This week, Tactio announced that it’s flagship mHealth app TactioHealth now integrates a Diabetes Management add-on option that will help with glucose tracking, prescription compliance and day-to-day education.

TactioDiabetes will be available on the AppStore by May 30th.

“Using TactioDiabetes, Type 1, Type 2, and Gestational Diabetes patients will improve the control of this alarming and growing chronic disease,” says Dr. Andre Piccolomini, mHealth & Wellness Advisor at Tactio Health Group.

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HHS Assistant Secretary for Health, Dr. Howard K. Koh, confirmed this week that Lyfechannel is the winner of the healthfinder.gov Mobile App Challenge.

The winning app, called myfamily, will reportedly help individuals manage their family’s health through customized prevention information for each family member.

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According to an interesting new analysis from Keith Speights of The Motley Fool, Apple has “accidentally” revolutionized health care through the release of its popular iDevice products.

“It used to be said that an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” Speights asserts. “That could still be applicable, but the opposite is true for doctors and Apple. Physicians love their iPhones and iPads.”

A study by Manhattan Research in 2011 found that 75% of physicians owned at least one Apple product. Vitera Healthcare’s 2012 survey of health-care professionals backed up this high number. The company’s study found that 60% of respondents used an iPhone and 45% owned an iPad.

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On Monday, Health Reviser – a developer of health and fitness monitoring applications – confirmed its acquisition of FitPal, creator of mobile apps and services promoting safe and effective fitness.

The acquisition will reportedly enable Health Reviser “to add the latest fitness technologies to their portfolio of health and stress monitoring apps.”

Health Reviser has positioned itself as one of the most passionate health research and development companies in the mHealth space today. It’s goal? to bring “simple and affordable health, fitness and stress management solutions directly to end consumers and wellness businesses.”

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This week, the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) issued new guidance for healthcare organizations wanting to assess the state of their cybersecurity preparedness.

The release comes in direct response to the heightened awareness and concerns about cyber threats, attacks and incidents.

The guidance identifies an appropriate subset of controls within the HITRUST Common Security Framework (CSF) that are most directly related to detecting and thwarting cyber-related breaches and allows organizations to assess against the cyber-specific controls and receive a snapshot of their cyber capabilities and readiness.

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AT&T is on the hunt for mHealth Talent.

Beginning today in San Francisco, a two-day hackathon will hopefully provide the carrier with the talent and insight it needs from the autism community.

According to published reports this morning, the “Hacking Autism Hackathon by AT&T and Autism Speaks” will thoroughly pour over some 230 app ideas submitted through Autism Speaks’ Facebook page.

Of those entries, 12 were selected to compete in this weekend’s hackathon in four categories – verbal, non-verbal, school-aged and adult – with $20,000 in prizes set to be awarded.

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A mew mobile application designed by researchers at the University of Essex is generating substantial buzz.

The free iOS app, which serves as an iPhone or iPod-based hearing aid, is different from standard hearing aids that only amplify all sounds.

The BioAid app is “inspired by biology” and replicates the complexities of the human ear.

“It puts the user in control, is available to anyone, anywhere without the need for a hearing test, and potentially holds the key to a future where tiny, phone-based hearing aids can be dispensed and adjusted remotely,” an announcement from the University reads.

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