In the annual Surescripts national report, the results for the use of technology in healthcare shows that interoperability continues its growth trend.

Erik Gerard, an IT and communications systems expert, has more than 20 years of experience helping healthcare organizations transition into the advanced technological era. In an exclusive interview with Clinical Innovation & Technology, Gerard discusses the influence IT and communication advancements has had on the healthcare space, while also offering advice on taking on these new technologies.

Join Joseph Franklin, MD, an assistant professor of psychology at Florida State University, as he discusses smartphones, what he sees as the newest route to suicide prevention.

According to new findings, viruses use changes in their hosts’ physiology to maximize infection efforts, including playing off of circadian rhythms and internal clocks to take advantages of weak points. 

Rick Hopfer, CIO at Molina Healthcare, has implemented a three-year plan to help the company in “stabilizing, optimizing, and innovating business operations." In an interview with Forbes, Hopfer explains future plans and just how he predicts health IT will affect the whole of healthcare.

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Aug. 17, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cianna Medical, Inc. today announced the company has received an additional FDA 510(k) clearance for the SAVI SCOUT® radar localization system, allowing the reflector to be placed at the lumpectomy site up to 30 days prior to surgical removal. SCOUT®, the first medical device to use radar in human tissue is a tool for localizing and directing the removal of non-palpable breast lesions. 

Even after double-checking for possible confounding factors, a new study from the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics confirms that women who use acetaminophen while pregnant are more likely to have children with behavioral or emotional problems in early and middle childhood.

Every expectant mother wonders just how her baby is doing while still in the womb, and now with Bloomlife she can monitor her baby’s wellbeing through her smartphone.