NORWALK, Conn., April 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Zillion Group today announced the broad availability of its digital health technology platform, which specializes in live video consultation. Turning content, people-based services and programs into scalable digital products, Zillion enables companies to realize the true potential of mobile engagement and empower consumers to take control of their health. 

Adam Landman, MD, was named chief information officer of Brigham and Women's Health Care in Boston, effective May 2.  

Nokia has plans to acquire Withings, a French consumer electronic company, in an effort to accelerate its entry into the digital health market. 

Tennova Healthcare will no longer prescribe opiate medications for long-term care because the growing risk of addiction and abuse.

Amid the hype around the newest technology and latest devices, are providers forgetting the basics of what makes healthcare work? Is the transformation into this new age leading us away from fundamental virtues of the healthcare system?

CHIME and AEHIS believe the solution begins with more cooperation between healthcare organizations and device manufacturers.

Avoidable hospital deaths remain high, according to the Leapfrog Group in its Spring 2016 Hospital Safety Score update, which assigns letter grades to more than 2,500 U.S. hospitals, assessing medical errors, accidents, injuries and infections.

The American Medical Association (AMA) announced a new collaboration with IDEA Labs, a student-run biotechnology incubator, to help inspire and support cutting-edge medical technology development from the next generation of young entrepreneurs studying at Washington University in St. Louis, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Pennsylvania and University of Minnesota.