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CMS Administrator Seema Verma speaking at the White House Blue Button 2.0 Developer Conference on Monday. Credit: Twitter

CMS Administrator Seema Verma calls on payers to release claims data in API format

By Tom Sullivan 03:58 pm August 13, 2018

Speaking at the White House, she said the potential of what unleashed health data could do for the country is "really unimaginable."

Apple health exec says hospitals are at a convergence point

By Tom Sullivan 02:12 pm August 08, 2018

Tech, policy and an ecosystem of smartphone platforms are all cause to be very optimistic, says Ricky Bloomfield, MD.

What hospitals need for successful AI: a digital base

By Mike Miliard 04:09 pm August 01, 2018

Artificial intelligence depends on several different fundamental technologies, and a robust and modernized infrastructure – cloud, mobile and web – to build upon is a must-have first step.

Case Western Reserve develops app and sensors to help smokers quit

By Bernie Monegain 12:35 pm August 01, 2018

Technologies track arm and body motion to detect when to deliver video reminders about the benefits of quitting tobacco.

Senators to GAO: Time to investigate facial recognition technology

By Bernie Monegain 10:15 am August 01, 2018

Lawmakers take issue with the tech's potential impact on surveillance, privacy and civil liberties.

Nextflex invests in health monitoring systems

Credit: Facebook

NextFlex invests $12 million into health monitoring systems, other innovations

By Bernie Monegain 10:47 am July 31, 2018

Skin-like health monitoring systems, epidermal sensors for robotic knees, and more are in development, according to the flexible hybrid electronics manufacturing organization.

Microsoft patent application. Credit: WIPO

Microsoft files patent application for eyeglasses that gauge blood pressure

By Bernie Monegain 02:53 pm July 30, 2018

With a prototype medical device, the software giant aims to replace the traditional cuff monitor for tracking blood pressure.

Scott Kirsner and Carla Kriwet speaking at the Connected Health Conference last year.

HIMSS Connected Health Conference to focus on the human element of digital tech

By Jonah Comstock 04:15 pm July 27, 2018

The three-day event, during October in Boston, will include cutting-edge technologies such as social robots, voice interfaces and digital therapeutics.