Continua Health Alliance 2014 Design Guidelines: first global interoperability standards ratified by ITU

Beaverton, Oregon, USA – Continua Health Alliance has announced the availability of its most recent 2014 Design Guidelines. Continua is an international non-profit multi-stakeholder group, and the leading organisation convening global technology industry standards to develop end-to-end, plug-and-play connectivity for personal connected health.

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Vodafone and AstraZeneca announce partnership for mHealth patient services

Newbury and London, UK, March 18, 2014 – Vodafone and AstraZeneca have announced a global partnership to use mobile health (mHealth) services to improve health outcomes for patients with cardiovascular conditions. The collaboration will create new mobile and internet-based services to support patients through their treatment journey, improving medication adherence and giving patients confidence to

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Qualcomm Life integrates Bluetooth® Low Energy into 2net hub for connected medical devices

Orlando & San Diego, USA and Mobile World Congress, Spain — Qualcomm Life, a subsidiary of Qualcomm Inc., is integrating Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), as part of its latest 2net(TM) Hub software release. Speaking to M2M Now in Barcelona today, general manager Rick Valencia said this makes the 2net Hub one of the first standalone, FDA-listed wireless gateways

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