Mobile

The Boy Scouts of America, now celebrating their 100th anniversary this week, is now using wireless access and other forms of healthcare information technology for the first time at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree.

Payer launches mobile site after its research shows fully one-third of its members use mobile apps on a regular basis.

Proventix Systems and Synapse Wireless, both Alabama-based technology companies, say they will partner to provide technology to prevent healthcare acquired infections (HAIs).

The increasing adoption of EHRs and other digital technologies by primary care physicians and specialists points to trends expected to create "dramatic upswings in doctors' case loads," according to a new survey by research company Knowledge Networks.

President Obama announced Friday a $795 million government program to develop broadband access in rural parts of the country. Among the beneficiaries will be 900 healthcare facilities.

IBM and the University of Missouri (MU) announced an initiative on Friday that aims to develop a first-of-a-kind cloud computing environment for genomics research collaboration at a regional level.

A new survey shows that while the medical management industry continues to focus resources on health IT, consumers are hampered in accessing their information online due to the cost of developing Web portals and other business and security-related concerns.

The Veterans Affairs and Defense departments are working on consent management tools that would let patients control access to their personal health information - including medication lists, lab test results and diagnoses - during health information exchanges between the two agencies.

The Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a new Web site Thursday that officials say will help consumers take control of their healthcare, connecting them to information and resources that will help them access quality, affordable coverage.