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Walgreens Launches SMS Prescription Refill Reminders, Lets You Order With A...
Walgreens, the nation’s largest drugstore chain, is leveraging the power of text messaging to help its customers keep track of their prescriptions. The Refill Reminder Text Alerts system allows...
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UC Davis Researchers Develop Mobile Microscope Capable of 350X Magnification...
Using the popular iPhone 4, medical researchers at UC Davis created a portable microscope capable of magnifying an image 350 times. Clinical staff and physicians are able to view chemicals and cell...
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ATA Says Physicians Practicing Telehealth Should Have Interstate Privileges
The American Telemedicine Association is collecting signatures through FixLicensure.com to change the way doctors are licensed in America. This online petition is aimed at bringing attention to the...
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Using Old Cell Phones and SMS to Improve Health Outcomes
Those old cellphones you’re too embarrassed to carry around might have a second life. Medi Mobile, a nonprofit started by 24 year old Josh Nesbit, is aiming to collect those phones and use them to help...
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Healthcare Executives Offer up 2012 Health IT Predictions
The year 2011 saw a variety of changes in health IT. There was a clear expansion in the use of online and mobile technology allowing doctors, patients and insurance providers to digitally exchange...
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TigerText Gets A Boost With $8 Million in New Funding
This week, TigerText Inc., a Santa Monica based secure texting service, received a second round of funding totaling $8.2 million. The company received $2.2 million in seed funding in 2010. This brings...
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Five Ways mHealth Can Decrease Hospital Readmissions
Short term hospital readmissions are often a serious concern after severe ailments like heart attacks, pneumonia, and congestive heart failure. If Medicare patients return to the hospital for the same...
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Proteus Receives Patent for its “Smart Pill” Technology
Proteus Biomedical, a California based health technology company, will receive US Patent Number 8114021 for its ingestible sensor technologies. The patented technology process is labeled “Body...
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