Smartphone and healthcare go together like peanut butter and jelly. This pair is poised to take over the healthcare industry around the world according to the new report "Global Smart Phone Enabled Healthcare Diagnostics Market Assessment & Forecast: 2016 - 2020" by SA-Business Research & Consulting Group, growing in rural countries and offering care otherwise unavailable.

A cesarean delivery takes a toll on the mother, leaving her to recover for days in a hospital, but an app may help hasten recovery. A recent study, presented at American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Management's 2017 meeting, shows that smartphone apps can get a mother home early, improving patient outcomes and reducing costs.

To help patients better manage their diabetes and insulin doses, Atlanta-based Grady Health System has implemented an evidence-based software system that seamlessly integrates with its existing electronic medical record system. 

A new study from the University of California San Francisco, supported by supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of HHS, shows using remote patient monitoring can improve chronic disease management.

A coalition of medical organizations led by the American Medical Association has released a 21-point plan to change when health insurers require pre-approval before patients can receive certain treatments, drugs or devices.

Digital health providers could look back on 2016 and learn a few things to help reach a future they have always pictured.

Talking on the phone could mean make a big difference in an individual’s weight loss journey, according to research from Kaiser Permanente. A recent study, published in Obesity, found that those participating in wellness coaching over the phone lost an average of 10 pounds and improved their weight trajectories.

A study published in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics describes researchers' proposal for an alternative flu vaccine that could protect more people and reduce healthcare costs.