A Mobile Health Provider Program being implemented by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is designed to leverage the power of mHealth to "transform the way clinicians and patients interact.”

Wearable technology is no longer just stuff of Hollywood movies. New products offering the ability to track vital signs, activity levels, adherence and more are set to radically change patients’ engagement in their healthcare along with detection and treatment. How will healthcare organizations successfully integrate them into their workflows? 

A new alliance and several partnerships are helping telehealth continue to expand its utilization.

Good morning! Here are some interesting developments from the official opening day of the HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition.

ORLANDO--Steward Health Care Network in Boston became one of five Pioneer accountable care organizations in January 2012 which meant it had 90 days to start meeting numerous requirements.

ORLANDO--Nurses can play a meaningful role as leaders and innovators in designing and implementing new care delivery models, said Laura Wood, DNP, MS, RN, senior vice president, patient care services and chief nursing officer, Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH), at the Nursing Informatics Symposium at the Health Information and Management Systems Society’s annual meeting.

ORLANDO—The role of the CMIO is evolving and expanding beyond the support of applications to include responsibility for larger, organization-wide operational and strategic objectives, according to a presentation at the Health Information and Management Systems Society's annual conference.

The CommonWell Health Alliance, the health IT vendor-led interoperability coalition, has expanded again.