apps already help medical … Read More
The Other Side of mHealth Technology
When we talk about “mobile health technologies” you probably conjure up an image of a shiny wearable device or a smartphone in the hands of a lab technician with a white coat, stethoscope dangling from her neck. And just as … Read More
In 2015 Watson Health Was Born
“We’re going to really change healthcare on the face of the planet.” IBM’s Watson Health was announced with a (small) bang on April 13th, 2015. Despite the magnitude of Watson Group Senior Vice President Mike Rhodin’s closing statement in their … Read More
Forget Big Data – Small Data is Our Digital Social Pulse
What if you had a check engine light for your personal health? In a recent TEDMED Talk, Cornell Computer Science Professor Deborah Estrin argues that “small data” acts as a “digital social pulse” that could help each of us keep … Read More
Mobius Clinic in the Athenahealth Marketplace
We are excited to announce that Mobius Clinic is now available through the Athenahealth Marketplace. Note to the thousands of providers who use Athenahealth’s suite of cloud based services: your cell phone is now a clinical tool. Mobius Clinic streamlines … Read More
Focus on connections at the 2015 mHealth Summit
On November 8th, thousands of mobile health leaders will convene in Washington DC to share their work and demonstrate solutions in mHealth. This 7th annual mHealth Summit will cover topics spanning clinical care, patient engagement, new technologies, research, investment activities, … Read More
Texting for the win! Reminder messages improve health outcomes
Imagine you received this text message from your doctor one afternoon: “Hi. Have you gone for your walk today?” Do you think this would make you more likely to go for a walk? If you’re sceptical that text message reminders … Read More