Mobile Tech


A growing number of applications are designed for portable devices used by clinicians. Stories here cover trends in how mobile technology is used in the health care setting, the benefits and pitfalls of various device types, and what the future holds for application development.


Fairly Shocking: The Feds as an Efficiency Leader?

Greg Gillespie | Feb 10
My father wasn’t the first or last to say that it will be a sad day indeed if the private sector ever gets lapped by the feds in terms of efficiency.
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Group Practices

Health I.T. Vendor Round-up: TigerText, MRO, meridianEMR, Anthelio

Joseph Goedert | Feb 08
New funding, client wins, mobile computing initiatives and a consulting gig are among recent announcements from health information technology vendors.
Vendor News
EHR

Survey: Docs Love Mobile Devices, I.T. Departments Don’t

Joseph Goedert | Feb 03
A survey from Spyglass Consulting Group finds widespread physician acceptance of mobile computing devices, but much lower acceptance at the hospitals they work in.
Group Practices
Health Analytics

Mobile Health in the Regulatory Crosshairs

Tracy Granzyk Wetzel | Feb 01
The FDA has its sights set on the m-health space, and some fret that regulation will stop innovation in its tracks.
Hospitals
Group Practices

Aetna Wants Dentists to Push Smoking Cessation via iPads

Joseph Goedert | Jan 31
Health insurer Aetna is working with Columbia University to develop a smoking cessation clinical decision support system, accessed via an iPad, for dentists.
Consumer Health
Decision Support

Laptop Loaded with PHI Stolen from Lexington Clinic

Joseph Goedert | Jan 31
Following the Dec. 7 theft of an unencrypted laptop, Lexington Clinic in Kentucky is notifying 1,018 patients who received services in the neurology department.
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Data Security
Consumer Health

Wireless Bar Code Scanner Targeted for Health Care

Joseph Goedert | Jan 30
Wasp Barcode Technologies has introduced a new wireless bar code scanner with antimicrobial protection for the health care environment.
Medication Management
Hospitals

HIT Vendor Round-up: New Client Wins

Joseph Goedert | Jan 30
A number of health information technology vendors have announced new customer wins in recent days.
Revenue Cycle Management
Hospitals

HHS Seeks Mobile Computing Security Best Practices

Joseph Goedert | Jan 25
The Department of Health and Human Services has launched an initiative to develop privacy and security best practices when using mobile computing devices in a health care setting.
Data Security
Hardware

Kaiser Gives Patients Mobile Access to Electronic Health Records

Joseph Goedert | Jan 24
Kaiser Permanente has made patient access to their electronic health records available via mobile computing devices.
Consumer Health
EHR

Wireless Glucose Management Product Gets FDA OK

Jan 01
Consumer Health
Disease Management

Stolen Hard Drive Had Data on UCLA Patients

Jan 01
Data Security
EHR

Building One Big Pipe

Elizabeth Gardner | Jan 01
Providers are trying to build one unified communications backbone as the next step in simplifying how staff-and devices-tap into data.
EHR
Hardware

New Shared Savings Program for Home Care

Joseph Goedert | Dec 20
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has a launched the Independence at Home Demonstration program for up to 10,000 chronically ill Medicare beneficiaries.
Consumer Health
Disease Management

Using a Smartphone to Manage Diabetes

Joseph Goedert | Dec 19
Worcester (Mass.) Polytechnic Institute will develop a smartphone app to aid patients with diabetes and foot ulcers to manage their disease.
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Consumer Health
Decision Support
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