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“Track what you're made of, not just your steps.” So goes the tagline of TomTom’s new Touch fitness tracker, released earlier this fall as part of a new line of wearables. As TomTom and other companies step further into the … Read More … Read More

Do you check your work email from home? How about on vacation? While research shows that taking time off can alleviate stress, most Americans keep up with work email when they’re away. … Read More

2016 has been a big year for healthcare technology, with exciting developments in wearable sensors, remote patient monitoring, internet security, and much more. But alas, it’s almost time to watch the ball drop and sing Auld Lang Syne. … Read More

More than 90 percent of healthcare workers own a smartphone for personal use, according to a 2016 survey, and whether supplied by their employer or ‘BYOD’, most healthcare employees are using their device at work. … Read More

Have you ever purchased a hand soap with the encouraging statement “kills 99.99% of germs*” slapped on the label? Well, a recent ruling by the Food and Drug Administration will have most of these products off the shelves by next … Read More … Read More

For nearly a decade, healthcare has been explicitly pursuing a Triple Aim of patient engagement, quality improvement and population health. As this Triple Aim becomes the central paradigm of healthcare systems, it’s clear that health IT has an important role … Read More … Read More

  If you are reading this, chances are you care about health. Well here’s a piece of advice: stop reading this article and pick up a book. According to a recent study by researchers at Yale University, you may live … Read More … Read More

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The ONC released a draft of this years “Interoperability Standards Advisory” (ISA) in August and the final 2017 version is scheduled for completion in December. As we prepare to ring in the third year of defining and refining standards for … Read More … Read More

Our previous posts about precision medicine painted a pretty rosy picture. The $1,000 genome is a reality, and by the end of 2016 the U.S. will have enrolled more participants in precision medicine studies than any other country. Geisinger’s MyCode … Read More … Read More