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Dell Offers Virtualized Desktop Solution, Services for Health CareEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dells Medical Clinical Computing solution is designed to make it easier for hospital personnel to gain access to the information and applications they need. The client virtualization offering keeps the information and data stored in the data center, and lets physicians and other health care professionals access them through such devices as laptops, handhelds and thin clients. Dell is leveraging its acquisition of Perot in developing this offering. - Dell is moving quickly to expand its services capabilities in the wake of its $3.9 billion purchase of Perot Systems, rolling out a health care solution designed to make it ea...
Source: eWeek Health Care - November 21, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Health Care Companies Not Ready for HITECH ActEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new survey reveals most health care organizations are not properly prepared to deal with pending privacy and security compliance regulations required under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act. - More than 90 percent of health care companies are not ready to comply with the privacy and security provision of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, according to a survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Crowe Horwath. A part of the Recove... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - November 13, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Intel Reader Takes Printed Text and Reads It AloudEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Intel is rolling out a device aimed at helping people with reading disabilities or blindness hear the written word. The Intel Reader takes printed text and reads it aloud, and can be combined with Intels Portable Capture Station, which collects and stores large amounts of text, such as book chapters or entire books. The goal is give the 55 million U.S. citizens with reading disabilities access to the books and other printed texts that everyone can read, according to Intels Digital Health Group. - Intel is introducing a mobile device designed to help people who have difficulty reading printed text. Intels Reader device, wh...
Source: eWeek Health Care - November 11, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

IntraLinks, Adobe Team for Paperless Clinical TrialsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Combining Adobe's LiveCycle Enterprise Suite with IntraLinks' solutions for secure collaboration, companies aim to turn the document-intensive clinical trial process into a paperless experience. - IntraLinks and Adobe are teaming up to develop solutions that will automate cross-organization data capture and submission-based business processes within the life sciences industry. The initial solution IntraLinks and Adobe are bringing to market addresses the document-intensive clinical trial p... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Microsoft Health Care IT Video Series Debuting Nov. 10Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Microsoft will debut an online video series, Health Tech Today, starting on Nov. 10. The upcoming show will focus on how health and information technology intersect. Microsoft's cloud-based repository for patient information, HealthVault, is just one of the health care IT-related applications and products that companies ranging from Google and Intel to Oracle have been pushing into the public sphere. - Microsoft will debut an online video series, Health Tech Today, exploring the intersection of health and information technology on Nov. 10. While details of the show remain largely under wraps, Microsoft posted a video tr...
Source: eWeek Health Care - November 4, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

HHS Breach Notification Rules Again Under FireEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Center for Democracy and Technology is the latest to find fault with the Department of Health and Human Services' data breach rules for personal health records. Under the current interim rules health care organizations that use encryption or destruction, no breach notification is necessary, but for those who don't, the health organization makes the call on whether the breach is harmful enough to trigger a breach notification. - The Department of Health and Human Services should replace its controversial harm standard for triggering a personal health record data breach notification with a risk assessment approach that ...
Source: eWeek Health Care - October 28, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

E-Health Records: Privacy Diagnosis PoorEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new survey shows 80 percent of health care organizations reported a data breach within the last year. Perhaps even more disturbing, IT professionals claim management support to protect patient privacy as a priority is lacking. - The vast majority of health care organizations experienced at least one incident of lost or stolen electronic health information in the past year, and 4 percent had more than five patient data breaches, according to a new survey by LogLogic and the Ponemon Institute. Of the 80 percent that reported ... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - October 21, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Microsoft Launches Swine Flu Response SiteEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new site offers a self-assessment and helps people determine whether their symptoms could be caused by the H1N1 flu virus. - Microsoft Oct. 7 announced a new Website, the H1N1 Response Center, which provides users with relevant content and allows consumers to gauge symptoms and receive guidance using an H1N1 self-assessment service. The site offers consumers a self-assessment licensed from medical and public health expert... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - October 9, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

IT Firms Uneasy with Some Health Care ReformsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new survey shows the IT industry generally supports health care reform, including a public option, but concerns center on higher taxes and more government involvement. - Mirroring the current congressional debate, the IT industry generally supports health care reform but is uneasy with many of the legislative solutions currently on the table. According to a survey released Oct. 6 by CompTIA, the IT industry is closely watching the debate, particularly provisions inv... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - October 7, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

