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How Apple Watch might improve outcomes for these 1 million patients

Aim of smartwatch app is to deliver better care for the 1 million patients each year who have a hip or knee replaced.

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Moving digital tools beyond the exam room & into patient's home

Michael Hodgkins, MD, MPH, AMA chief medical information officer, talks about the necessity of developing guidelines for safe and effective mobile health apps.

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AMA, Google launch health care interoperability & innovation challenge

The AMA announced the AMA Health Care Interoperability and Innovation Challenge sponsored by Google to inspire novel examples of mobile health technology.

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Proposed guidelines aim for safe, effective mobile health apps

A multistakeholder organization co-founded by the AMA offers specific requirements so apps are secure, up-to-date, work properly and respect patient privacy.

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Don’t let smartphones distract from care

These pocket computers are powerful clinical tools, so shutting them off isn’t always an option. Here are three ways physicians can use them wisely.

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AMA adopts principles to promote safe, effective mHealth applications

The AMA adopted a list of principles to guide coverage and payment policies supporting the use of mobile health applications and associated devices.

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High-quality mHealth apps can be blended into care

Mobile health technologies can have a role in clinical care, but questions about reliability, data security and legal risks should be addressed.

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mHealth data security in spotlight at 2016 Interim Meeting

Patient information stored in mobile health apps generally is vulnerable. AMA delegates will consider policy proposals to address data security.

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Is your mobile health app harmful or helpful?

A new report explores the largely unregulated mobile health app industry and provides some insight into whether the apps you and your patients use have been approved for use or otherwise proven to be helpful.

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