Brian T. Horowitz

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston has developed a cloud-based electronic hospital management system using an application program interface (API) called SafetyPad from fire and EMS software vendor Open Inc. to connect emergency department workers with prehospital data from Boston EMS ambulances. Open’s API allows doctors at BIDMC, a teaching hospital of Harvard […]

DLI 7200 Rugged PDA On June 12, DLI introduced its 7200 Rugged PDA offering point-of-service applications for fixed station terminals. It can withstand 4-foot drops to concrete and holds an Ingress Protection (IP) 54 rating for exposure to dust and water. DLI 9000 Rugged Mobile Tablet Introduced May 21, the DLI 9000 Rugged Mobile Tablet […]

An application programming interface (API) and encryption are essential for ensuring secure access to health documents on mobile devices, according to guidelines published by Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE). Supported by the Health Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) and Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), IHE promotes universal accessibility for electronic health records (EHRs) […]

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. €” General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt and Michael Dowling, CEO of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System (North Shore-LIJ), have announced a new initiative to reduce radiation from computed tomography (CT) by using dose-management software and advanced CT systems. At a press conference at the health system’s Center for Advanced Medicine here […]

Geisinger Health System, which runs care facilities for 2.6 million residents in 44 counties in Pennsylvania, is working with drug manufacturer Merck to develop cloud-based applications for medication adherence. Merck offers over-the-counter medications such as Claritin and Tinactin as well as prescription-products like the Nasonex nasal spray and Singulair asthma medication. The company operates under […]

Aetna has announced that it has optimized the company’s iTriage health resource for the Apple iPad with a new native app. iTriage is a Web-based service that allows consumers to research symptoms, look up medical providers and schedule appointments. It provides information on diseases and medical procedures, and uses GPS to direct patients to providers’ […]

The Microsoft Surface brand already has a history in health care as a tabletop PC. But while the introduction of a new family of Microsoft tablets offers new possibilities for clinical use, software vendors will need to bring new innovation to clinical app development. Perhaps the 10.6-inch ClearType HD display, an increase over the 9.7-inch […]

St. Joseph Health, a 14-hospital health delivery system that serves California, New Mexico and Texas, says it’s seeing positive results from a telehealth pilot using AT&T Telepresence Clinic and Cisco HealthPresence. St. Joseph has implemented the pilot to 26 providers, one psychiatrist and 250 patients, according to the hospital. AT&T’s Telepresence Clinic is a managed […]

With cloud computing, tech vendors are looking to keep seniors independent yet wirelessly connected to health-monitoring devices. On June 14, Independa announced it will integrate its Artemis system of sensors that monitor patients’ vital signs with Qualcomm Life’s 2net cloud-based remote-monitoring platform. Seniors will be able to transmit data from sensors on scales, blood pressure […]

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has named Maryland’s chief innovation officer, Bryan Sivak, as its HHS chief technology officer. Sivak assumes his new role following the appointment of Todd Park as the federal U.S. chief technology officer by President Obama on March 9. Park succeeded Aneesh Chopra, who is now a senior […]

Nuance Communications has announced an agreement with Radimetrics to automate software on the reporting of radiology doses. A leader in clinical-understanding software, Nuance will integrate its PowerScribe 360 Reporting with Radimetrics’ eXposure system, which tracks the amount of radiation down to the level present in each organ of the body. Physicians, radiologists, clinical physicists and […]

Natural language understanding software vendor MModal has introduced a new line of products called Catalyst to help clinicians extract unstructured data and combine it with structured information. Unstructured data consists of dictated notes from patient exams, while structured data includes information on medication, lab values and vital signs, Mike Raymer, MModal’s senior vice president of […]