Feds betting improved IT will minimize medical problems
By
John O'Connor
May 02, 2011
The Department of Health and Human Services announced a partnership with providers around the country aimed at reducing medical errors and infections. The initiative will use data collection and health-related...
OIG report seeks increased safeguards in the EHR arena
By
John O'Connor
Jan 02, 2013
The move to electronic health records recently had a red flag thrown in front of it by a report from the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Feds unveil plan to improve tech safety via partnerships
By
John O'Connor
Aug 01, 2013
Healthcare technology can greatly help or harm the care residents receive. Recognizing this dichotomy, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has issued a health...
Approved sensor can reveal whether medicine is taken
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2012
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has given marketing approval to an ingestible pill that monitors medication adherence. Proteus Digital Health Inc. makes the Ingestion Event Marker (IEM), which was...