Some of the developments surrounding EHRs and patient engagement this week raised my eyebrows.

BOSTONRemote technologies are advancing accountable care. From the emergency room to the intensive care unit to a patients home, Banner Health is using mobile tools to make the care it delivers more efficient and less expensive, according to Chief Medical Officer Tricia Nguyen, MD.

BOSTONUnderserved communities are not benefiting as much as others from the digitization of healthcare, but initiatives are in place to spread health IT and mobile health tools have the potential to bring previously uninitiated individuals into the healthcare system, according to panelists at the 4th annual mHealth World Congress.

BOSTON--Payers are taking the lead when it comes to achieving consumer engagement with mobile health (mHealth) tools. Representatives from four health plans shared information on their mHealth tools and strategies for getting consumers to use them at the 4th annual World Health Congress.

Quantitative MR analysis revealed the presence and laterality of hippocampal atrophy in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy at rates that matched, and may exceed, expert visual interpretation, according to a study published in the August issue of Radiology.

A June 11 burglary resulted in the theft of six laptop and tablet computer devices from the Chicago home hospice offices of Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Royal Philips Electronics plans to work with Nuvodia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Inland Imaging Investments, to bring Philips PACS to rural hospitals, smaller institutions, imaging centers, orthopedic centers and oncology practices.

Mobile phone-based software may allow physicians to manage and consult on stroke cases in real time from anywhere in the world, according to a study presented at the ninth annual meeting of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery in San Diego.