Brian T. Horowitz

Geisinger Health System, which runs care facilities for 2.6 million residents in 44 counties in Pennsylvania, is working with drug manufacturer Merck to develop cloud-based applications for medication adherence. Merck offers over-the-counter medications such as Claritin and Tinactin as well as prescription-products like the Nasonex nasal spray and Singulair asthma medication. The company operates under […]

Aetna has announced that it has optimized the company’s iTriage health resource for the Apple iPad with a new native app. iTriage is a Web-based service that allows consumers to research symptoms, look up medical providers and schedule appointments. It provides information on diseases and medical procedures, and uses GPS to direct patients to providers’ […]

The Microsoft Surface brand already has a history in health care as a tabletop PC. But while the introduction of a new family of Microsoft tablets offers new possibilities for clinical use, software vendors will need to bring new innovation to clinical app development. Perhaps the 10.6-inch ClearType HD display, an increase over the 9.7-inch […]

St. Joseph Health, a 14-hospital health delivery system that serves California, New Mexico and Texas, says it’s seeing positive results from a telehealth pilot using AT&T Telepresence Clinic and Cisco HealthPresence. St. Joseph has implemented the pilot to 26 providers, one psychiatrist and 250 patients, according to the hospital. AT&T’s Telepresence Clinic is a managed […]

With cloud computing, tech vendors are looking to keep seniors independent yet wirelessly connected to health-monitoring devices. On June 14, Independa announced it will integrate its Artemis system of sensors that monitor patients’ vital signs with Qualcomm Life’s 2net cloud-based remote-monitoring platform. Seniors will be able to transmit data from sensors on scales, blood pressure […]

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has named Maryland’s chief innovation officer, Bryan Sivak, as its HHS chief technology officer. Sivak assumes his new role following the appointment of Todd Park as the federal U.S. chief technology officer by President Obama on March 9. Park succeeded Aneesh Chopra, who is now a senior […]

Nuance Communications has announced an agreement with Radimetrics to automate software on the reporting of radiology doses. A leader in clinical-understanding software, Nuance will integrate its PowerScribe 360 Reporting with Radimetrics’ eXposure system, which tracks the amount of radiation down to the level present in each organ of the body. Physicians, radiologists, clinical physicists and […]

Natural language understanding software vendor MModal has introduced a new line of products called Catalyst to help clinicians extract unstructured data and combine it with structured information. Unstructured data consists of dictated notes from patient exams, while structured data includes information on medication, lab values and vital signs, Mike Raymer, MModal’s senior vice president of […]

Drchrono, a health care software as a service (SaaS) developer for Apple iOS, announced that it has added payment processing to its electronic health record (EHR) app on the iPhone and instant insurance-eligibility checking on the iPad. Patients can check insurance eligibility through Drchrono’s EHR software and through the OnPatient check-in app. Drchrono introduced OnPatient […]

Workers that rely on push-to-talk devices to collaborate on the job have a new 3G option. Sprint has introduced Kyocera Communications’ DuraXT phone to allow first responders and military personnel to maintain push-to-talk connectivity on the company’s 3G CDMA network in harsh working conditions. The DuraXT is suitable for users in industries such as construction, […]