Pharma and the Super Mobile Revolution December 15, 2011
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I was asked to contribute to the Pharma and Super Mobile Dossier of Firstworldplus.com. I wrote about the pros and cons of using a Samsung Galaxy Tab in medicine and healthcare.
Our latest report, iPad and Smartphone: Pharma and the Super Mobile Revolution examines the rapid changes in mobile and tablet technology, including the trend by HCPs and the industry to use multiple devices to positively impact work flow and business operations. The report tracks how the industry is addressing training, security, consumerization of IT within organizations and advances such as HTML5-Flash and apps.
As a bonus, we’re also offering The Impact of iPads on Pharma: a Primer, which offers a complete examination of what the industry has learned about tablets and how the post-PC tablet is changing internal productivity, growth and sales.
You can buy the report here.
Pocket Body iPhone app December 12, 2011
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Medical education, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Mobile, Web 2.0.4 comments
I remember when I had to study all the details of human anatomy from textbooks and some old books with many pictures, but I didn’t have a chance to see things in 3D (which would have made it much easier to understand, learn and memorize). After medical school, I started to discover new apps and solutions for this problem.
I’ve been using the Biodigital app on Google Chrome, it’s free but a bit hard to use.
And recently, I’ve received a letter from the makers of the Pocket Body iPhone app which is just great, although fairly expensive.
Award winning Pocket Body features a fully anatomically accurate human character with nine layers of musculoskeletal, neurovascular, and internal organ visual content…plus over 30,000 words of learning material.
I hope you check it out and let me know what you think!
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Mobile Health Slideshow and Infographics November 28, 2011
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Health 2.0, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Mobile, Slideshow, Web 2.0.2 comments
Since around 2009, it has been quite clear that mobile phones would not only change the way we check healthcare information online, but the way we do anything online so relevant statistics and analyses are crucial in order to be able to analyze the situation and draw useful conclusions. I’ve recently come across a great presentation focusing on mobile health by Daniel Hooker, health librarian.
And Andrew Spong shared an infographics by Manhattan Research that presents the state of mobile health. 85% of people use social media for health-related reasons on mobiles. Click on the image for larger version.
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News from Visualizing Pharma to the Kinect Effect November 8, 2011
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in e-patient, Genome, Health, Health 2.0, Healthcare, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Mobile, Video, Web 2.0, What's on the web?.add a comment
- Doctor heads to social media to find patients (video report)
People use their computer or phone to research places to eat, places to visit and things to buy. Sandy Hensley is part of a growing group of people finding medical needs there as well. ”I get all my other life recommendations on Twitter so I think it makes sense to me to make connections with people who you really want to trust like your health care providers on there.” Hensley said.
- This CPR training system gives feedback how you do chest compression:
The School of Medicine’s Office of Information Resources & Technology is launching this week a private, internal social-networking service, called CAP Network, that could dramatically alter communication among faculty, students, postdoctoral scholars and staff like the changes wrought on a much larger scale by Facebook and LinkedIn.
- Photo source: Bigstockphoto
Take a picture of your concern with your mobile camera. Send it as a MMS (Swedish SIM cards only) including relevant information as text in the MMS, or send your query via our iPhone app. We will respond as quickly as possible (within one day) with medical information.
Webicina’s Award-Winning iPhone App: Updated! September 3, 2011
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Mobile, Web 2.0, Webicina.1 comment so far
The award-winning iPhone app of Webicina.com just got a new update. Download it for free! (Also on Android!)
Modified design, small changes in the content, better navigation among the medical social media resources it features. And new highscore board for the best health 2.0 quiz players.
Mobile Apps Regulated by FDA July 21, 2011
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in FDA, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Mobile, Web 2.0.4 comments
FDA has published an announcement about regulations regarding medical mobile applications.
The agency’s draft guidance defines a small subset of mobile medical apps that impact or may impact the performance or functionality of currently regulated medical devices. This subset includes mobile medical apps that:
a. are used as an accessory to medical device already regulated by the FDA
(For example, an application that allows a health care professional to make a specific diagnosis by viewing a medical image from a picture archiving and communication system (PACS) on a smartphone or a mobile tablet); orb. transform a mobile communications device into a regulated medical device by using attachments, sensors or other devices
(For example, an application that turns a smartphone into an ECG machine to detect abnormal heart rhythms or determine if a patient is experiencing a heart attack).
Fortunately, some specific apps won’t be regulated:
- “that are electronic “copies” of medical textbooks, teaching aids or reference materials
- “that are solely used to log, record, track, evaluate, or make decisions or suggestions related to developing or maintaining general health and wellness.
- “that only automate general office operations with functionalities that includebilling, inventory, appointments, or insurance transactions.
- “that are generic aids that assist users but are not commercially marketed for a specific medical indication”
iCard ECG July 7, 2011
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Mobile, Video.1 comment so far
I’ve recently come across a nice app that helps perform ECG with your mobile. Though they are still awaiting FDA approval.
AliveCor’s iPhoneECG case was pretty sweet but, being a case, could only be strapped to an iPhone 4. Doctors content with their 3GS or patients who prefer to hug an iPad to their chest will be elated to hear the company is working on a more hardware-agnostic option for your iOS heart monitoring needs. The business card-sized iCard ECG mounts to the back of your iDevice using velcro and wirelessly feeds data from its electrodes to the AliveECG app. The app automatically records 30 seconds of your heart’s rhythmic pulse before uploading it to AliveCor’s servers for sharing with your doctors.
Webicina.com on Android! July 6, 2011
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Mobile, Web 2.0, Webicina.3 comments
After our iPhone app won the 2011 Medical App Awards, it’s a great pleasure to announce that the free Webicina Android app is also available in the Android Market. We wanted to let you access our curated medical social media resources in any platforms you use.
Webicina.com curates online medical resources in social media for patients and medical professionals for free in over 15 languages in over 80 medical specialties and conditions. This application makes it easier to access these selected resources on smartphones and also includes a Health 2.0 Quiz which was designed to help empowered patients and medical professionals know more about the world of medicine and social media.
This video describes how Webicina.com works:
Webicina iPhone app won the 2011 Medical App Awards! April 26, 2011
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Mobile, Web 2.0, Webicina.5 comments
One of my favourite blogs focusing on medical applications, Scrubdin, held the 2011 Medical App Awards and it’s a great pleasure to announce that the free Webicina iPhone app that curates medical social media resources won the Most Innovative App category. Thank you very much for the support! We will keep on improving the application.
Please see more information about the free Webicina iPhone app here.
The American Medical Association Mobile App Challenge April 7, 2011
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Mobile, Video, Web 2.0.2 comments
The American Medical Association came up with a nice challenge for doctors and medical students. An excerpt from their announcement:
The American Medical Association (AMA) today introduced its first-ever app designed specifically for physicians that allows them to quickly find CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) billing codes. The app is now available for free through the iTunes store. It also launched the 2011 AMA App Challenge to find the next great medical app idea.
Open to all U.S. physicians, residents and medical students, the 2011 AMA App Challenge calls on those on the front lines of medicine to submit their unique app idea for a chance to have the AMA bring it to life. Participants can submit their app ideas easily through an online form beginning today. Submissions will be accepted through June 30th, 2011. Two winners will be selected, one from the resident/fellow or medical student category and one from the physician category. The winners will each receive $2,500 in cash and prizes, plus a trip for two to New Orleans for the grand unveiling of their winning idea at the AMA’s meeting in November.
