Brian T. Horowitz

One in four Internet users are starting to track their own health information-including blood pressure, symptoms, diet, blood sugar levels and exercise routine-online, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project’s The Social Life of Health Information 2011 report. Specifically, American Internet users are motivated by “feedback loops,” or online health indicators that other […]

Rugged Tablets Are Ready for a Swim The tabled is designed according to international technical standards to escape damage when submerged in water. The Xplore tablets can withstand water, ice, blood, oil and other liquids. These features come in handy for first responders to natural disasters such as flood and storms or military personnel who […]

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society and the Department of Health & Human Services are collaborating on tools to help graduating students and mid-career professionals obtain new jobs in health care IT. A nonprofit organization of more than 35,000 members, HIMSS offers expert advice on how to use technology to improve health care. It […]

Hospital Housekeeping Systems, an Austin, Texas-based company that provides outsourced cleaning and linen services to health care facilities, has built custom applications for the Apple iPad and iPhone using cloud computing leader Salesforce.com’s Force.com open-standard Cloud 2 platform to help facilities in 20 states assess the quality of their services in the cloud. Cloud 2 […]

NEW YORK – Xplore Technologies, a leader in enterprise rugged tablet PCs for outdoor environments, has unveiled its iX104C5 family of tablets for enterprise users in emergency medical services, the pharmaceutical industry, the military and manufacturing. In a presentation at the Harvard Club in New York, Xplore executives touted the fifth generation of the company’s […]

A new survey by Manhattan Research reveals that 75 percent of physicians in the United States have purchased an Apple mobile device such as an iPad, iPhone or iPod. The firm has completed its “Taking the Pulse U.S. 11.0” survey, an annual report that examines how physicians are using technology. It studies physicians’ use of […]

Care Innovations, a joint venture between Intel and GE Health Care, has launched a commercial version of the Intel-GE Care Innovations Guide, a telehealth platform that provides patients with portability while receiving remote care from physicians on multiple commercial off-the-shelf products, including desktops, laptops, netbooks, tablets and all-in-one devices. “What we’ve done with the COTS […]

Oracle has introduced version 7.0 of its Argus Safety database application, a cloud-based product that allows health care firms to report and manage data from adverse drug events. Companies in the pharmaceutical, biotech, contract research and medical device industries use Argus to manage product safety. They must report information from these data sets to the […]

Hewlett-Packard has launched an effort to help hospitals reduce patient readmissions by using the company’s Exstream for Healthcare Providers communications software. Announced on May 3, Exstream is a platform that delivers customized communications to patients when they’re discharged, including medication instructions and schedules for rehabilitation. The patient may have been discharged to their home, nursing […]

Recent guidelines issued by the White House on cyber-security could provide an impetus for secure online bill paying in health care, according to health care industry experts. The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace presented by the White House provides direction on how to protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and fraud in […]

A list of data breaches by the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reveals that more than 10 million patients have been affected by security lapses in about 260 health care-related incidents reported since 2009. The department began compiling the list on Feb. 22, 2010, when the HITECH […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is holding a flu app development contest at the government Website Challenge.gov and will award prizes totaling $35,000 to developers who create mobile and Web applications that educate the public about flu outbreaks and prevention. The CDC, a division of the Department of Health & Human Services, is […]