Study Shows Age, Income, Education Not Tied to PHR Adoption
As personal health records (PHRs) become a more widely used tool in the healthcare industry, physicians and researches alike are closely examining what factors contribute to PHR adoption—or, in the case of a recent study from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, what factors don’t influence a patient’s use of PHRs. Researchers polled 562 patients in a physician’s office that was...
Read MoreHealthTap Introduces Affordable, Immediate Medical Input
Tired of paying hundreds of dollars for just one doctor’s visit? HealthTap, a new online application, bridges the gap between medical information and high cost by providing users access to over 15,000 doctors and published medical data at a fraction of the cost. The application is simple — a user may ask a specific medical question and doctors from the database provide a concise,...
Read MoreBeam Toothbrush and App Monitors Your Oral Hygiene
As if technology wasn’t changing enough about our everyday lives and healthcare management, it will soon revolutionize the toothbrush industry. The Beam Toothbrush is a technologically advanced toothbrush equipped with Bluetooth capability and an accompanying smartphone app. The masterminds behind the toothbrush hope to provide incentives for people to improve their brushing habits. Let’s...
Read MoreStudy: Healthcare Info Search Still Largely Done On Computers
Although mobile devices like smartphones and tablets are becoming increasingly important healthcare management tools, desktop and laptop computers certainly aren’t out of the running. According to a study from Makovsky Health and Kelton, healthcare information is still largely searched and managed using computers, rather than their mobile counterparts. Additionally, the survey revealed a number...
Read MoreLarklife: A Bracelet That Tracks Your Entire Day
More and more health-related gadgets are emerging in the tech marketplace. And while most of them are aimed at tracking various aspects of your health such as your heart rate, daily movement or posture, the Larklife bracelet is designed to track your entire day. Larklife tracks how long you sleep, what you eat and when and how much you exercise—then it uses that data to help you make better...
Read MoreMobile PHR App: New PocketHealth Update Now Live
You use your smartphone or tablet to stay up-to-date with social networks and email, and even keep your fitness goals on track—why not use your mobile device to securely store your health information, too, using a mobile personal health record app like PocketHealth? PocketHealth does much more than conveniently and securely storing your health data—it just might save your life, too, giving...
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