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App developers ask Congress, HHS for HIPAA clarity on cloud, more
By Brian Dolan | 10:48 am | September 15, 2014
Making patient engagement meaningful (to the doctor)
By Eric Wicklund | 10:20 am | September 15, 2014
Glen Tullman's new company - Livongo - seeks to empower those with chronic conditions and bring providers into the loop only when they're needed.
Duke, Stanford are also working on HealthKit pilots
By Jonah Comstock | 08:33 am | September 15, 2014
Survey: 48 percent of employers plan to offer telehealth services by 2015
By Aditi Pai | 11:58 am | September 12, 2014
6SensorLabs raises $4M for connected gluten sensor
By Jonah Comstock | 11:46 am | September 12, 2014
HIMSS calls for legislation to fuel telehealth
By Frank Irving | 11:18 am | September 12, 2014
Gearing up for National HIT Week, the association plans to present federal officials with three "asks" - as it does each year. This time they'll include a higher-caliber focus on driving telehealth.
mHealth masters: Chuck Marlin says telemedicine's time has come
By Eric Wicklund | 07:59 am | September 12, 2014
A 20-year healthcare IT veteran who recently launched Healthcare Technology Solutions talks about mHealth's promising new platforms.
Google acquires tremor-canceling utensil maker Lift Labs
By Aditi Pai | 02:03 pm | September 11, 2014
VA picks up the pace on health apps for veterans
By Eric Wicklund | 11:44 am | September 11, 2014
The department will soon launch mobile versions of its two most popular desktop applications for the My HealtheVet portal, and will follow that with several more apps.
Comparing the Apple Watch and the Basis Band
By Jonah Comstock | 10:20 am | September 11, 2014