IBM Looks to Make DNA Analysis Cheap and EasyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
IBM scientists are developing a technology that will enable physicians and other researchers to quickly and easily read and analyze strands of DNA, an advancement that could lead to greater personalized health care. The scientists are looking to create a DNA transistor in which a DNA molecule is threaded through a 3-nm nanopore and the genetic information is analyzed. The key challenge is finding a way to control the speed in which the DNA runs through the nanopore. Health care providers armed with an individuals genetic information can more easily determine diseases to which the patient is predisposed, and which t...
Source: eWeek Health Care - October 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Lawmakers Urge Lower Bar for Health IT Data Breach NotificationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Chairmen of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Ways and Means Committee remind Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius that Congress considered and rejected the very rules that now trigger a health IT data breach notification. - Two key chairmen of U.S. House committees Oct. 1 urged HHS (Health and Human Services) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to revise or appeal the agency's controversial quot;harm standard quot; that would trigger a personal health record data breach notification. Under the current rules, companies t... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - October 2, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

MSN Debuts My Health InfoEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New service offers tools and widgets to organize and monitor health information stored in their personal Microsoft HealthVault accounts. - MSN released Oct. 1 a beta form of My Health Info, a new online service that helps people manage their health information. The service offers a variety of tools and widgets to upload, organize and monitor health information stored in their personal Microsoft HealthVault accounts. HealthVault, ... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

MSN Debuts 'My Health Info' ServiceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The My Health Info beta service offers tools and widgets with which to organize and monitor health information stored in personal Microsoft HealthVault accounts. - MSN released Oct. 1 a beta form of My Health Info, an quot;online service that helps people manage their health information on the Web, quot; Microsoft said in a statement. The service quot;offers people a variety of tools and widgets [with which] to upload, organize and monitor health informa... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - October 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Nine Health and Fitness Apps for Your iPhoneEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Like applications that help you lead a greener, more environmentally friendly lifestyle, applications dedicated to improving your health and fitness are a growing presence on Apple's App Store. Many are free or priced below $5, and the more expensive apps will give you a detailed tour through human anatomy. Keep in mind Apple divides the health apps into two categories: Healthcare and Fitness and Medical Here's a list of ten applications that teach you how to lead a healthier existence-of course, you still have to do the work yourself, so close down that MonkeyBall application and start counting calories.By Nathan Eddy - ...
Source: eWeek Health Care - September 23, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Health IT Data Breaches: No Harm, No FoulEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Under new rules developed by the Department of Health and Human Services, HIPAA-covered health care providers, health plans and other health entities must notify patients of data breaches involving their health information. Unless, of course, they decide not to. - Data breach notification rules for health entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act take effect Sept. 23. Under the rules issued by the Department of Health and Human Services, (PDF) health care providers and health plans will be required to notify individuals of... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - September 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Disruptive Change Predicted for Health IT MarketEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
While the Obama administration's drive to dramatically increase health IT spending portends a financial bonanza for vendors, the boom will not come without risks. - The U.S. health IT market is set for disruptive change, predicts a new report by INPUT. The key drivers of the change will occur as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and national health care legislation increase the need for innovative health care technology that also reduces costs. Co... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - September 11, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Dell to Help Hospitals Adopt Electronic Medical RecordsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dell is rolling out a package of hardware, software and services designed to make it easier and less costly for hospitals and their affiliated physicians adopt electronic medical records. EMR systems not only promise to make healthcare less costly and more efficient, but also is a key goal behind the federal governments economic stimulus package. Dells solution would be hosted by the hospital or a Dell partner, and would include Dell hardware and third-party applications. - Dell is offering hospitals and their affiliated physicians an electronic medical information system that removes the barriers of complexity and cost f...
Source: eWeek Health Care - September 10, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

