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Roundup of recent, notable digital health hires: Google, IBM, Medullan
By Aditi Pai | 12:13 pm | September 17, 2015
Massachusetts General Hospital tech uses smartphone camera to diagnose cancer
By Jonah Comstock | 11:47 am | September 17, 2015
Smartwatches bring serious security flaws
By Eric Wicklund | 10:56 am | September 17, 2015
Most of the 10 top-selling smartwatches don't protect sensitive data or feature secure access controls.
Meditation app Headspace gets $34M from Jessica Alba, Jared Leto, Ryan Seacrest
By Aditi Pai | 10:42 am | September 17, 2015
IMS: 1 in 10 health apps connects to a device, 1 in 50 connects to healthcare providers
By Jonah Comstock | 10:36 am | September 17, 2015
Telehealth patent tussle heads to trial
By Eric Wicklund | 10:01 am | September 17, 2015
A patent court indicates Teladoc's dispute over a patent held by rival American Well is valid, and send the issue to court.
HIMSS Media has acquired MobiHealthNews
By Brian Dolan | 12:18 pm | September 16, 2015
Fitbit becomes HIPAA-compliant, signs Target, unveils large-scale challenge feature
By Jonah Comstock | 12:04 pm | September 16, 2015
Accenture: By 2018, digital health startups will be 8 percent of health systems' acquisition volume
By Aditi Pai | 12:02 pm | September 16, 2015
Fitbit touts HIPAA compliance
By Eric Wicklund | 11:29 am | September 16, 2015
The popular fitness tracker says it will now be able to work with HIPAA-compliant entities like healthcare systems, self-insured companies and health plans, as well as taking part in population health projects