News

Mobile slowly becomes a path to health information exchange
By Neil Versel | 01:10 am | March 09, 2013
Ford: Health sensors in car won't alert impending heart attacks
By Brian Dolan | 01:03 am | March 09, 2013
mHealth at HIMSS13: It's not about the cool new toys any more
By Eric Wicklund | 02:16 pm | March 08, 2013
The emphasis at this year's HIMSS Conference and Exhibition wasn't on new devices or solutions, but rather on new integrations and collaborations - evidence that providers are tired of the toys and just want to see them work better.
For ACOs it's not all about the technology, but sometimes it is
By Jonah Comstock | 12:27 pm | March 08, 2013
Health eVillages launches new mHealth effort in Haiti
By Eric Wicklund | 11:19 am | March 08, 2013
The global non-profit, supported by Physicians Interactive, is joining with Regis College to launch the HERO program, which will pair mHealth tools with coordinator training to improve healthcare delivery in the Caribbean nation.
Surveys look at digital health adoption, reasons for hesitance
By Jonah Comstock | 05:47 am | March 08, 2013
Slideshow: 8 healthcare tablets for physicians, nurses, clinicians
By Jonah Comstock | 01:19 pm | March 07, 2013
mHealth is here to stay
By Eric Wicklund | 10:18 am | March 07, 2013
Ten years ago, HIMSS conference and exhibition attendees could have been forgiven had they looked at the word "mHealth" and thought it was a typo. And last year, they might have shrugged off this charming little trend with its half-dozen events as they hurried on to the next session on ICD-10 or HITECH.
Clinton urges IT pros to help healthcare
By Bernie Monegain | 10:04 am | March 07, 2013
Former President Bill Clinton's talk Wednesday at the 2013 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition encompassed politics, economics, history, climate change, childhood obesity, health information technology, of course, and even the art of the deal.
At HIMSS13 tablet makers angle to edge out the iPad
By Jonah Comstock | 03:58 am | March 07, 2013