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Healthcare's future: Drive-through or sit-down service?
By Eric Wicklund | 10:16 am | February 23, 2015
As mobility makes its presence known, we're left to wonder what's happening to the doctor's bedside manner –- and whether patients really care any more.
With an eye on clinicians, Atheer Labs raises $8.8M for augmented reality glasses
By Aditi Pai | 10:06 am | February 23, 2015
Study: Decision support app increased nurse practitioner diagnoses
By Aditi Pai | 09:57 am | February 23, 2015
Cox taps Cleveland Clinic for joint venture Vivre Health
By Brian Dolan | 09:30 am | February 23, 2015
Should encryption be a mandatory requirement of HIPAA?
By Gene Fry | 01:48 pm | February 20, 2015
Gene Fry, Scrypt's vice president of technology and compliance officer, takes a look at the challenges that mobile devices have placed on healthcare providers trying to secure sensitive information.
In-Depth: Recent digital health moves by payers, health insurers
By Brian Dolan | 12:01 pm | February 20, 2015
mHealth masters: Forget devices, focus on data
By Eric Wicklund | 09:25 am | February 20, 2015
Personal Connected Health Alliance vice president Rob Havasy, who also has ties to Continua and Partners' Healthcare's Center for Connected Health, doesn't see a future for smartwatches, and is surprised at the success of tools that connect patients with doctors.
Teladoc, Texas hung up over telehealth's definition
By Eric Wicklund | 11:54 am | February 19, 2015
The state's medical board moves forward to restrict telephone consults as a first point of contact between doctor and patient -- a ruling that doesn't sit well with Teladoc's CEO.
DAQRI buys EEG tracker Melon to build out augmented reality helmet
By Jonah Comstock | 10:15 am | February 19, 2015
Calit2 awards $200,000 to five data sharing projects
By Aditi Pai | 08:26 am | February 19, 2015