By Madeline Zick Now, more than ever, we rely on our phones and mobile devices to engage in the digital and physical world. These mobile technologies have enhanced our fitness and wellness routines, and they have begun to revolutionize how we manage our health and interact with our doctors as [...]
Jon Bloom, CEO, Podimetrics Every year, 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes. Without a cure, this adds to the 30.3 million American adults and children who live with diabetes and face the added consequences of stroke, kidney disease, ulcers, and amputation. In fact, 1.7 million Americans suffer from diabetic [...]
In his testimony to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecom, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai reiterated the vital need to close America’s digital divide. During his remarks, the chairman projected that broadband auctions would allocate $6.5 billion for rural broadband expansion over the next decade, a [...]
It’s an exciting time to be in the digital health industry. Apple’s HealthKit announcement at WWDC is just the tip of the iceberg. Over the past couple years I’ve seen incredible developments from mHealth companies at MoDev events, from AngelMD startups, and within HIMSS. Apple is wisely tapping into a [...]
ACT| The App Association executive director Morgan Reed issued the following statement in response to the FTC enforcement action against mobile app Snapchat. ACT has been closely monitoring FTC's enforcement of privacy violations in the mobile app ecosystem. It is good for the industry when consumers have confidence that their [...]