Brian T. Horowitz

Doctors have nearly doubled their use of tablets since 2011, a May 10 report by Manhattan Research revealed. In its annual “Taking the Pulse” study, Manhattan Research found that tablet use by doctors reached 62 percent in 2012, compared with 35 percent of physician tablet adoption in 2011. “Taking the Pulse” is an annual report […]

Now you may leave the doctor’s office with not only a prescription for medication but an Rx for a mobile application to help take better care of yourself. Happtique, a company that operates a mobile app store for health care, has announced mRx, a trial that will test whether the company’s mobile app will encourage […]

MModal, a developer of clinical documentation software, has introduced Fluency, a group of applications that enable doctors to dictate narratives about patients’ conditions and populate electronic health records with this information. The company unveiled the Fluency speech-to-text platform May 9. One of the company’s goals in developing Fluency is to tell the “complete patient story,” […]

Although studies show health care technology does help patient care, when tech tools lead doctors astray, patients can suffer. For a March 6 report called “Healthcare IT Tipping Point Report,” CDW Healthcare found that 84 percent of caregivers believe health care IT improves patient care. Doctors assume that if they’re using electronic health records (EHRs), […]

Android smartphones are prepared for a dunk in the sink. At the CTIA Wireless 2012 show in New Orleans, Kyocera Communications has introduced its Hydro waterproof phone as well as the Rise, a model with both a QWERTY keyboard and touch-screen. The Hydro conforms to the Ingress Protection Ratings IPx5 and IPx7 for water resistance. […]

Consult A Doctor on the iPhone Consult A Doctor unveiled a beta version of its iPhone app at ATA 2012 and plans to launch it officially in the coming weeks. The app allows patients to hold consultations with doctors by voice or email. The company plans to add video capabilities and an Android version in […]

Signing up as an organ donor on the back of your driver’s license is one step. But now Facebook wants to make the process a little more public and social. On May 1, the company added the ability to share organ donor status in members’ timelines, or profiles. Following the announcement, the number of people […]

AT&T is collaborating with health services provider Valued Relationships Inc. (VRI) to develop a remote-monitoring platform to help manage chronic conditions and reduce hospital readmissions. Based in Franklin, Ohio, VRI offers medical alert systems to notify doctors of emergencies in the home. The company also offers remote monitoring and electronic medication dispensers. “AT&T will sell […]

Radio-frequency identification technology is not only a way to track goods through the supply chain or the environmental conditions of food or medicine, but it may even save you from having foreign objects left inside of you after surgery. The University of California’s Irvine Medical Center in Orange, Calif., has adopted SmartSponge RFID technology from […]

As the American Telemedicine Association conference (ATA 2012) kicks off in San Jose, Calif., American Well Systems and Consult A Doctor are both taking remote care mobile. American Well has unveiled a mobile app as part of version 6.0 of its Online Care cloud-based platform, and Consult A Doctor is demonstrating a new iPhone app […]