EDS Extends Deal With DoD Military Health SystemEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New $8.1 million, 12-month add-on contract will provide applications development to the Disability Evaluation System as well as the Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application. - EDS signed Sept. 8 an $8.1 million, 12-month add-on contract with the DoD (U.S. Department of Defense) Military Health System to make technical enhancements to several Defense Health Information Management Systems. The contract extends the 16-year relationship between EDS, an HP company, and the ... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - September 8, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Feds Issue New HIPAA Data Breach RulesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
For health care providers, health plans and other entities -- including business associates of covered entities -- that do not encrypt their health IT data, new regulations require prompt notifications to consumers in the event of a data breach. - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued new regulations requiring health care providers, health plans and other entities covered by HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) to notify individuals when their health information is breached. The breach notific... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - August 25, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

One Certainty in Health Care Debate: Electronic Medical RecordsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
While Congress debates and dithers over what should be part of health care reform, one item is already a certainty. IT companies are about to cash in on a financial bonanza. First up: $1.2 billion in grants to help health care providers convert to electronic medical records. - The great debate of August will be long remembered for the furor over health care reform. Over time, though, the summer of 2009 may well be better noted as when America got serious about converting to electronic medical records. As a part of the stimulus package President Obama signed into law i... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - August 22, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

U.S. Grants $1.2 Billion for Electronic Health RecordsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The U.S. government announced grants of almost $1.2 billion to help hospitals and health care providers establish and use electronic health records and build out their IT infrastructures to support storing these new records. - CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. government announced grants of almost $1.2 billion on Thursday to help hospitals and health care providers establish and use electronic health records. The grants include $598 million to set up some 70 health information technology centers to help health care institu... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - August 21, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Remote Patient Monitoring Set for Explosive GrowthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The variety of sensors for measuring a growing array of vital signs and symptoms continues to grow at a strong rate with patient monitoring devices expected to deliver $950 million in revenue over the next five years. Devices include pills containing a digestible radio that will confirm when medication has been taken. - Wireless devices that monitor patients' condition and report the data to health care providers are expected to show a 77 percent compound annual growth rate resulting in global revenue of almost $950 million by 2014, according to a new study from ABI Research. The report notes that the variety of... (Sourc...
Source: eWeek Health Care - August 21, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Surgeon Implants First Wireless PacemakerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Combined with a wireless monitor, the new Accent RF pacemaker allows a patients clinic to be informed on the status of the pacemaker through a home monitoring system. - Wireless in a heartbeat took on a new meaning with the first U.S. implant of the Accent RF pacemaker. Combined with remote sensoring capabilities, the Accent allows doctors to more efficiently monitor patients, while patients enjoy the convenience of care from home. Thanks to the device made by S... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - August 12, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Federal CTO Wants to Speed Up Government, Health Care Procurement ITEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Aneesh Chopra, making his first public Silicon Valley visit, acknowledges that large sections of the federal government's IT are probably 15 to 20 years out of date, but he also reports that certain pockets are well-equipped and working productively at this time. - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra made his first visit to Silicon Valley Aug. 4 and said he generally wants to speed up the pace of IT innovation and, in particular, new IT procurement and deployment not only in the government, but also in health care and education. Chopra, sele... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - August 6, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Intel Launches Facebook App to Share PC Power for ResearchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Not pushing your PC to the max? Intel's new Facebook app asks users to let it siphon off unused processing power for research projects focused on cancer, HIV and Alzheimer's cures, as well as climate change studies and attempts to combat malaria in Africa. - Intel has teamed up with Facebook to harness the processing power, and compassion, necessary to pursuing research projects aimed at finding cures for cancer, HIV, Alzheimer's and other diseases. On Aug. 3, Intel launched a beta Facebook application called Progress Thru Processors, which use... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - August 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

10 Healthy BlackBerry Apps for You and Your DoctorEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
While iPhone Apps attract a good deal of publicity, other mobile-device makers have been busy populating their own application stores with programs devoted to nearly every aspect of life. Research In Motion's growing ecosystem of apps seems tailored to show users that the BlackBerry can be more than a simple business device. Health care and medical services represent one of the growing segments of BlackBerry apps. Whether the user is a typical consumer looking for calorie information or a health care professional needing to check patient data while on the move, the following 10 apps could prove useful in the realm of hea...
Source: eWeek Health Care - August 4, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Intel CEO Otellini Calls for a Personal Health StrategyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In an op-ed piece, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said the United States needs to move away from a centralized health care system to a distributed one, where people take a greater responsibility for their well-being and technology can help connect them with their health care providers. Otellinis comments come as health care moves to the forefront of the national debate, and as technology vendors like Intel and Cisco look for ways that technology can be used to increase the reach of health care while lowering its costs. - Intel CEO Paul Otellini believes the national debate around health care reform needs to move away from doctor...
Source: eWeek Health Care - July 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

