Mobile Health IT

Hospital says 8 percent more patients using the app were alive after 180 days than those not using the software, which alerts clinicians when heart failure conditions become more advanced.

With 10 pilots in development, products will get to market with real data and added value for hospitals and payers.

Smartphone software programs from the likes of athenahealth’s Epocrates, Doximity, Medscape, Wolters Kluwer and others are giving both clinicians and patients more confidence in diagnosis and treatment options.

Global digital exemplar launches new app to improve the experience of children in hospital.

Here's what you can expect in the year ahead.

For starters, it’s important to routinely check for gaps in your systems, and whether the tools in place can thwart current threats.

The health IT sector should look to drug and device industries as examples to establish a successful ecosystem of innovation.

New venture fund from the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary is more of a market lift model than an accelerator, partner says.

Program will introduce the technology to 144 cancer patients already undergoing treatment at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center in Indianapolis.

New fund combines the funding, analytic capabilities and vast network of Optum to invest in digital health.