Despite the hype surrounding the recent and upcoming releases of wearables from many major technology and computing companies, for now, wearables are simply novelty items, according to a report from PwC.

Where's the market for health IT? When considering who is using healthcare the most, the answer may be "with the baby boomers," according to a report from The Washington Post.

Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health has announced it has signed a seven-year agreement with Cerner, expanding its partnership with the EHR company. The two have been partnered since 1999.

Highmark has announced it will be the first insurer in the country to offer teledermatology as a covered benefit, starting Jan. 1, 2015.

In response to value-based purchasing, the move toward accountable care organizations and other emerging industry trends focused on maximizing reimbursement, healthcare organizations are placing more and more focus on improving the patient experience. For hospitals and health systems, this renewed…

GE Healthcare has announced the opening of its Health Innovation Village, a haven for health technology startups located on the GE campus in Helsinki, Finland.

It's official: After much speculation, Microsoft has launched its fitness wearable, the Microsoft Band. The band accompanies a new health platform, Microsoft Health, which will run as an app on iOS, Android and Windows phones.

The Cleveland Clinic has released its Top 10 Medical Innovations list for 2015 at the Cleveland Clinic Innovations' 2014 Medical Innovation Summit.

The following vendor contracts and go-lives were announced within the past week.

A new feature on Kaiser Permanente Hawaii's website allows patients to send digital images to their physicians of wounds, rashes or injuries of concern.