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May 23, 2012
The White House on Wednesday unveiled what it called a "sweeping shift to mobile," an initiative aimed at accelerating efforts to make new and useful services available to consumers on their mobile devices.
May 23, 2012
As we continue the journey to protect corporate data that is accessed from personal mobile devices, we're developing increasingly rigorous policies that rebalance individual preferences with corporate compliance requirements.
May 21, 2012
Physicians Interactive (PI), the leading provider of mobile and Web-based clinical resources and solutions for healthcare professionals, announced today that its founder, CEO & Vice Chairman, Donato Tramuto, was recognized as one of The Boston Globe's 12 most innovative people in Massachusetts for 2012 for founding the nonprofit organization Health eVillages. This innovators list is part of The Boston Globe's annual Globe 100 List, and selects the state's 12 best innovators in every key industry whose efforts and organizations help to bolster the state's economy.
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May 14, 2012
Although data encryption is becoming a valuable option to protect against breached PHI, certain myths and misconceptions about it still exists, according to a new report by WinMagic Data Security. The report outlines and debunks seven common myths about data encryption.
May 11, 2012
LEAD Technologies, Inc. has released two new LEADTOOLS add-on products for multi-platform and mobile device application development: Document HTML5 Module and Medical HTML5 Module. These products not only keep up with the latest in web development trends, but also provide LEADTOOLS imaging technology to a much broader spectrum of programmers targeting mobile devices and non-Windows platforms.
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May 09, 2012
ONC's Office of the Chief Privacy Officer (OCPO) has published a "Guide to Privacy and Security of Health Information," which aims to help physicians, nurses and IT staff better understand how the safety of patient data is essential to meaningful use of electronic health records and mobile devices.
May 09, 2012
Centrify Corporation, the leading provider of security and compliance solutions that centrally control, secure and audit access to cross-platform systems, mobile devices and applications using Active Directory, today announced that Baptist Health South Florida has deployed its Centrify Suite for centralizing user management as well as improving password and access management policies for all facilities within their regional network.
May 09, 2012
Kaiser Permanente announced today the launch of its iOS health management app, available free of charge in the Apple iTunes store.
May 08, 2012
I was chatting with a friend the other day about how to get people’s attention in this information-overload age, and we decided that the use of buzz words was a critical component of success. So I decided to test this catchy title and see if it leads to any more reader traffic than I usually get.
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May 07, 2012
Mobile health is poised to "explode" over the next decade, says Chad Udell, managing director of Float Mobile Learning, a mobile learning consulting, strategy and research firm based in Morton, Ill.
May 07, 2012
As employees bring their mobile devices to the workplace, while it may increase productivity and reduce cost, it also causes security weaknesses. Download this paper to learn more about mobile security device threats and how to establish a mobile security strategy.
April 30, 2012
With U.S. smartphone ownership now at 50% according to the latest Nielsen survey, more people than ever before are using their mobile devices to access information online. In response to this growing consumer trend, WK Quick Care has partnered with iTriage® – a one-stop healthcare app and website that gives patients fast and easy access to health care information.
April 26, 2012
On Thursday, April 26, mHIMSS will tackle the issues head-on in a daylong virtual forum. “The Future of Mobile Technologies and mHealth: Staying Securely Connected” will run from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. ET and include several education sessions and an interactive exhibit hall.
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April 24, 2012
Healthcare professionals have increased their use of social media to look for jobs compared to last year, according to a new survey by recruitment firm AMN Healthcare.
April 24, 2012
Royal Philips Electronics and Vidyo are collaborating to offer health system providers an approach for extending telehealth solutions across the enterprise to improve patient care and clinician workflow while also reducing costs. Enterprise-wide deployment of these next-generation telehealth services will require scalable and flexible advanced video technology to adapt to the full range of clinical workstations and mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and laptops.
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April 12, 2012
Everyone in healthcare uses smartphones nowadays, but no one's quite sure what to do about them.
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April 02, 2012
Healthcare professionals have increased their use of social media to look for jobs compared to last year, according to a new survey by recruitment firm AMN Healthcare.
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March 26, 2012
Many physicians are gung-ho about their smart phones and tablets, but John Halamka, MD, warns there is also a downside, distracting doctors from patient care.
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March 15, 2012
With mobile technology evolving every few months, keeping up with the devices' changing role in the workplace can be tough. Even though their effectiveness is being debated, bring your own device (BYOD) programs are popping up left and right, offering employees the comfort and ease of having their personal mobile devices in the office. Randy DeLorenzo helps outline six keys to developing a BYOD program for healthcare.
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March 15, 2012
Continua Health Alliance, the international not-for-profit industry group seeking to spur connectivity and interoperability of health devices, has announced two new certifications for mobile health technologies.