Apple recently launched an effort to simplify the complicated world of medical records, and a Lancaster County health system is among the first in the nation to participate. Patients of Lancaster General Health/Penn Medicine who have iPhones can now use Apple’s Health...
Healthcare organizations are in desperate need of a data center solution that provides stronger security against data breaches, simplification, compliance and fast access to needed records.
Facebook has asked several major U.S. hospitals to share anonymized data about their patients, such as illnesses and prescription info, for a proposed research project. Facebook was intending to match it up with user data it had collected, and help the hospitals figure...
Cancer awareness and education are critical components of dealing with the prevention and treatment of the disease that is diagnosed in about 1,735,350 people and claims the lives of about 610,000 individuals each year in the United States, according to the American...
Nearly 800 digital health startups were funded in 2017, an all-time high. Each of the new companies offers the hope of transforming the performance of the U.S. health care system. The audience for such innovation wants to be receptive: A recent American Hospital...
In health care, breakthrough cures are no longer just hidden in the innumerable mysteries of biology and chemistry. Increasingly, they are locked away in a place even harder to access: electronic patient records.
Maine could be short 3,200 nurses by 2025, that according to a study released last year by DHHS, UMaine, and nursing organizations. That data is pushing many organizations to think outside the box for ways to train and hire new nurses.
