Brian T. Horowitz

Pregnancy Companion Provides Mobile Tips for Expectant Women by Brian T. Horowitz The Journey to Birth Developed by OB-on-the-Go, Pregnancy Companion provides a step-by-step guide to a baby’s arrival. It incorporates advice from ob-gyns and allows expectant mothers to input data on appointments, weight and the number of kicks. Staying Hydrated for the Baby Pregnancy […]

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has announced progress in a big data project involving breast cancer research. Using an enterprise data warehouse built as part of a five-year $100 million investment in IT infrastructure from dbMotion, IBM, Informatica and Oracle, announced on Oct. 1, 2012, Pitt researchers examined de-identified data on 140 patients. […]

Digital health company Jiff has launched a new software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that allows health plans, providers and employers to develop digital health applications designed to engage consumers. Companies will be able to develop apps that support weight-loss, diet-tracking and diabetes-management programs, Derek Newell, CEO of Jiff, told eWEEK. The Jiff platform offers a Web and […]

DataMotion, a unified data delivery company, has formed a partnership with DigiCert, an enterprise security vendor, to allow health care organizations to exchange data in a simpler way using the federal Direct Project data-transfer protocol. The Direct Project was created by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) within the U.S. […]

With malware capable of impacting hospital systems and implantable devices in danger of being hacked, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a “safety communication” to warn hospitals and medical device manufacturers about cyber-threats. In the June 13 statement, the FDA advised manufacturers to examine the risks and hazards that affect medical devices and […]

Dell has unveiled a new cloud platform for federal agencies designed with a compliance framework and scalable approach similar to its health care cloud products. Announced on June 11, Dell Cloud for U.S. Government is built to meet federal standards such as the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) approval process in a way […]

As doctors look to maintain patient satisfaction while they incorporate technology into their workflows, a health system in Gettysburg, Pa., is turning to ergonomics and voice dictation. Computer ergonomics techniques can create the right visual angle that allows patients to help oversee data dictation into electronic health records (EHRs), said Dr. R. Hal Baker, vice […]

Odin Mobile has launched as a nationwide wireless carrier for the visually impaired. The Rockville, Md.-based company will function as a mobile virtual network operator over T-Mobile’s airwaves. “We’re an independent company that is reselling T-Mobile [service],” said Robert Felgar, general manager of Odin Mobile, which is a division of wholesale service provider Prepaid Wireless […]

Kaiser Permanente, a nonprofit health care system, has unveiled Interchange, a secure open API that will allow application developers to collaborate with KP on applications that allow users to manage health conditions. Interchange will enable developers to integrate KP’s data on its facility locations into their apps through the company’s developer portal. By accessing KP’s […]

Dell has launched Active Infrastructure for High-Performance Computing (HPC) Life Sciences, a platform that allows medical researchers to collect and analyze genomic data. Clustered blade servers and a high-performance file system will allow researchers to process a complete genomic analysis in less than one day, according to Dell, which announced the product at its Enterprise […]

Spectralink, a manufacturer of rugged enterprise handsets, has introduced a set of features integrated into its 8441 and 8453 WiFi handsets to help nurses deal with safety situations in a hospital. Announced June 3, Spectralink Safe integrates “man-down” emergency features such as a duress/panic button to automatically trigger an alarm and notification if a nurse […]

Supercomputing has led to a breakthrough in HIV research. Researchers at the University of Illinois and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine were able to use a Blue Waters supercomputer to run a simulation of the atoms that comprise the human immunodeficiency virus. Announced May 29, the project involved the use of supercomputing to […]