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Ford finds partners in quest to complete health-monitoring car
The Ford Motor Company has enlisted some new partners in its drive toward developing a car that monitors the health of its owner. The group will work together to improve and build on the prototype
iTriage, Microsoft HealthVault partner for PHR mobility
December already was a huge month for iTriage, as it previously announced its acquisition by insurance giant Aetna . But it just got bigger, as the mobile app developer debuted a new free iPhone app
Blue Button builds momentum inside and outside the VA
The Blue Button campaign that enable veterans to download their medical records from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and non-VA providers is exceeding the government's expectations. Half a
2-D bar codes help docs manage vaccines via EHRs
Cook Children's Health Care System in Fort Worth, Texas and athenahealth, a Watertown, Mass., electronic health records vendor, have demonstrated that a new 2-D bar coding system for vaccines can be
Telcare glucose monitor receives FDA approval
Telcare Inc. just announced it received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its mobile blood glucose monitor and the accompanying database. The blood glucose monitor's claim to
Google Health's demise spells trouble for 'untethered' PHRs
Google's decision to pull the plug on its Google Health platform, effective Jan. 1, 2012, is not unexpected. As John Moore of Chilmark Research points out, there have been numerous warning signs
Google Health to shut down at year's end
How far has Google Health really fallen? To answer our own question from just over a month ago, off the map entirely. The platform, which already was under heavy scrutiny, will shut down due to a
FDA clears mobile blood pressure monitoring device
French start-up Withings, known for creating connected devices, recently was given 510(k) clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its iOS-powered blood pressure monitor . The
Microsoft HealthVault gets a mobile makeover
Microsoft's untethered personal health record HealthVault now is accessible via mobile devices, announced Sean Nolan, chief architect of the Microsoft Health Solutions Group, on his Family Health Guy
Patient privacy concerns loom large as providers shift to the cloud
The cloud is all the rage today, and healthcare providers are storing personal health information (PHI) on remote servers for an increasing variety of purposes. In a commentary on iHealthBeat,