HP Scores Medical WinEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Cancer Treatment Centers of America upgrades to HP ProLiant servers, deploying more than 500 Hewlett-Packard servers across hospitals in suburban Chicago, Philadelphia, suburban Phoenix, and Tulsa, Okla. - Cancer Treatment Centers of America, a national network of hospitals, has upgraded its entire technological infrastructure to HP ProLiant servers. The technology upgrade is expected to increase system performance, uptime and reliability. The hospitals depend on such infrastructure in order to op... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - July 29, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Hospital Network Adopts Microsoft Health Care PlatformEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Microsoft touts St. Joseph Health System's installation of Azyxxi, its health care data management platform, as the largest to date. (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - July 25, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Canada Fumbles Health Data in Security BreachEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The data loss includes HIV and hepatitis patient histories for an undetermined number of people. (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - July 25, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

VeriChip Planning Implantable Glucose Monitoring DeviceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The device, embedded on an RFID chip, could face an uphill battle in the face of cancer reports. (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - July 25, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

BI Helps Fight PovertyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Business intelligence expands Opportunity International's ability to help people climb out of poverty. (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - July 25, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Tech on the Cutting EdgeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Here are just a few of the technologies that are poised to make a business impact in the future. (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - July 25, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Alcatel-Lucent Advances Its Security StrategyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new network applicance targets the healthcare industry and other heavily-regulated markets. (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - July 25, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Dell, Toshiba Offering Tablet PCsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
While Dell is rolling out its first tablet, Toshiba is offering an updated version of its Portege tablet PC line. (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - July 25, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Philips to Acquire VISICUEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The $430 million deal will grow Philips' technology presence in U.S. hospitals. (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - July 25, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

TeraMedica Adds Dell Boxes to Simplify Its X-ray and Imaging SolutionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Dell agreement comes in response to CIOs and administrators demanding combined software and hardware solutions and lowered storage hardware costs. (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - July 25, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Online Health Records Far from MainstreamEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Physicians and patients are clamoring for online health records, but few are using the crude systems now in place. (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - July 25, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Healthcare Companies Not Prepared to Manage IT RisksEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act promises massive new opportunities for the health care industry with the widespread adoption and use of electronic health records, but a new study finds the industry is ill-prepared to meet the security challenges. - While health care and life sciences companies are on the brink of new opportunities with the widespread adoption and use of EHR (electronic health records) technologies called for under the ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act), the industries are not prepared to meet the challenges o... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - July 24, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Health Care Companies Not Prepared to Manage IT RisksEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act promises massive new opportunities for the health care industry with the widespread adoption and use of electronic health records, but a new study finds the industry is ill-prepared to meet the security challenges. - While health care and life sciences companies are on the brink of new opportunities with the widespread adoption and use of electronic health records technologies called for under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the industries are not prepared to meet the challenges of managing the ri... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - July 23, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Better Living Through Wireless TelehealthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An ABI Research report predicts that about 15 million mobile and wireless health devices will be in use by early 2012 for the purpose of remotely monitoring the well-being of elderly or at-risk people, despite patchy insurance coverage for these systems. Using embedded cellular connectivity, so-called telehealth devices can collect vital signs wirelessly from a range of external devices such as weight scales and blood pressure cuffs. - Cellular modules built into end-use medical devices will be one of the primary drivers of wireless quot;telehealth quot; over the next 24 months, according to a study released July 22 by AB...
Source: eWeek Health Care - July 23, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Intel Adds Connectivity to Its Intel Health GuideEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Intel is adding more connectivity options to its Intel Health Guide, a simple white box designed to give patients information about their health and virtually link them with their physicians and caregivers. In April, Intel and General Electric jointly announced that they would invest $250 million over five years to develop and promote health care IT technologies such as the Intel Health Guide. - Intel announced on July 16 that it would install more connectivity options in its Intel Health Guide, a compact white box with a screen that allows users to check their recent health history and connect with a physician or health ...
Source: eWeek Health Care - July 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Wi-Fi Health Care Systems to Hit $4.9BEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Driven by $20 billion in stimulus funds for digital medical records, a research firm sees a boom for Wi-Fi RTLS hardware and software, access points, managed services, and pure Wi-Fi and dual-band handsets. - Worldwide sales of Wi-Fi-enabled health care products will hit $4.9 billion in 2014, according to ABI Research, an increase of nearly 70 percent over 2009 levels. The predicted boom is based on the $20 billion of stimulus funds dedicated to the digitizing of medical records and Congress' pending... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - July 10, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

