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NIH Offers Mobile Health Workshop for Behavioral Science With Mobile Health Algorithms And Formulas-We Want To Know Your Thoughts and What You May Do (Grin)

Well here it is now from the government. A couple years ago I started posting about behavioral health and mostly relative to insurance companies. They use data to project risk and keep cost down with their algorithms. Guess what, they...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2011 7:18 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, privacy, Heatlhcare, NIH, Intelligence, wireless, Algorithms, participatory Sensing, business, mobile heatlh, mHeatlh, devices that record data, predictive behavior

Patients Want their Data–This Guy Hacked a Fitbit to Get it Along With The API Algorithms

This guy could have saved himself some trouble if he just wanted the data and with Google Health he could have imported it, that is if Google Health was his personal health record of choice. Myself, I am very cautious of devices that do not go directly...

Published Fri, Dec 12 2010 5:28 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, Medical Devices, PHR, Google Health, Algorithms, applications, Fitbit, participatory Sensing, devices that report data

UCLA and 5 University of California Hospitals Receive $9.9M from HHS Study Use of Wireless and Remote Care Management to Reduce Hospital Readmissions–Participatory Sensing

I have often commented on how wireless technology has been somewhat left out in some of the meaningful use discussions and in my thoughts, wireless use could have been added as a “bonus” type situation, not required but more points for those who are using...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2010 3:51 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Hospital, healthcare, HHS, Heart Failure, Study, UCLA, outpatient, Trial, participatory Sensing, Grant, Readmissions, mobile, mHealth, remote wireless care, interventions

FDA And CMS to Collaborate on Reviewing Medical Products To Help Speed Up the Coverage Decisions–Big Thumbs Up On this Decision

This is truly a good thing as I have interviewed companies such as Cook Medical for one in the past and this is one item they is always a bear for them, the FDA stamp of approval is one thing, but coverage, which is what makes the product available is...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2010 2:28 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, Pharma/FDA News, Medical Devices, FDA, Congress, HHS, cell phones, CMS, wireless, Telehealth, FCC, participatory Sensing, devices that report data, tech denial, infrastructure, barcodes

FDA's Sentinel Initiative Will Need to Embrace Mobility Sooner or Later–Better Sooner Than Later–Data Beyond the Desktop

This is one “huge” project and the targets and technologies change frequently, maybe hourly if we really had all the data to look at. Technology is out there throwing us a new left curve every day and when it available and simple, consumers want...

Published Wed, Sep 09 2010 9:12 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, Pharma/FDA News, My Commentaries, tags, Medical Devices, Health IT, FDA, Congress, HHS, cell phones, wireless, Telehealth, UCLA, role models, FCC, participatory Sensing, devices that report data, tech denial, infrastructure, barcodes

Members of Congress Send Letter to HHS to Increase the Budget of the FDA - It is Rapidly Becoming One of the “Most Connected” Federal Agencies

You would have to living under a rock today not to notice the fire that keep popping up for the FDA as the world we live in is changing and coupled with years of neglect in the IT department, they have a lot of work and need a lot of help with other agencies...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2010 5:17 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, My Commentaries, tags, Medical Devices, Health IT, FDA, Congress, HHS, cell phones, wireless, Telehealth, UCLA, role models, FCC, participatory Sensing, devices that report data, tech denial, infrastructure, barcodes

FDA and FCC To Partner on Telehealth Innovation and Implementation – FDA Stands to Become One of the “Most Connected” Federal Agencies

As technology rolls on and with the various areas of safety, devices and drugs we are living with today, the FDA might just in fact become the “most connected” federal agency as much of the work and research being done today that falls under the jurisdiction...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2010 2:00 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, Medical Devices, FDA, Congress, cell phones, wireless, Telehealth, UCLA, FCC, participatory Sensing, devices that report data, tech denial, infrastructure

FDA Moving Toward Major Infrastructure Overhaul And It’s Getting Complicated – Partnerships With Other Government Entities is Key for Success

I am not picking on the FDA by any means, but there’s just a lot of work to be done after years of “infrastructure neglect”. When you read the link below they had to give out a grant to an insurance agency to help create and test their new...

Published Mon, Apr 04 2010 2:42 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, Pharma/FDA News, Medical Devices, FDA, Congress, cell phones, wireless, UCLA, FCC, participatory Sensing, devices that report data, tech denial, infrastructure

Truckers Can No Longer Text from the Dept of Transportation – But What If This is Your Wellness Coach Calling?

We do have a hard time, all of us, self included at times too with devices that distract us, and with the emergence of biometric monitoring, how are we going to handle this with additional devices, emails, text messages, etc. if we have a hard time with...

Published Tue, Jan 01 2010 9:37 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Technology, Insurance, Congress, cell phones, Safety, White House, truck driver, Wellness Coaches, participatory Sensing, devices that report data, biometric monitoring, DOT

MediSens at UCLA Begins Clinical Trials After Receiving FDA Approval – Devices That Report Data and Participatory Sensing

MediSens has a few different areas of investigation going on at UCLA, and the CMAS product is the one receiving FDA approval. You can read more at the site about the device that gathers information. This device reports data back to a computer...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2010 6:01 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, target, privacy, health insurance, Telemedicine, FDA, Blue Cross, biometrics, Ingenix, Wellness Coaches, Red Brick, participatory Sensing, behavioral underwriting, devices that report data. UCLA, MediSens

House of Representatives Going Wireless – Slated to Take 3 Years And Could Have Some Real Healthcare Management Benefits for Members

Well as you can see by the timeline, they are not rushing this by any means. The only wireless found today the article states are from some members who have their own wireless networks. Granted there are some issues here to that have to be...

Published Thu, Dec 12 2009 2:04 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, Health IT, Security, Politics, wireless, healthcare reform, participatory Sensing, devices that report data

ZigBee Alliance Creates Group to Educate Healthcare Professionals and Consumers on Telehealth

First stop for this group should be the US Congress to educate, as they need some of this knowledge so they can create and pass laws that are useful and meaningful, kind of like what everyone is shaking around with meaningful use. All the...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2009 9:13 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, healthcare, White House, wireless, Telehealth, education of Defense, Zigbee, consumers, devices reporting data, participatory Sensing

White House Speaks About Wireless Technology – Healthcare And Participatory Sensing

This is a good overall video that opens up discussion on where wireless technology, cell phones is headed and compares some of the uses in India to perhaps something we could use here. The Android phone and it’s potential is discussed. Also...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2009 11:55 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, healthcare, Mobility, cell phones, wireless, devices reporting data, participatory Sensing, mobile health, regulatory barriers, Android, Science and Technology, legal barriers

Journal of Participatory Medicine – Website Launch

Ok so what is this all about, the word participatory comes from the work participation, so in short this is what it is all about, getting involved in your healthcare. If you don’t get involved there’s nobody going to do it for you. We are...

Published Fri, Oct 10 2009 2:36 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Physician, healthcare, PHR, Patient, Personal Health Records, Heatlhcare, Participatory Medicine, participatory Sensing, medical devices reporting data

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