Co-authored by Lygeia Ricciardi, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT The healthcare system is going digital at a fast clip. In the last two years, the number of hospitals using electronic health records has more than doubled to 35%–and the majority of remaining hospitals say they have near-term plans to do so. While…
Protecting Privacy and Building Trust as Mobile and Online Health Evolve
March 28, 2012 • 0 comments • By Audie Atienza, PhD, Senior Health Technology Advisor
Cross-posted from HHS.gov/Open
Cross-posted from HHS.gov/Open
Seizing the Mobile Opportunity: The Health Resources and Services Administration Experience
Have you or your clients used your phone to find a community health center? Did you know there’s an app for that? In 2011, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released their “Find a Health Center” mobile app. Simply type in a ZIP code or select “my current location” and click the ‘Find Centers’…
mHealth Innovation and Developers Challenges
February 27, 2012 • 2 comments • By Audie Atienza, PhD, Senior Health Technology Advisor
Cross-posted from HHS.gov/Open
Cross-posted from HHS.gov/Open
Mobile phones and devices are becoming increasingly integral to everything we do – banking, shopping, navigating, and learning have all gone mobile. With the rise of mobile tech, there is awesome opportunity to focus the attention of developers on health needs that can be addressed with mobile! Last July, HHS CTO Todd Park announced the…
The Mobile Opportunity
January 13, 2012 • 0 comments • By Steven VanRoekel, Chief Information Officer of the United States
Cross-posted from the White House Blog
Cross-posted from the White House Blog
The mobile revolution is upon us. Not only do the American people go online to pay bills, buy tickets and stay connected to their friends, but they are also adopting smart mobile technology at an incredible rate. This is changing the way we interact, the way we consume and the way we work. To fundamentally change the…
Be Safe – Mobile!
December 15, 2011 • 3 comments • By Miguel Gomez, Director, AIDS.gov, and Senior Communications Advisor, Office of HIV/AIDS Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Earlier this week, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), an independent federal agency charged with promoting transportation safety, voted unanimously to recommend a nationwide ban on the nonemergency use of portable electronic devices (other than those designed to support the driving task) for all drivers. Specifically, the NTSB has called on all states and the District…
mHealth Summit Update
December 6, 2011 • 2 comments • By Miguel Gomez, Director, AIDS.gov, and Senior Communications Advisor, Office of HIV/AIDS Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Today is the second day of the mHealth Summit in Washington DC. The largest event of its kind, the summit brings together leaders in government, the private sector, industry, academia, providers and not-for-profit organizations from across the mobile health ecosystem to “advance collaboration in the use of wireless technology to improve health outcomes in the…
Talking To Your Cell Phone
Co-authored by Michelle Samplin-Salgado, New Media Strategist, AIDS.gov
A day after Apple announced the new 4S iPhone, they lost their leader and visionary, Steve Jobs. We joined many others in commemorating the loss of a man whose work and vision have impacted the HIV and public health community with technology, access and communication. He helped…