Evidence

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Industry News
8 Cyber Attacks Threaten to
Overwhelm Healthcare Sector
9 Research Supports Rising Demand
for Digital Health Tools
10 Positive Future for Connected
Health Technologies in U.S.
Hospitals
11 First Medical-grade
Electrocardiogram (EKG) Band for
the Apple Watch
12 Free Digital Resources to Support
the Fight Against the Zika Virus
7 How to Measure the ROI of Health
Apps
22 Evidence and Measuring Digital
Health Outcomes
23 Study Demonstrates the
Effectiveness of App for Diagnosing
Respiratory Diseases
32 The Post Google Era for Search
33 The Value of Multi-Program Digital
Health Platforms
34 The Abundance of Data: Content
Management Best Practices
36 The Value of Digital Surgical
Training
In This Issue
13 Building Patient Relationships, Not
Records
13 Life365 and Aventyn Team Up to
Scale the Chronic Care Market
37 WHO Checklist to Help
Improve Reporting of mHealth
Interventions
40 Prepare to Visit The On Call Room
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4 Transforming Delivery: Learning the Fundamentals
of mHealth Intervention
Understanding the factors that contribute most to the success or
failure of mHealth projects and establishing a convincing evidencebase
are vital. We speak to two experts dedicated to improving
training, research and practice in the area; Dr Claudia Pagliari,
Director of the Masters Programme in Global eHealth at the
University of Edinburgh and Isaac Holeman, co-founder of Medic
Mobile, who leads the programme’s mHealth course, which aims to
equip students with an understanding of key considerations for the
planning, deployment, and assessment of mHealth projects.
24 Going Global: A Recipe for Building an International
mHealth Brand
One of the biggest challenges for developers and providers of
mobile and digital health solutions comes when it is time to deliver
the solution at scale. In this article we talk to Peter Ohnemus, CEO
of solution provider dacadoo to try and understand what it takes
to develop a successful global digital health company.
30 Artificial Intelligence Is Your Healthcare Companion
Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises everything from self-driving
cars to self-writing newspapers, but AI may be missing its greatest
opportunity in healthcare. Many healthcare companies are
working on AI solutions that augment or transform the work of
healthcare professionals, but AI-driven “conversational interfaces”
hold untapped potential to influence the health and wellbeing of
billions of people.
14 Novel Solution, Set to Streamline
Processes in Clinical Research
15 World’s First Mobile Device
Management System to Reduce the
Spread of Super Bugs
16 Partnership Transforms Clinical
EMR Data into Actionable Insights
16 First-ever Mobile Telehealth
Development Kit
17 mHealth Merger Creates Endto-End
Provider of Healthcare
Communications and Collaboration
18 Sansoro Health Wins Venture+
Forum Pitch Competition at
HIMSS16
19 New EU Regulations Place the
Spotlight on Medical Device
Manufacturers
20 Apple Advances Digital Health
Push with CareKit
42 Startupbootcamp Launches Digital
Health Accelerators in Berlin &
Miami
43 The European Gathering of Digital
Health Champions
44 Upcoming Events
44 Advertisers Index
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