One of National Nurses United's most attention-catching new TV spots, "Nurses vs. Computer Care," portrays a hospital where patient care has been mostly given over to a glitch-ridden computer and hapless IT staffer. When a patient's condition suddenly worsens, the…

Physicians aren't just prescribing medication anymore. With the rise of mHealth and clinical apps and with patients becoming more engaged and involved in their healthcare planning, such apps have become the latest physician-administered remedies.

Thursday, October 30th, 1:15 – 2:15 CDT In this webinar, you will learn:        1. Reasons/needs for Patient Centered Analytics           a. Identifying, quantifying and addressing “Triple Aim” improvement opportunities          …

Forbes recently released its list of Most Innovative Growth Companies for 2014, which are the best-performing companies under $10 billion in market capitalization.

Based on their relatively low market penetration compared with higher projected sales volumes, infection surveillance, outreach services and patient acuity apps for electronic medical records are all poised for significant market growth, according to a new report from HIMSS Analytics.

Bloomington, Minn.-based HealthPartners' Virtuwell has expanded to the East Coast — Virginians and those traveling or working in the state can now receive care from the online medical clinic, according to a report in The Washington Post.

David Muntz, who served as the ONC's second-in-command under Farzad Mostashari, MD, from January 2012 to October 2013, has joined the American Health Information Management Association as its first adviser to the board of directors.

In an Annals of Family Medicine study, an increase in copay-free telephone and secure online messaging contact with diabetes patients was associated with an uptick in primary and preventive physician office visits.

Health IT vendor M*Modal, which filed for Chapter 11 in early March, expects to emerge from bankruptcy within three weeks.

Blackberry continues its foray into the health IT field with this week's launch of a new operating system for medical devices.