> A new study in the journal Neurology shows that telestroke programs are cost-effective. See what their data reveals. Abstract
> Not sure your telehealth program was a good investment? A new InMedica study says the telehealth market will grow to $1 billion within the next five years, and $6 billion by 2020. Announcement
> Hospitals need to do a lot more to protect patient records as they push them out to mobile devices. Check out this story from our sibling publication, FierceHealthIT. Article
> UK firm Tunstall Healthcare is buying into U.S. telehealth, agreeing to buy American Medical Alert Corp., and particularly its remote health and safety monitoring division, according to Healthcare IT News. Article
> A small French study found that telemonitoring doesn't help children with asthma. Intriguing, as it goes against the grain of previous research. Article
> Hospitals say they're having a "god-awful hard time" hiring web and app developers. See why in this Computerworld piece. Article
> Docs may be online, but they're not engaging with their patients there, according to an interesting story at Newsworks.com. Article
> Apps don't appear to be a big help for alcoholics, according to a new Consumer Reports study, even those that work off of traditional addiction treatment principles. Article
> The Georgia Partnership for TeleHealth signed on with Specialists On-Call to provide neurology and emergency psychiatric appointments online for psych and stroke patients. Announcement
> Communications group Vodafone signed an MOU to develop mobile health services with Nantworks LLC. Article
> Mobile apps are one of the fastest growing investment sectors in health IT, a new Computer Economics survey finds. Article
And Finally... I've heard about some Boggle games getting out of control, but this is ridiculous. Article