Brian T. Horowitz

The Obama administration’s White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has formally unveiled a Web tool that will enable seniors and veterans to download their PHRs (personal health records) to a PC or storage device and maintain control over information sharing with health care providers, according to a White House blog post. At a […]

At the Citrix Synergy conference on Oct. 6 in Berlin, global IT provider Wipro Technologies announced its Wipro desktop-as-a-service system for vertical markets such as health care, education, manufacturing and banking. The DAAS product incorporates Citrix’s XenDesktop virtualization platform and delivery technology along with Microsoft’s VDI Premium suite of infrastructure and management software, which allows […]

Fujitsu is beginning to preview a new type of phone that allows users to collect and share their own medical data. The prototype device, which uses Bluetooth technology to let people share their data, has already been certified by one major health care organization. At the CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) conference, which started […]

Scott Charney, Microsoft’s corporate vice president of trustworthy computing, is advocating that governments enact legislation that would isolate computers from the public Internet if they aren’t adequately protected by the latest security technology. Speaking at the International Security Solutions Europe (ISSE) Conference, in Berlin, Charney said governments should establish computer security policies modeled after public […]

Hewlett-Packard has joined in a co-marketing program with MedPlus, the IT unit of medical laboratory company Quest Diagnostics, to offer its hardware products along with MedPlus’ online-based Care360 EHR software. MedPlus will bundle its EHR (electronic health records) platform with HP’s hardware, services and financing to make it easier for physicians to choose an EHR […]

As Research In Motion positions its new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet for the enterprise, it may focus some of its marketing efforts on the health care field. With health care organizations already equipped with BlackBerry smartphones and relying on the security the device brings, the PlayBook could be a natural fit for hospitals and doctor’s offices […]

Health plan provider Kaiser Permanente has donated its Convergent Medical Terminology database to the International Healthcare Terminology Standards Development Organization to allow doctors and patients to understand the terminology in electronic medical records. The technology will be distributed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CMT is a core part of KP’s HealthConnect […]

Nonprofit medical research foundation The Myelin Repair Foundation will host a real-time online gaming event Oct. 7 and 8 and Nov. 9 and 10 as part of its Breakthrough to Cures initiative to promote collaboration between the medical field and academia to increase the number of cures for illnesses. MRF focuses on accelerating myelin repair […]

Electronic medical records software producer ClearPractice has developed a SAAS (software-as-a-service application) for the Apple iPad to help doctors manage their workflow, from scheduling to prescribing to billing. ClearPractice says its Nimble EMR cloud product is the first comprehensive EMR application designed to run in iOS natively on the iPad. The company worked with Apple […]

Oracle and its Sun Microsystems Laboratories unit have announced the formation of the Oracle Health Sciences Institute to research IT systems that aid health care and advance personalized medicine. “IT innovation is essential to accelerating the discovery, development and delivery of next-generation treatments, therapies and health care service innovations,” Neil de Crescenzo, senior vice president […]