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Mobile health systems and devices
- April 05, 2019
05 Apr'19
Amazon introduces Alexa in healthcare with HIPAA-compliant skills
Amazon launching HIPAA-compliant skills for Alexa in healthcare expands the realm of service that hospitals and other healthcare organizations can provide their customers at home.
- December 20, 2018
20 Dec'18
Healthcare in 2019: Forrester tags virtual care as trend to watch
Virtual care, AI and widespread adoption of the FHIR standard will be major trends in healthcare next year, according to Forrester.
- December 18, 2018
18 Dec'18
Consumerization of healthcare loomed large in 2018 stories
Our top stories for 2018 are linked by one common and significant trend: The consumerization of healthcare continues to shake things up.
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- July 25, 2018
25 Jul'18
Healthcare APIs get a new trial run for Medicare claims
Blue Button 2.0 is a new healthcare API aimed at making sense of Medicare claims. Developed by the U.S. Digital Service at HHS, the API is in 500 developer hands so far.
- June 19, 2018
19 Jun'18
AARP, startups partner to study digital healthcare technology
Clinicians and groups like AARP view in-home digital technology as the future of healthcare and are studying different technologies to assist patients in the home.
- May 08, 2018
08 May'18
Google, Fitbit, startups storm into healthcare AI
Google is moving quickly into healthcare, forging alliances with Fitbit and selling AI services to smaller health IT vendors. Meanwhile, Fitbit is expanding into healthcare.
- January 12, 2018
12 Jan'18
FDA adds digital health technology to 2018 policy roadmap
In an effort to help consumers make informed health decisions, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) renewed its commitment to digital health technology in its 2018 strategic policy roadmap. The ...
- January 04, 2018
04 Jan'18
Four healthcare technology trends to watch in 2018
Healthcare organizations should be prepared to see applications for blockchain and more uses for AI in 2018. Analytics provided by EHR vendors will also emerge.
- December 08, 2017
08 Dec'17
Oversight of mobile medical apps clarified in FDA draft guidance
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued new draft guidance clarifying its oversight of mobile medical apps. Furthermore, the agency will loosen its regulations for certain technologies it ...
- November 30, 2017
30 Nov'17
Connected medical devices seek a place in clinical setting
Connected Health Conference highlights connected medical devices looking for a place in a clinical setting, ranging from sensored pill caps to non-invasive remote monitoring devices.
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- August 04, 2017
04 Aug'17
President Trump and VA Secretary announce telehealth initiatives
President Trump and Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary, David Shulkin, M.D., announced telehealth initiatives that will help give access to healthcare for veterans across the country. Through new ...
- March 31, 2017
31 Mar'17
A guide to healthcare IoT possibilities and obstacles
This essential guide explores the potential of the internet of things in healthcare, as well as some of the obstacles that may hinder its wider adoption.
- February 02, 2017
02 Feb'17
Vendor calls for reversal of Joint Commission CPOE texting ban
Cries of protest arose when the Joint Commission prohibited secure texting of computerized physician order entries, but now the level of disenchantment among some in the secure text messaging ...
- December 30, 2016
30 Dec'16
ONC launches health IT privacy policy challenge
ONC has launched a challenge for developers, designers and health data privacy experts to create an online model privacy notice generator for health IT products that will encourage transparency and ...
- December 28, 2016
28 Dec'16
Joint Commission bans CPOE secure texting for physicians
Vendors and patient advocates criticize computerized physician order entry ban following new Joint Commission and CMS clarification of secure texting rules.