NoMoreClipboard has announced a new partnership with Volunteers in Medicine of Monroe County, a free medical clinic in Indiana for adults without health insurance. The partnership will make personal health records available to VIM patients, giving them online access to electronic health information. Earlier this year, VIM was awarded grant funding from the Indiana Department of Health to provide...
The Internet has not only transformed how consumers gain access to health information, it is also significantly changing how they seek comfort during a health crisis, according to new research from Minneapolis marketing firm, Russell Herder.
Using the firm's social media research tools and analysis, Russell Herder was able to identify certain trends related to how individuals use social media...
Social media can be used to increase enrollment and reduce clinical trial delays, according to a new survey.
Blue Chip Patient Recruitment, a division of global, full-service marketing agency Blue Chip Marketing Worldwide, has authored a white paper advising patient recruitment specialists on how to effectively implement social media into their recruitment strategies. The white paper, titled, "...
The American Diabetes Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are working with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) in an effort to inform a nationwide program to increase the use of health information technology.
The announcement was made at a press conference at the American Diabetes Association's 71st Scientific Sessions....
AT&T this week announced a management service that allows physicians to access medical images from the cloud via their mobile devices. Additionally, it announced a partnership with Annapolis, Md.-based Zephyr Technology to provide wireless access to its biometric devices.
The new cloud service allows doctors and hospitals to store millions of X-rays, MRIs and other digital images and access...
Scientists with the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) have developed tools that expand the use of ultrasound during spaceflight and on Earth, especially in rural and underserved locations.
The tools include techniques that streamline training and help remote experts guide non-physician astronauts to perform ultrasound exams. Ultrasound can be used to assess numerous...
A developer challenge issued this spring by researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, aimed at inspiring innovation in health IT Web applications, has awarded its prize to a multilingual EMR interface.
An panel of industry leaders has tapped the Meducation SMART app as the winner of the $5,000 prize, chosen from 15 applications submitted the SMART Platform Apps...
A new study from IBM shows that consumers have a growing appetite for health and wellness gadgets – representing a market opportunity for device manufacturers that has "barely been tapped."
As part of the study, The Future of Connected Health Devices, IBM has showcased a list of potential wellness device innovations of the future, which could change how people live, exercise and interact with...
Lockheed Martin and Carroll Technologies Group partnered to offer a new wireless, through-the-earth communications system designed specifically to help the mining industry improve post-accident emergency communications.
Under the agreement, Lockheed Martin will provide the technology and manufacturing of the MagneLink Magnetic Communication System (MCS), which delivers voice communication and...
Vivek Kundra, the U.S. Chief Information Officer for the past two and a half years, will be stepping down from his role to serve a joint fellowship at Harvard University this fall.
Kundra was appointed as the United States CIO by President Obama in March 2009. Along with bulking up cybersecurity and curbing wasteful spending, some of Kundra's notable IT projects include the Federal IT Dashboard...
