MindSea Digital Health Blog
News and insights on mobile app development, design, and digital healthcare
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The Ultimate Guide to Building a HIPAA Compliant App in 2026
Before patients trust your app with their health, they need to trust you with their data. HIPAA is how you earn that trust. In 2025, building a HIPAA compliant app is the foundation of credibility for any mobile health or research platform. For universities, hospitals, and grant-funded teams, the stakes are exceptionally high. A single… Read more
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From Detection to Prediction in Remote Patient Monitoring
CHARM-COPD Project Snapshot Who: Researchers at the University Health Network (UHN), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and the University of Toronto (all in Toronto) What: Remote patient monitoring app for COPD patients, which is designed to capture daily symptom changes and treatment adjustments Features: Future Expansion: Developing a programmable platform to adapt to other conditions (hypertension,… Read more
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How Health Tech Leaders Navigate Growth: From Startup To M&A
In this episode of the MindSea podcast, Mike Desimone, General Manager of Medicine at Ascend Learning, shares his extensive experience in healthcare tech and education. He discusses the importance of a diverse background in scaling healthcare companies, the challenges of health tech M&A (mergers & acquisitions), and the unique aspects of rapid growth in the… Read more
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This AI App Reduces ICU Alarm Noise To Improve Patient Safety
In this episode of the MindSea Podcast, Reuben Hall talks with Darren Klugman, Vice President of Clinical Operations at CalmWave. They discuss the critical issue of alarm management in ICUs. Klugman draws on his background in pediatric cardiac intensive care to explain the toll of constant noise on providers and patients. CalmWave uses data science… Read more
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Preventing Chronic Kidney Disease Through Global Screening
In this episode of the MindSea Podcast, Reuben Hall interviews Salvatore Viscomi, CEO of Carna Health. They discuss the urgent global health crisis of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the innovative digital health solutions in development to address it. Salvatore shares his journey from physician to digital health entrepreneur. He’s now working at Carna Health… Read more
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How AI Governance in Healthcare Helps Orgs Move Beyond Pilots
In this episode of Moving Digital Health, Reuben Hall speaks with Marco Smit, VP of Business Development at Gesund.AI, about the future of AI in healthcare and life sciences. Marco shares why so many organizations stall in pilot mode and explains why AI governance in healthcare organizations will be the key differentiator for those who… Read more
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What the VA Can Teach You About Real Healthcare Interoperability with FHIR
Our guest this episode was Brian Book, President at Book Zurman. Brian joined Reuben Hall to discuss healthcare interoperability, and how veteran-led innovation is reshaping digital health. “As a disabled veteran, I am a consumer of the VA product. And so I have a vested interest in making sure that the work that we do… Read more
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How federated machine learning is driving personalized cancer care — with Dr. Farnoosh Abbas Aghababazadeh
Our guest this episode was Farnoosh Abbas Aghababazadeh, who joined Reuben Hall to explore how machine learning and federated data approaches are shaping the future of cancer research. “If you want to have reproducible research, you should start with the right data and standardized data” — Farnoosh Abbas Aghababazadeh on reproducibility in biomedical research. Find… Read more
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Taking a Patient-oriented Approach to Developing a Family Mental Health App
When the University of Manitoba’s research team set out to develop a digital health app for their BEAM program—designed to support family mental health and ease parenting stress—they knew they needed more than just a developer. They needed a true partner. That’s why they chose MindSea. Through open communication and strong, ongoing collaboration, they tapped… Read more
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Moving Digital Health, Episode 32: Alex Mitchell
Our guest this episode was Alex Mitchell, who joined Reuben Hall to discuss the role of artificial intelligence in improving mental health care. Alex shares insights on the current challenges within the mental health system, the inefficiencies of traditional intake and triage processes, and how AI-driven tools can help streamline access to care. “Three years… Read more