10 Must-See iPhone Apps for Doctors and PatientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Since Apple launched the App Store in July 2008, users have downloaded more than 1 billion iPhone apps with a variety of uses (or non-uses, if you consider all the games and procrastination tools currently on the market for the device). Companies such as Google, Salesforce.com and Oracle have even introduced enterprise apps for the consumer-centric devices, aiming to solidify their hold on the ever-expanding mobile market. One of the most vital areas of peoples' lives, of course, is health care, and to that end, several iPhone apps have rolled out that allow both patients and physicians to monitor care, keep track of tr...
Source: eWeek Health Care - July 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Microsoft Collaborates with AMA on HealthVaultEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Microsoft joins with the American Medical Association to allow physician access to patients' online Microsoft HealthVault records, which contain self-reported medical history. Microsoft has previously entered into HealthVault partnerships with medical institutions such as the Mayo Clinic. - Microsoft is collaborating with the American Medical Association, allowing physicians to access patient records stored on Microsoft's HealthVault application via a Web-based portal. That portal, currently being beta tested, will be launched in early 2010. The AMA is developing the portal with ... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - June 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

IBM Honored for AIDS WorkEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
IBM wins accolades for new mathematical prediction models to help determine the best drug combinations for any given HIV genetic variant. IBM reports it has won a Computerworld Honors Program Laureate for its health care IT work. - IBM said June 2 it has won a Computerworld Honors Program Laureate for its contributions to the EuResist Network GEIE research project for AIDS treatment. Developed by IBM researchers in Haifa, Israel, the project's new technologies and mathematical models help choose the best drug combinations... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - June 3, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Microsoft Acquires Rosetta BiosoftwareEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A deal with Merck Co. enhances Microsoft Amalga Life Sciences, accelerating basic research and driving personalized medicine. - Microsoft signed an agreement June 1 with Merck amp; Co. to acquire certain assets of Rosetta Biosoftware, enabling Microsoft to incorporate genetic, genomic, metabolomic and proteomics data management software into the Microsoft Amalga Life Sciences platform for enhanced translational research ... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - June 1, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

The Health Care Identity CrisisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this eWEEK podcast hosted by Mike Vizard, Identity Finder CEO Todd Feinman explains why the lack of a holistic approach to identity management is exacerbating the current IT crisis in the health care sector. - Audio Podcast Content.... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - May 30, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Google Search Researches Users' HealthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Google is attempting to refine its health-related search by asking users if they're experiencing the symptoms or conditions theyre Googling about. Google claims it will use the survey to collect real-world statistics on how potentially sick users use the site, perhaps using the data to craft a more granular health-related search experience. Googles health initiatives regarding swine flu recently attracted a great deal of attention. - st1\:* Google is performing a short-term experiment involving its users health-related searches. The company, claiming it wants to better refine its health-search-related processe...
Source: eWeek Health Care - May 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

GE to Invest $6B in Health Care InitiativesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
GE's Healthymagination initiative aims to reduce health care costs, improve the quality of care and expand health care access for millions of people. - General Electric announced May 7 it will invest $3 billion over the next six years in health care innovation. The company also said it would will commit $2 billion of financing and $1 billion in related GE technology and content to improve health care IT and health in rural and underserved areas.... (Source: eWeek Health Care)
Source: eWeek Health Care - May 10, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info