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The seedy underworld of medical data trafficking

By Chris Bowen 08:53 am July 08, 2015

Millions of Americans now victims of medical identity theft. Who are the criminals behind this digital era crime wave? A foray into the online black market for stolen data is a surreal experience.

The smart medical home can lower healthcare costs

By Eran Eshed 11:00 am June 03, 2015

The U.S. and other countries are trying to find a way to cut down on the number of avoidable ER trips made each year. One of the possible solutions is the development of smart medical homes.

Reinventing home healthcare with mobile technology

By Samsung 11:42 am May 29, 2015

(SPONSORED) Once upon a time, doctors made house calls. With fewer patients and time constraints, they could learn about people's lives, families and medical histories.

Different chronic illnesses demand different connected health strategies

By Joseph C. Kvedar 08:53 am May 19, 2015

As much of a challenge it is to steer folks with silent "killers" to improved lifestyle choices, it may be a bigger challenge to help those with chronic symptomatic debilitating illnesses to feel better.

#HITsm Panel at HIMSS part 2: mHealth, Dr. Google and social communities

By Chad Johnson 01:33 pm May 06, 2015

At HIMSS15, Chad Johnson teamed with Mandi Bishop and four health IT leaders to organize the annual #HITsm live event. This post comprises the second half of the transcript.

Mobile devices not working out for many nurses

By Jeff Rowe 08:40 am March 20, 2015

If there’s one group within the healthcare workforce who could really use effective mobile tools, it's nurses.

Liberate and activate EHR data with mobile tools for clinicians and patients

By Joe Condurso 12:26 pm March 17, 2015

Hospital EHRs have left gaps in the support of nurses and other frontline clinicians who represent the vast majority of the healthcare workforce. This is because EHRs aren't able to efficiently deliver contextual clinical data at the point of care or offer essential communications tools to collaborate with care teams.

New hospital to open on site of tornado tragedy

By Jeff Rowe 11:50 am March 09, 2015

Following the devastating tornado of May 22, 2011, which shattered the city of Joplin, MO, a new hospital has risen from the wreckage.

Fitness devices and the principles of data protection

By Ryan Nelson 01:42 pm March 05, 2015

Parallel to rising interest in wearable tech is mounting criticism that these devices put consumer data at risk.

Sign posts on the road to connected health adoption

By Joseph C. Kvedar 08:53 am March 03, 2015

As Joseph Kvedar, MD, has traveled the road of adoption for connected health for two decades, he has paid attention to the major sign posts -- defining moments when the dialogue changes in such a way that the whole organizational strategy changes with it.