Category: eHealth

The healthcare IT merger and acquisition space will go through heavy consolidation over the next five years, according to Tom O'Connor, managing director at New York-based Berkery Noyes. read more …read more Source: Health IT market on track for heavy consolidation

Using an electronic medication management system did not significantly affect the amount of time doctors and nurses in an Australian study spent on direct patient care or medication-related tasks…. read more …read more Source: Medication IT doesn't take time away from patient care

A study has found an experimental, inexpensive iPhone app transmitted electrocardiogram images (ECGs) faster and more reliably than traditional emailed photo transmission. According to an… read more …read more Source: iPhone app transmits ECG images faster, more reliably than email

Healthcare providers are swamped in data, leaving them searching for effective storage solutions even as the amount of data continues to explode. read more …read more Source: Next-gen storage aims to keep up with health data explosion

San Francisco-based Jawbone, a provider of smart audio devices and wearable technology, announced that it has agreed to purchase Pittsburgh-based BodyMedia, a pioneer in wearable body monitors. read more Source: Jawbone to acquire BodyMedia for more than $100 million

San Antonio-based AirStrip and Camden, N.J.-based mVisum have settled AirStrip's patent lawsuit against mVisum, according to an April 29 company announcement. Under the settlement between the two… read more Source: AirStrip, mVisum reach settlement over patent infringement lawsuit

By all accounts, first responder emergency communications at the Boston Marathon performed well in response to the terrorist attack. However, the lack of interoperable public safety communications… read more Source: Nationwide public safety broadband network faces tough challenges

A European Union-funded mHealth project to develop a mobile device using nanotechnology to rapidly detect malaria infection and drug resistance will be ready for field testing in 2013–a year ahead… read more Source: Malaria detection device to be field tested a year ahead of schedule

In health IT, it's a man's world. Although women account for more than 47 percent of the U.S. labor force, they hold a paltry 25 percent of senior health IT roles nationwide. Don't get used to this trend, however, say female industry leaders who are working to make the realm of information technology more accessible…