Brian T. Horowitz

The Apple iPhone 5’s smaller dock could lead to a greater transition toward Bluetooth connectivity in medical device peripherals. During Apple’s Sept. 12 announced, company executives detailed how the new iPhone, iPod Touch and iPod Nano would use a 30-pin connector to an 8-pin connector called Lightning. Users of remote medical devices that connect to […]

Those explanation-of-benefits statements patients find in their mailboxes every time they go to the doctor will soon be supplemented with personalized video messages. In early 2013, health insurer Humana plans to offer the videos by incorporating Hewlett-Packard’s Exstream communications management software and SundaySky SmartVideo technology. HP announced its collaboration with SundaySky on Sept. 11 to […]

IT services provider CSC has launched a data-mining and predictive-analytics platform for health plans called Payer Optics 360º to enable insurers to get a view of the lifestyles and health of customers. CSC announced the new suite of applications Sept. 12. Analytics software is a tool health plans can use to research how to retain […]

Electronic health records data is often “inaccurate” or “missing,” Columbia University researchers have found, according to an article published in the Journal of the Medical Informatics Association. “Significant bias” could result from use of EHRs if they’re used “naively,” according to the report, which was published online Sept. 6. The authors include Dr. George Hripcsak, […]

Hewlett-Packard is offering new features for its access-management security services to allow health care providers to meet Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requirements. Its Access Control service allows health care personnel in areas such as admissions, nursing stations and records departments to secure access to patient information at printers and scanners. Users will need […]

Polycom has launched the RealPresence Practitioner Cart 8000, a telemedicine cart that enables caregivers to hold video conferences with patients located in remote areas. The company announced and showcased the new cart at the American Telemedicine Association Fall Forum 2012 in New Orleans on Sept. 10. The cart offers high-definition video conferencing. It incorporates Polycom’s […]

Healthline Networks has launched an iPad version of its BodyMaps application to provide 3D graphics and animations of the human anatomy fit for the Apple tablet. The application developer, which operates a medical reference site called Healthline.com, launched the app on Sept. 4. Healthline introduced the Web-based version of BodyMaps in May 2011 as a […]

Cisco IP Phones With the lack of central nursing stations like in traditional hospitals, nurses rely on Cisco 7925 IP Wireless Phones to keep patients and nurses connected in real time. Patients contact nurses or clinician assistants on the phones if they need water or pain medication or even the bed raised. “They can discuss […]

WellFX has deployed a social-engagement platform to allow patients to seek support on conditions such as diabetes, depression and chronic pain. Health centers will begin using the platform, the company announced Sept. 6. WellFX launched the service in June. Amazon hosts the platform in the cloud, and the service is accessible on mobile Web browsers. […]

AT&T is expanding its 4G Long-Term Evolution high-speed data network to seven new markets. The wireless carrier will launch LTE in Anchorage, Alaska; Bakersfield, Calif.; Bridgeport, Conn.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Modesto, Calif., Omaha, Neb.; and Syracuse, N.Y., the company announced Sept. 6. In addition, the carrier is expanding its coverage in the New York City/New Jersey […]

Application developer mVisum aims to shorten physician response time when a patient suffers a heart attack by pushing alerts to an iPhone, Android, BlackBerry or Microsoft Windows Phone mobile device. The company has developed a mobile tool, called mVisum Cardiology Communication System (CCS), that now connects to Philips electrocardiogram management systems, including TraceMasterVue and IntelliSpace, […]

Panasonic has upgraded its rugged Toughbook 19 convertible tablet PC with Intel’s Ivy Bridge chip. The Toughbook 19 will now come with the Intel Core i5-3320M vPro processor (up to 3.3GHz) featuring Intel Turbo Boost Technology, according to a Sept. 4 announcement from Panasonic. Intel’s Ivy Bridge processors integrate a three-dimensional Tri-Gate transistor architecture. The […]