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What happens when the iPad storm blows over
By Molly Merrill | 09:33 pm | February 10, 2011
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Report: More than 6M affected since breach notification rule
By Molly Merrill | 06:42 pm | February 10, 2011
Electronically protected health information (ePHI) has become a target for malicious attack, according to a recent report by Redspin, Inc., a provider of HIPAA risk analysis and IT security assessment services. The report was conducted between August 2009 - when the HITECH breach notification interim final rule (IFR) went into effect - and the end of 2010. The findings were based on 225 security breaches affecting 6,067,751 individuals.
McGraw-Hill publishes interactive medical book for iPad
By Mike Miliard | 05:02 pm | February 10, 2011
McGraw-Hill has announced the availability of the textbook Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology, 23rd Edition for the iPad.Medical school students and faculty can access the complete textbook along with interactive content including integrated assessment, high-resolution illustrations, digital media and more, especially designed for the iPad's dynamic display.
Mobile health at HIMSS 2011
By Brian Dolan | 04:35 am | February 10, 2011
Interview with Qualcomm's Senior Director of Government Affairs, Robert Jarrin
By Neil Versel | 01:35 am | February 10, 2011
Healthagen acquisition adds appointment booking to iTriage smartphone app
By Brian Dolan | 04:32 pm | February 09, 2011
Mixed but encouraging results for Medicaid patients using Pill Phone app
By Neil Versel | 02:58 pm | February 09, 2011
Social networking sites for diabetes patients lacking in quality, privacy
By Molly Merrill | 09:59 pm | February 08, 2011
In one of the first formal studies of social networking websites targeting patients, researchers in the Children's Hospital Boston Informatics Program found that sites targeted at diabetes patients varied in both the quality of information they provide and the safeguards they take for protecting patient privacy. Researchers at Children's performed an in-depth evaluation of ten diabetes websites. Their audit found large variations in quality and safety across sites, with room for improvement across the board.
VA awards contracts for healthcare innovations
By Mary Mosquera | 04:17 pm | February 08, 2011
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a contract to enable providers to share elements of a patient's electronic health record on mobile devices in addition to three other contracts under its latest VA Innovation Initiative (VAi2) competition. The VA's goal is to use new technologies to improve the quality of veterans' patient care.
Kronos bolsters healthcare platform with API acquisition
By Eric Wicklund | 03:22 pm | February 08, 2011
Last fall, at the company's annual user conference in Las Vegas, Kronos Chief Executive Officer Aron Ain spoke of the company's plans to develop more mobile and web-based tools for the healthcare market. He said the company's suite of workforce management solutions would be "cool and fun and exciting and intuitive" as they're adopted by a market eager to save time and money though automation.This week, Ain followed through on that promise.