Brian T. Horowitz

The health care industry will need its IT specialists to support multiple platforms of mobile computing despite the apparent popularity of specific devices such as Apple’s iPad, according to a new report by research firm Frost & Sullivan. The white paper “Mobile Devices and Healthcare: What’s New, What Fits and How Do You Decide?” details […]

In 2005, nurse practitioner Dr. Scharmaine Lawson-Baker lost her office building to Hurricane Katrina, but before evacuating to San Antonio, she was able to save most of her patients’ records on her Pocket PC PDA. Lawson-Baker, who holds a DNP (doctor of nursing practice) degree, uses the Apple iPad to make 10 house calls a […]

Dell and software vendor NextGen Healthcare Information Systems have announced an agreement in which the IT giant will host NextGen’s health care software in the cloud. A division of EHR (electronic health record) vendor Quality Systems, NextGen is a provider of integrated clinical, financial and connectivity software for physician practices, hospitals and dental offices. “Dell […]

Verizon Wireless has announced its new Samsung Convoy 2 mobile phone, a rugged model featuring push-to-talk communications capabilities for military personnel as well as first responders such as police, firefighters and ambulance workers. With its support for military specifications 810F on durability, it’s suitable for users working in intense heat and humidity. It can survive […]

As health care companies grapple with whether to adopt cloud computing platforms to store patient data, providers face many choices on which services to choose and how to keep data secure. A recent report by CDW found that health care companies are hesitant to adopt cloud services due to privacy concerns. To get some insight […]

Small IT providers have been unable to help health care providers, especially small medical practices, adopt EHRs (electronic health records) due to barriers such as the HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act, according to a new white paper published by nonprofit IT trade association CompTIA. The white paper, titled “Health IT: […]

Health care software company Phytel has introduced Hospital Readmission Management, an application that tracks patients’ care after they leave the hospital and makes automated outreach phone calls to prevent a repeat stay. Phytel develops population health-management tools that let physicians track a patient’s chronic conditions, as well as their recovery from acute episodes. Hospital Readmission […]

Health care is becoming the fastest-growing vertical for U.S. businesses, with (IAAS) (infrastructure as a service) leading the way, according to a new report by research firm In-Stat. IT spending in health care will grow 29 percent from 2010 to 2015, the company reports. “The health care vertical segment, across all sizes of business, and […]

The IEEE, (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) is working to foster collaboration between doctors and telemedicine service engineers. The organization is working with government officials on how to implement telemedicine technology and is seeking federal funding to get new products launched. Telemedicine experts are working to bring collaboration among biomedical engineers, doctors and government […]

Physicians are interested in online video presentations about pharmaceuticals on their smartphones and tablets such as the Apple iPad, according to a new study by Manhattan Research. In the study “ePharma Physician 11.0,” the firm found that 45 percent of ePharma physicians would like to access pharmaceutical product information on their smartphone or iPad instead […]

Ordinary electronic health record applications lack features that eye doctors require and therefore, these specialists have been slow to adopt the software, according to a report by the IT committee of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. The report, called “Special Requirements for Electronic Health Record Systems in Ophthalmology,” lists ways that software developers can improve […]

Epocrates, a developer of medical reference software, has expanded its offerings into the EHR (electronic health record) space. Medical practices of 10 or fewer physicians can now access its health record application on the Apple iPhone, iPod Touch and from the Web. The company announced the application, called Epocrates EHR, July 27. The SaaS (software […]