The global market for tablet PC devices in healthcare is expected to increase to $1.7 billion for 2013, reflecting an increase of nearly 27 percent over the prior year, according to Kalorama Information.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Health care prices grew 1.0 percent in May 2013 relative to May 2012, the lowest rate in our data series, which extends back to January 1990. The 12-month moving average, at 1.7 percent, is the lowest since the same reading was recorded in September 1998. National health expenditures, which combines prices and utilization, grew 4.2 percent in May, and revised data for the first quarter of 2013 put spending growth at 3.8 percent, below the record low levels seen annually since 2009.

Wearable devices potentially hold the key to new approaches to improving healthcare quality, delivery costs and consumer engagement, said Antonio Zugaldia, chief technology officer at Washington, D.C.-based Silica Labs, which develops Google Glass healthcare apps. He spoke during a July 11 health innovation event at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health, which is a “Google Glass explorer,” or part of a group brainstorming its uses.

Accountable care is poised for a significant boost with the nation's largest care provider network announcing its plan to more than double its accountable care contracts over the next five years to reach at least $50 billion.

Lake Forest, IL (PRWEB) July 10, 2013 -- The healthcare arena has been bombarded with significant changes affecting every aspect of the industry. Most of the new government programs, directives and regulations have required hefty changes to workflows, processes and finances. However, none have seemed to positively affect revenues. Scribe Healthcare Technologies, Inc. provides a solution. A revenue generating solution.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 10, 2013 -- According to a recent IMS Health study, poor medication use by clinicians and patients costs $200 billion each year in the U.S., or 8 percent of all U.S. healthcare expenditures. To improve medication use and safety, MedSnap, LLC introduces MedSnap ID, an iPhone® application for clinicians, health systems, hospitals, clinics, ACOs, pharmacies and home health providers. MedSnap ID uses computer vision technology to quickly identify an entire set of patient pills and screen them for safety. 

A new resource offers hospitals four evidence-based strategies to engage patients and their families in their care. The guidance comes from the Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

HONG KONG, July 8, 2013 -- The world's leading healthcare speakers and industry experts from across the globe are due to converge at a major Health IT conference - the HIMSS AsiaPac13 Greater China eHealth Forum( http://www.himssasiapac.org/13 ) - in Hong Kong this summer to discuss strategies, challenges and outcome of Information Technology adoption in the healthcare industry. Delegates attending the event will experience emerging technologies and engage in discussions on enhancing patient care and safety using IT. The conference will take place from 1 August to 2 August 2013 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) with a pre-conference symposia consisting of Nursing Informatics and Clinician IT Leadership at the Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital on 31 July 2013. The conference is organised by HIMSS Asia Pacific, a not-for-profit organisation that brings together healthcare providers, government bodies, healthcare professional organisations and solution providers for the betterment of healthcare.