Researchers have developed a wireless handheld spectrometer that is compatible with smartphones to provide users with spectral images of patients in real-time. Researchers examined how it can be used as a point-of-care medical diagnosis tool in Biomedical Optics Express.

Researchers at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have found patients with lupus endorse the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) as relevant and useful in improving clinical care.

Researchers from China have developed an online consultation tool accessed through a mobile app that could improve patient-provider relationships, improve self-care for chronic disease patients and lower costs for rheumatic disease patients, according to findings presented at the 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in San Diego.

Virginia and Tennessee regulators have given their approval for a proposed merger between Mountain States Health Alliance (MHSA) and Wellmont Health System, which could create a near monopoly on a 13-county area in the Appalachian Mountains.

Tracking a child’s development is important in ensuring one meets age-related milestones. To make this easier for parents, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed a millstone app for parents.

One Drop, a digital diabetes self-management platform, will partner with Fitbit to provide data-driven care management tools to those living with diabetes.

The prevalence of physician burnout could worsen the shortage of doctors in the U.S., according to an American Medical Association (AMA) survey which found nearly one out of five physicians want to cut back their clinical hours to part-time within a year, while others are thinking of retirement, pursuing a different kind of practice or leaving healthcare altogether.

Utah and New Jersey are the first states approved by CMS to design demonstration projects allowing Medicaid to pay for opioid addiction treatment, including enrollees residing in residential treatment facilities.