Diana Manos
Compiled in conjunction with the FCC and ONC, the forthcoming report comes as the battle heats up over who should regulate mHealth.
        
        
          The GAO asked, and vendors answered that they do for the most part. But that doesn't mean consumers are always in the know.
        
        
          The coming year may give mHealth developers and providers more questions than answers about how to proceed with new technology.
        
        
          With mobile technologies gaining purchase in healthcare, federal agencies are furiously preparing to latch onto their promise for better care. 
        
        
          The legislation would examine cost savings that can be achieved by using wireless health technologies and develop a strategy for integrating these into federal healthcare programs. 
        
        
          While multiple federal agencies and even Congress are all eyeing some role in the oversight of mobile health technologies, the sheer number of apps continues to skyrocket.
        
        
          A House panel is considering how to strike the appropriate balance between allowing innovation and keeping patients safe when using mobile apps. Are laws or guidance more appropriate?
        
        
          A bipartisan proposal aims to complement states pioneering telemedicine to reduce readmissions, slash costs and improve access to care in both rural and urban settings.
        
        
          Tennessee Rep. Marsha Blackburn’s proposed bill would increase the FDA’s authority and resources for overseeing mobile health applications. 
        
        
          The Verizon Foundation, Swinfen Charitable Trust and the University of Virginia Health System announced Thursday the expansion of an innovative telemedicine program into rural communities in India and the Philippines.