Brian T. Horowitz

Casio and Verizon Wireless have introduced a rugged Android 2.2 touch-screen smartphone suitable for harsh working environments in verticals such as health care, construction, retail, manufacturing and transportation. The G’zOne Commando conforms to the rugged MIL-STD-810G military standard for durability. Its 1mm-thick tough glass and bumper edges allow the unit to withstand some drops, and […]

Microsoft, IT integrator and cloud-service provider CSC, and health-data-exchange software developer HealthUnity have announced they will contribute the technology and practice management for the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council’s MetroChicago Health Information Network. Founded in 1935, MCHC is a membership and service association of more than 150 hospitals and health care organizations in the greater metropolitan […]

Microsoft has announced that its Amalga data-aggregation application will provide the infrastructure for application service provider TeamPraxis‘ leading physician data network in Hawaii. Founded in 1992, TeamPraxis offers Web-based ConnxMD practice-management software as well as EHR and workflow applications. Hospitals, insurance companies, pharmacies and laboratories also use the SAAS (software-as-a-service) products. Amalga gives doctors a […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense have launched PTSD Coach, an iPhone app that allows members of the military as well as their friends, family and caregivers to help manage stress following combat deployment. With the military active in areas such as Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, service members and veterans may […]

American Well has rolled out a new version of its Online Care telehealth platform to allow physician practices of all sizes to offer the service directly to patients nationwide. Previously, American Well offered Online Care to major hospitals through a pilot project with health plans such as Blue Cross Blue Shield and WellPoint in states […]

Microsoft and EMC have provided the software and consulting for Denver Health’s Chronic Care Management platform to enable the health system to manage patients’ conditions, such as diabetes, and reduce costs by avoiding re-admissions. Denver Health is a hospital system that treats 25 percent of patients in the Denver area. It includes trauma centers, the […]

ABI Research has released a new report, called “RFID-Enabled Food Safety and Traceability Systems,” that explores how the Food Safety Modernization Act affects use of RFID in the food industry. The Food Safety Modernization Act, signed by President Obama on Jan. 4, calls for a shift in the FDA’s focus toward new food traceability rules […]

A new U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule went into effect April 18 that regulates how hardware manufacturers can introduce new mobile medical devices for use by health care providers. The rule was promulgated by the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, which oversees regulations for companies manufacturing, repacking, relabeling or importing medical devices […]

Dell has rolled out its Mobile Clinical Computing platform, which runs Meditech’s electronic health record applications, as well as VMware’s Sphere and View virtual desktop infrastructure. Dell will provide hardware such as laptops or tablets for the MCC platform, while its partners provide the software, virtualization and security technology. Meditech has about a 30 percent […]

The nonprofit Family Planning Council in Philadelphia has reported that a USB flash drive containing information on 70,000 patients was stolen in December and has not been recovered. The council provides funding to Philadelphia-area health care organizations offering family planning and reproductive health services such as HIV and STD screening, cancer screening and teen pregnancy […]

Researchers at IBM and the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in Singapore have taken some of the chemicals used to create chips and servers to build polymers that can detect and destroy antibiotic-resistant bacteria and infectious diseases such as staph infections or MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). The Singapore institute performs research on how to use […]

Verizon and Medfx have successfully implemented a pilot project on diabetes care that integrates the protocols and standards of two government initiatives in health care information sharing: the Direct Project and the NWHIN (Nationwide Health Information Network) Exchange. The Direct Project is an ONC(Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology) program to deliver […]