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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 Read more...

Is Northrop Grumman banking on mHealth move with EMR app?

Defense contractor Northrop Grumman is following in the footsteps of its compatriots, pushing deeper into mHealth development. The Northern Virginia-based company announced last week that it has Read more...

Information overload? New personal health card doubles as a credit card

A new hybrid personal health record/credit card released this week by Broomfield, Colo.-based LifeNexus might just be nirvana for patients who have longed for an easier way to consolidate and carry Read more...

Family caregivers show great interest in mobile technologies

More than two-thirds of family caregivers who have used some form of technology to help them with caregiving say that web-based and mobile technologies designed to facilitate caregiving would be Read more...

Patients access records online with health connection app

Loyola University Health System has launched an app that lets patients view a list of current meds, make appointments and view test results online using their iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch devices, CMIO Read more...

Medical-alert jewelry lets high-risk patients access critical data in emergencies

Call it smart jewelry. We tend to ignore most stories about personal health records because, despite the hype, PHRs haven't exactly caught on with the public. But when Tiffany & Co. comes up with Read more...

Cell phones help with inner-city diabetes management, but long-term prospects uncertain

We've reported extensively on how cell phones can improve the health of underserved citizens in many impoverished countries. The same principles are being applied much closer to home, in low-income, Read more...

Telecoms excited about, wary of healthcare industry

The slow but accelerating uptake of IT in healthcare, plus an aging population that's looking for more in-home care, are drawing intense interest from telecommunications firms. But, as with so many Read more...

Cell phones may revolutionize patient monitoring

The applications of mobile health monitoring via cell phone seem limitless, two experts say. "The cell phone is perfect because it's like a wristwatch that you carry around," Shankar Sastry, dean of Read more...

'Hospital of tomorrow' to feature robots, RFID and lots of home monitoring

Robots, "smart" beds that send vital signs to EMRs, RFID to track equipment and personnel, home monitoring and remote diagnosis capability are just some of the technologies proving their worth right Read more...

Press Releases

Grant Will Help Bridge Digital Divide for People with Disabilities

--The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Inglis Foundation and WGBH Partner to Make Personal Health Records Accessible-- PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Personal health Read more >>

Self Regional Healthcare Chooses RelayHealth to Build Local Health Information Exchange and Support Accountable Care

Hospital and community physicians to benefit from HIE clinical integration ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Self Regional Healthcare today announced that it has selected RelayHealth as its health Read more >>

KARE Information Services Launches Revolutionary New Patient-Driven Online Personal Health Records System

Patients and Their Physicians Can Now Access Electronic Personal Medical Records Anywhere, Anytime LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KARE Information Services (KIS) has launched a revolutionary new Read more >>

Capzule Offers Free EMR to Solo Practices, Adds Features to iPad App

DETROIT, March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Webahn, Inc. today announced that Capzule EMR, its electronic medical records solution for physicians, is now available to solo practices for free of monthly Read more >>

Page Physicians with Instant Message on iPad

DETROIT, March 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Webahn, Inc. today announced that Capzule EMR, its electronic medical records iOS App for physicians, now includes instant messaging capability. Capzule Read more >>