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Finalists named in AMA mobile health innovation challenge

Startups competing in the AMA challenge sponsored by Google Cloud will present their ideas Thursday, June 28, at Google’s Boston Campus. You can watch it live.

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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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Two winning devices in the AMA Healthier Innovation Challenge.
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Physician-developed solutions make strides in care improvement

AMA Healthier Innovation Challenge winners are improving health care efficiency—one in ophthalmology, the other in emergency medical services. Here is where they are now.

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Two health tools your patients can use

Two web-based tools aid physicians in educating their patients, promoting shared decision-making and preventing diabetes.

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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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