The leading causes of frustration with patient portals are unresponsive staff and poor interfaces, according to a survey by technology consulting firm Software Advice.

Signs point to Amazon working toward a big digital health announcement, according to Venture Beat.

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Aug. 27, 2014-- CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) announced today it has entered into a new clinical affiliation with MedStar Health, a leading health care system with ten hospitals in Maryland and the Washington, DC, region, which will enhance access to high-quality, affordable health care services for patients

WINDERMERE, Fla., Aug. 26, 2014-- iMedicor (OTC: VMCI) announced today that it has signed an agreement with a large dental group, headquartered in the Midwest.  The dental group provides quality, affordable and accessible family dental care with over 100 locations throughout eleven states

Pawtucket, RI, August 26, 2014--Tunstall Healthcare Group, the world leader in remote care and safety monitoring, has signed an agreement with Health Touch Rhode Island to provide personal emergency response (PERS) for Rhode Island seniors and disabled populations. The service, branded “Health Touch”, will be delivered from Tunstall Americas’ operations center in Pawtucket.

The Federal Communications Commission has finalized rules to set aside wireless spectrum for wearable sensors.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and five states are piloting approaches where parents get direct access to their children’s immunization records as part of the Blue Button Initiative, according to a Health IT Buzz blog post by Simone Myrie, a public health analyst at ONC.

The Department of Health and Human Services Secretary has announced more than $35 million in Affordable Care Act funding that will go to 147 health centers in 44 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to support patient-centered medical homes through new construction and facility renovations.