FDA finalizes long-awaited guidance on regulation of mobile medical apps
Making official a preliminary document published July 21, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) laid out its plan for regulating mobile medical applications, or...
Final FDA rule sets up UDI system for medical devices

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its long-awaited final rule for unique device identification (UDI) system for medical...
Genie MD announced as winner of Blue Button app challenge

The winner of the ONC Blue Button Co-Design Challenge is Genie MD, according to ONC officials, who announced the winner this week. The challenge was designed to highlight medical applications that meet patient needs while utilizing
Patient engagement index ranks New York hospitals

A newly released report ranks the patient engagement efforts of 83 hospitals in New York based on to publicly available data on personal health management, patient satisfaction, and social media engagement. With meaningful use stage 2 requiring at least 5% of patients view, download or transmit...
Concussion robot on football sideline among latest telemedicine trends

Mayo Clinic is providing the Northern Arizona University football team with a telemedicine robot for their upcoming season. The robot, which will act as the sideline eyes and ears for a remote neurologist in Phoenix, will help test...