Representatives of state medical licensing boards have approved updated guidelines to help ensure the safety and quality of medicine when it is practiced using telemedicine technology.

The American Health Information Management Association and the ECRI Institute are partnering in a pilot project to promote patient safety and quality care through the reduction of health IT risks, and enhancing health IT innovation.

April 24, 2014 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time,SAN ANTONIO--AirStrip, the leading provider of mobile healthcare solutions that drive clinical transformation, has announced an agreement with Texas Health Resources to deploy AirStrip ONE® throughout the health system. The AirStrip ONE platform will give clinicians seamless access to disparate data systems from multiple vendors, allowing them to interact with patient information both within and outside of the hospital using mobile devices. 

Kearney, NE, April 28, 2014 -- PHYND Technologies has been awarded a grant from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development to compare and analyze how much hospitals currently spend on managing health care provider information versus using the PHYND provider information management (PIM) platform.

Two National Institutes of Health organizations plan to award funding for mobile health tools that help with the treatment and self-management of chronic diseases among underserved populations.

Hearst Corporation’s healthcare group, Hearst Health, has acquired CareInSync, a software solutions company providing a real-time, mobile platform to improve patient care by enhancing communications between providers and patients. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Google is seeking patents that detail ways to fit a camera into a contact lens without dramatically increasing its thickness.

Healthcare providers in Georgia are leveraging interoperability and portability of health information to improve population health outcomes and reduce historical disparities in care.