Information Technologies
Cloud Integration Company Unveils Health IT Platform
Jan 26, 2016
Marie Thibault A central challenge for the healthcare industry—how to personalize patient care and improve clinical outcomes—has attracted another...
Meet the IBM Watson Health Competitor Turning Elusive Data into Individualized Care
Nov 20, 2015
Marie Thibault Apixio's HCC Profiler, based on the Iris platform, is used to calculate accurate risks for patients. You've heard of IBM Watson Health...
Hackers Flock to Fake Medical Devices
Sep 30, 2015
Marie Thibault Researchers have shown, through an experiment, that medical devices are available to hackers. According to tech news outlet The Register,...
FBI: Be Wary of Connected Medical Devices
Sep 16, 2015
Marie Thibault   Patients with insulin pumps or users of mobile health wearables probably don’t realize the FBI is thinking about them, but it...
A Code for Safer Medical Device Software
May 19, 2015
Marie Thibault Over the last few years, cybersecurity has become a major topic in healthcare. While medical device companies have been warned repeatedly about...
Y-Combinator is Betting on These 7 Medtech Startups in 2014
Aug 27, 2014
Since being established in 2005, Silicon Valley-based seed accelerator Y-Combinator has become one of the most respected names in startup funding. Twice a year...
Study: Patients are More Honest With Virtual Humans
Jul 16, 2014
Clinicians and doctors take note. When it comes to honesty in disclosure, patients prefer a computer-simulated human to the real thing. According to a first-of...
Physicians Say Electronic Health Records Are Top Health IT Concern
Jul 10, 2014
Implementing electronic health records (EHRs) remains a top concern among physicians according to Physicians Practice 2014 Technology Survey. Physicians...
Disruptive 'New Entrants' Challenge MedTech for Billions in Revenue
Apr 11, 2014
Which one is the traditional medtech industry?  Hey device makers. There are some new challengers in the marketplace, and they're here to take...
Heartbleed Bug Endangers Medical Data, Internet as a Whole
Apr 08, 2014
A bug has been discovered by security solutions provider Codenomicon Defensics and Google Security that would allow hackers to access a variety of personal...