Connected Health

Skype for Business
By Bill Siwicki 01:38 pm February 29, 2016
The telemedicine tech vendor is betting the ubiquitous Microsoft systems will enable a more robust, secure and scalable collaboration platform.
Stratus InPerson app works like Uber for interpreters, the company says
By Bill Siwicki 09:27 am February 26, 2016
The new app mimics the Uber set-up, with certified interpreters standing by to come to a hospital and help interpret languages between caregivers and patients.
Philips will demonstrate an array of new technologies for use within the hospital and beyond at HIMSS16
By Mike Miliard 01:22 pm February 24, 2016
The company will also tout a new data recovery partnership with Amazon Web Services, the CEO said.
A small device that has two antennas separated by one-half wavelength and uses radio strength as a communication channel, Wanda is the creation of Dartmouth doctoral student Tim Pierson.
By Bernie Monegain 10:47 am February 22, 2016
The digital tool makes it easy for people to add a new device to their home – or clinic – Wi-Fi network.
Hackensack University Medical Center
By Jack McCarthy 08:47 pm February 18, 2016
Hackensack University Medical Center is tapping new technologies to achieve more effective medication adherence, according to Hackensack UMC’s director of pharmacy Nilesh Desai.
By Bernie Monegain 10:02 am February 16, 2016
Lantern, a San Francisco-based startup, with 17 employees, is working with UPMC Enterprises, the commercialization arm of the Pittsburgh-based healthcare giant, to further develop the company’s online mental health wellness services and products.
By Healthcare IT News 10:56 am January 29, 2016
Healthcare IT News and HIMSS are accepting topic and speaker proposals for the Pop Health Forum
Patricia Mechael at the mHealth Summit in 2011. (Flickr)
By Jessica Davis 01:37 pm January 28, 2016
Patricia Mechael has been appointed executive vice president, Personal Connected Health Alliance at HIMSS, effective April 15, HIMSS President and CEO Steve Lieber announced on Thursday.
By Jessica Davis 11:33 am January 26, 2016
Dell has signed on as an industry collaborator of HIMSS Innovation Center, joining other major health IT players at the 30,000-square-foot testing and exhibition facility in Cleveland.
By Molly Merrill 03:47 pm February 24, 2010
Several major health insurers are part of a coalition that is promoting texting as a way to keep expectant women, new moms and their babies healthy.