Diana Manos

The new report, issued by Ideahaus, indicates healthcare communications professionals are shaping their communications policies despite a lack of guidance from the FDA on the use of social media.

Robert Jarrin, the telecom giant's senior director of government affairs, offers some ideas as the FDA gets ready to release its final document on mobile medical app guidance

The California company has launched the Apigee API Exchange, a new platform designed to allow developers to create apps that span the healthcare spectrum and connect disparate data sources.

The two mHIMSS staff say the future of healthcare apps won't be adversely affected by last week's Congressional hearings, which sought to question whether the industry is being properly regulated.

Healthcare IT News Senior Editor Diana Manos steps back to analyze the mHealth regulatory landscape after three days of Congressional hearings.

In the third of three days of testimony on mHealth issues, the National Coordinator for Health IT predicts dramatic changes in the healthcare interoperability landscape over the next two years.

Tuesday's session is focusing on whether expected regulations would hinder innovation.

In a recent interview, the director of the mHealth Alliance dispels the fear that mobile health tools will eliminate the doctor's job, and instead says they can be used to improve the physician-patient interaction and ultimately allow for better healthcare.

Despite the amazing potential of mobile healthcare, many concerns still remain over the issues of privacy and security.

With regulation and standards in the not-too-distant future, two healthcare IT legal experts offer their opinions on what providers should look when wading into the mobile app market.