In its continuing bid to endorse Blue Button as a means to empower patients to download their health information, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is partnering with industry players to sponsor codeathons that promote Blue Button-enabled health apps.

Time Warner Cable Business Class (TWC) announced that it is exploring a new telemedicine service in partnership with Cleveland Clinic.

Variation in the methodology and results of government, not-for-profit and for-profit hospitals hinders the ability to accurately measure performance, according to a report from the Health Association of New York State.

The National Science Foundation’s Computer Systems Research program pumped $1.5 million into a project to develop computational jewelry to support mHealth applications.

For someone having a stroke, minutes can make the difference between life and death. Studies have shown that prompt access to a vascular neurologist vastly reduces mortality or the long-term disabling effects of a stroke. Yet, many hospitals, particularly in rural regions, do not have a stroke specialist or are unable to provide around-the-clock stroke coverage. To address this problem, Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H), in collaboration with Mayo Clinic, has created a “telestroke” program, offering participating hospitals across New Hampshire and Vermont 24/7 access to specialists.

The WelVU leadership team stepped onto the national stage last month with a mission to eliminate miscommunication in healthcare through their visual patient engagement platform. The combined team experience tops 100+ years of leadership in health literacy, health IT, and multi-media health education.

BOSTON--Jeff Tangney, founder and CEO of Doximity, has a mission to help physicians connect. Tangney spoke during the Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit.

Health IT, both on its own and as part of healthcare reform, will result in a significant decrease in the demand for both generalist and specialist physicians, according to a report published in Health Affairs.