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Wearables 1.0: Healthcare Innovations Yet to Come

mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. We asked David Provost,  Founder and CEO of MakeItCount to write a guest post with his perspective on the space: The retail season and its rush of devices are well behind us and the raft […]

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Propeller is Addressing COPD via Connected Devices

digital health, FDA, mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. There’s a big opportunity for wireless devices, as part of systems and services to improve health outcomes and decrease costs among those who suffer from chronic conditions. Take for example COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary […]

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Wireless Medical Devices: Mobile Apps & Cloud Computing

cloud, FDA, medical device software development, mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more.  Big opportunities are being driven by changes in the healthcare market.  There’s been an increasing emphasis on value-based care, not least as a result of the affordable care act.  For example, providers are increasingly trying […]

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Selecting Mobile Tech to Achieve Speed to Market

agile, digital health, FDA, mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. We asked Cameron Brackett, Director of R&D of Honeywell to write a post with his perspective on the space: Process Management and Agile in an FDA Environment to accelerate product timelines. My background is primarily in […]

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FDA Basics at the MMA Roadshow Panel

agile, FDA, medical device software development, mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Tom Schady is the Director of Engineering and Quality at Orthogonal, a Chicago-based software consulting firm specializing in the development of medical software.  In addition to running the day-to-day operations of his department, Schady is […]

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Building a Medical App? Doctors Prescribe the iPad Mini

mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. According to a recent poll of doctors by Epocrates, one-third of physicians planned to purchase the iPad Mini prior to its public announcement. It makes sense, given the size of lab coat pockets and the […]

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Wireless Sensors and Mobile Apps in Healthcare

Healthcare, mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. When you combine cheap sensors with the computing power and interface capabilities of modern iPhones and Android smartphones, you can get powerful mobile diagnostics.  When you add in smartphones’ data transmission capabilities to feed data […]

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VGBio Vitalink: Medical Wearable Sensors & Mobile Apps

FDA, Healthcare, mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. One of the trends from the 2012 MHealth Summit I briefly touched on last week was the growing number of Bluetooth and wifi enabled wearable medical devices.  I think this trend will become extremely important […]

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Trends from the 2012 MHealth Summit: Mobile Momentum

mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. I attended the 2012 mHealth Summit in Washington DC earlier this week and came away impressed with the how fast things are moving in this space. The conference itself, now in it’s fourth year, has […]

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Going Native isn't Always the Right Move in Mobile

mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. In my work helping companies practice lean innovation, I talk to a lot of folks who are launching mobile products and they chose to build a native app instead of a mobile web app.  For […]

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Turbocharge Your Mobile App Sales

mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Todd Wyder and I gave a talk on marketing mobile apps at Mobile Mondays Chicago  at Morningstars swanky offices on State Street. Selling mobile applications is far more difficult than selling SaaS applications. Currently, there […]

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Using Constraints to Brainstorm Designs for Mobile Apps

Human Factors & UX, mobile medical apps, Product Design

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. While a mobile app may do a lot of things, it’s essential to design the app so it feels simple to the user at any moment during its use. But how do you generate ideas […]

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