As the health care industry strives to reduce costs and boost efficiency, one thing is certain: Paper-based systems and records soon will go the way of iron lungs and leech therapy. And some of the biggest stock winners in that paradigm shift will be companies that specialize in health care info...
Read More →The NHS needs to improve the way it utilises health information technology, to improve service levels for end users, one intelligence firm has claimed. John Backhouse, regional programme director for healthcare at independent analyst Information Builders, commented that from a public perspective...
Read More →IBM came out with a study this week that looks at what future healthcare applications and devices, be they PCs, tablet or smartphone might look like. The study notes that medical device makers have in the past few years successfully targeted consumers who are extremely health or fitness consciou...
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The majority opinion by a 6th circuit panel Wednesday upholding Obama’s health care reform law is a victory for the administration on its face. But to understand just how big a victory it is, you have to read the concurring opinion by Circuit Judge Jeffrey Sutton. Sutton, a former clerk to Sup...
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Upcoming Healthcare & Information Technology Expo & Conference, HealthTech: NextGeneration on August 12th in San Francisco is specifically designed for Healthcare & Technology Entrepreneurs, the Nation’s leading Healthcare organizations, Healthcare Executives & Consultants, Medical...
Read More →The Rule18® Email Encryption solution developed by SECNAP Network Security and named Best Product of 2011 in Mobile Solutions is now available to organizations and professionals in the healthcare industry to protect personal health information. Rule18 is fast becoming the gold standard for secu...
Read More →As researchers try to figure out whether health information technology (HIT) can improve quality of care, a study of 761 nursing home residents suggests that a comprehensive health IT system doesn’t have any significant impact on health outcomes in this patient population. There was ...
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Verizon has added new capabilities to two of its security programs, capabilities that should help health delivery organization strengthen security across their health systems and assess the security practices of partners they do business with. Announced Thursday, the company said its Verizon Securi...
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Healthcare providers in the U.S. are encountering a lack of qualified candidates as they race to meet federal government deadlines for electronic health record and health IT use. The challenge, medical CIOs say, is to find enough IT staff who can help hospitals and medical practices migrate from pa...
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Since the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) implemented new safety goals, there have been new advances in RFID implementation in the Healthcare Industry. The healthcare system uses a wide variety of processes to track patient information, from different types...
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Background Improvements in communication and health information technologies have allowed for the globalisation of health services, especially the provision of health services from other countries, such as the use of telemedicine. This has led countries to evaluate their position on whether...
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Telephone and internet consultations are being backed to become an increasingly important method of receiving healthcare advice within the next 10 years. New technology is being tested in New Zealand that allows people with long-term or chronic conditions management to provide information through t...
Read More →Healthcare IT spending is expected to reach $40 billion by the end of this year, according to a study from market research firm RNCOS. Much of that growth will come from spending on electronic health record (EHR) systems, mobile health applications and efforts to comply with new government standards...
Read More →As the nation’s baby boomers sign up for Medicare, they face a bewildering assortment of questions about their healthcare. In addition to a raft of complicated information from the government, a national consumer group also is offering some answers. Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of ...
Read More →Ford researchers demonstrate a series of possible in-car health and wellness connectivity services and apps aimed at helping people with chronic illnesses or medical disorders such as diabetes, asthma or allergies manage their condition while on the go Leveraging Ford SYNC®, researchers developed g...
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