On November 16 the American Medical Association (AMA) released new guidance on mobile health applications (mHealth apps) and devices that promote safe and effective patient care. 

JANESVILLE, Wis. and RALEIGH, N.C. (December 8, 2016) – Interactive video-based patient education is saving staff time while also increasing patient satisfaction for the endoscopy unit at Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center. The improvements were immediate after leveraging the hospital’s SmarTigr solution from TeleHealth Services, the nation’s leading provider of interactive patient engagement solutions.

Rochester, N.Y., December 6, 2016 – eHealth Technologies, the leading provider of image-enabled Health Information Exchange (HIE) solutions, and the Rochester RHIO (Regional Health Information Organization), a regional HIE serving 13 counties in western New York State, continue to make progress with image data interoperability.

Birmingham Children’s Hospital is the first hospital in the United Kingdom to go live with Fysicon DataLinQ®. With this unique solution, the Birmingham Children’s Hospital has a complete data collection, management and reporting system for the registration and monitoring of pacemaker and ICD patients.

Biotech company AngioSoma announced today the appointment of a new CEO who brings extensive healthcare experience with hospitals, health insurance organizations and physicians' offices.

Voluntis, producers of therapeutic companion software to help people manage their chronic diseases, has received FDA 510(k) clearance and the CE Mark for Insulia, a digital way of helping patients with type 2 diabetes manage the disease.

 Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh may have found an antidote to the deadly gas in cases of carbon monoxide poisonings.

In addition to accessing and viewing medical information, patients need a convenient, quick method to share such information. Application program interfaces (APIs) are a potential solution to boosting interoperability in the healthcare industry.