Brian T. Horowitz

GE Healthcare has launched Centricity Practice 10, a new version of the company’s practice-management software that allows physicians to monitor their progress toward qualifying for government financial incentives on meaningful use of EHRs (electronic health records).CPS 10 is the only EHR and practice-management application that incorporates integrated quality reporting metrics, the company claims.With EHR and […]

Health care software developer ClearPractice has introduced a new software as a service (SaaS) health care practice-management suite, called Eden, for the Mac, iPhone and iPad. Eden is said to be the first full-featured medical-practice platform in the cloud, according to ClearPractice, a Web-based provider of practice management, electronic prescribing and personal health record (PHR […]

Panasonic Solutions has introduced a new rugged handheld tablet, the Toughbook H2, for first responders, hospital clinicians and field workers. Panasonic Solutions is the division of Panasonic for government and commercial enterprises. This latest Toughbook features a second-generation Intel Core i5-2557M vPro processor, which operates at 1.7GHz (with Turbo Boost, up to 2.7GHz) to deliver […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs has revealed plans to allow clinicians in the department’s health facilities to use additional mobile devices such as iPhones, iPads and Android devices to exchange email and access EHRs (electronic health records). Clinicians would be allowed to use the mobile devices by Oct. 1, Roger Baker, the VA’s CIO and […]

Leadership Directories, a longtime compiler of listings on government leaders, has branched out into health care with Health Focus, its first online database covering a particular industry. Health Focus holds information on 150,000 leaders and 8,000 organizations across the U.S. health care industry, including government, hospital systems, medical schools and trade associations. Known for its […]

Despite the exit of Google from the personal health record market, the consumer version of electronic health records may have a future as part of an overall health care IT strategy, according to a report by research firm Frost & Sullivan. Increasing use of EHRs (electronic health records) by providers and payers along with continued […]

Health care insurer WellPoint has agreed to pay the Indiana attorney general’s office $100,000 for failing to notify officials within a reasonable amount of time of a data breach affecting 32,000 customers. Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller filed a lawsuit against WellPoint on Oct. 29 for violating two Indiana notification laws. Each one carried a […]

AT&T and health insurer HCSC have launched a pilot project internally that allows diabetic patients at both companies to monitor their blood sugar levels using WellDoc’s DiabetesManager application. DiabetesManager is a diabetes-management application that allows patients and caregivers to monitor care using mobile devices. A select number of diabetic employees at HCSC as well as […]

General Dynamics Itronix has unveiled its GD3015 tablet PC, a semi-rugged computer that hits the middle point between consumer tablets and heavier fully ruggedized notebooks. Itronix is the rugged mobile technology division of General Dynamics, a manufacturer of aircraft, ships, military armament and IT equipment for the government and military. The GD3015 tablet is geared […]

Online startup MeYou Health has a noble mission: to challenge gamers to maintain daily health rituals the company hopes they’ll continue for the rest of their lives. Formed in September 2009, MeYou Health develops games using open-source technology. MeYou Health is a division of Healthways, a wellness application developer. Daily Challenge, launched in September 2010, […]