The belief that consumers do not want to use digital healthcare services is a myth, as more than 75 percent indicated would like to use such services given they are high quality and meet their needs, according to analysts from global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 16, 2014--The Fogarty Institute for Innovation, a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit that mentors, trains and inspires the next generation of medical innovators, in partnership with the PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc. and CHI-California Healthcare Institute, has announced this year's recipients of the Tracy T. Lefteroff Fund Awards, recognizing promising entrepreneurs, innovators, students and programs in the life sciences field.

All aboard for telemedicine! MSC Cruises has become the first cruise line to offer guests 24/7 multilingual pediatric telemedicine service on board.

The smartphone industry may be growing, but is the U.S. healthcare infrastructure ready to embrace the growing desire for non-traditional physician-patient encounters?

PHILADELPHIA, July 15, 2014-- Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the launch of the Elsevier Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) Reference App for Apple and Android phones and tablets. The free mobile app was created using ICD-10 coding requirements and developed specifically for physicians and clinical documentation specialists to help improve clinical documentation within the healthcare record. Using Elsevier original content, the Elsevier CDI Reference app is now available for free download via iTunes and Google Play.

Los Angeles, CA,  July 16, 2014 -- iPatientCare, Inc., a pioneer in mHealth and cloud based ambulatory EHR, Integrated Practice Management and Patient Portal Solutions, today introduced miMeds, miCalc and miWater, innovative patient Centric Medical Apps for free on iPhone and iPad on the App Store. It will help patients and clinicians to remain updated about patient's health, and improve the level of care.

Mobile text messages can influence behavioral changes when it comes to binge or hazardous drinking, according to a study published in Annuals of Emergency Medicine.

Responding to recent recommendations made by the National Governors Association’s (NGA) Health Care Sustainability Task Force, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is launching what it calls “a new innovative collaboration with states to improve care for Medicaid beneficiaries by accelerating efforts in reforming their health care systems to improve health and care while reducing costs.”