Mobile health market to grow by billions in years ahead

Thanks to the upswing in smartphone and tablet adoption, the mobile health apps market is expected to experience a compound annual growth rate of 25.5 percent, from $6.6 billion in 2013 to $20.7 billion in 2018.

Chronic disease management will play a leading role, with the highest growth being witnessed by the diabetes management devices market.

Read the full article at: http://bit.ly/19wf2BY.

ACA: how does Individual Mandate work?

The Affordable Care Act requires that many U.S. people be insured or pay a penalty, beginning in 2014.
A useful infographic by the Kaiser Family Foundation describes how Individual Mandate works.

Original source: bit.ly/1ecdUVL

How healthcare CIOs can sell IT to hospital boards

Healthcare CIOs have to put IT strategy in the context of business strategy in order to sell expensive IT to hospital boards, convincing them that a particular investment is worth the time, money and risk.

An interesting perspective on the role of Chief Information Officers in modern healthcare.

Read the full text here: http://bit.ly/16quBx6

Roles and responsibilities of CIOs

Health providers can't find IT staff

Respondents to an HIMSS survey listed staffing as the biggest barrier to implementing health IT systems: 51% plan to hire IT professionals in the next year, mostly personnel that can build clinical apps.

Read more at: bit.ly/1cBveWj

Health Information Technology: progress to date

An interesting infographic shows the latest record of progress on Health Information Technology.

Read more at: bit.ly/1c6j7xM

Health IT talents wanted

Healthcare companies are scrambling to fill an IT talent void that could impede progress toward meeting government and consumer expectations.

Providers believe health informatics will be the most important skill for achieving their IT priorities, and 75% of them are currently hiring new employees.

Read more at: bit.ly/HealthITStaffing

EHRs and their benefits: a patient's perspective

Electronic health records benefits are clear for providers, but also will ultimately accrue to patients in the form of better health.

A patient's perspective on EHRs: http://bit.ly/1gFWt4J

Social Media and Public Health

In the Know: Social Media for Public Health is a series of six webcasts offered by NPIN, the CDC National Prevention Information Network.

The webcasts are live events and include an interactive section. 

Each one discusses a different social media channel, providing useful tips for integrating social media into your public health communication strategy.

Registrations are now open for the April 2, 2013 Gaming and Mobile webcast: http://goo.gl/WFiEb.

About this blog

Public Health is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and improving health through education, research and promotion of healthy lifestyles. 

The extraordinary achievements of Public Health in the last century have contributed to enhancing the quality of our lives:

Public Health is Our Health. 

Today, it is essential that more and more efforts continue to be made to improve population health in a larger, global, international community.

If you feel that pursuing a career in Public Health is the right choice for you, this blog is here to offer some (hopefully useful) food for thought.