Mobile
Security
Experts from HL7 and DirectTrust say hospitals can benefit from combining the two interoperability specs.
Data Management
Aetna and Apple are in discussions about the smartwatch, which is evolving toward monitoring chronic diseases, according to one media outlet.
Data Management
The top investment categories include patient engagement, data analytics and mHealth companies.
Security
A new alliance of IT and security professionals wants to promote best practices and spread awareness of a standard definition.
Engagement
What started as a help desk reporting project for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital has blossomed into creating software for HR, finance, equipment tracking and more.
EHR
The space is ripe for disruption, but switching vendors is difficult and that will make building a new electronic health record platform, and convincing customers to adopt it, a long and uphill battle.
Innovation
The agency has started the application process in hopes of finding nine companies for its pilot program.
EHR
Amazon appears to have launched an investigation into building EHR software.
Innovation
Dignity Health, Sutter Health and others say Glass Enterprise Edition – which now features a detachable module that can work with other eyewear – has helped with efficiency and allowed doctors to focus more on patients.
Connected Health
The companies have created six health apps to date, and the unique partnership has more planned for the future.