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GE, Microsoft launch health IT new company
By Mike Miliard | 02:19 pm | December 08, 2011
General Electric and Microsoft will jointly establish a new, as-yet-unnamed healthcare IT company, combining their strengths to spur development of an open, interoperable technology platform and create clinical apps aimed at improving patient care worldwide.
Why the Qualcomm Life 2net launch matters
By Brian Dolan | 11:16 am | December 08, 2011
Aventyn announces cloud services, new mHealth study on heart failure patients
By Eric Wicklund | 07:23 am | December 08, 2011
The California-based developer of mobile health technology is sponsoring a three-continent study that tests its patient adherence and monitoring software in a home setting; the company also is launching a cloud-based service that hospitals can use for telemedicine projects, among others.
Investor: Payor plans to acquire 30 health startups
By Brian Dolan | 04:35 am | December 08, 2011
HIMSS: Most hospitals still developing mobile policies
By Neil Versel | 02:59 am | December 08, 2011
Mobile point-of-care spending to hit $4.4B by 2015
By Neil Versel | 02:23 am | December 08, 2011
US Surgeon General pitches nationwide radio dance minutes
By Chris Gullo | 04:40 pm | December 07, 2011
FDA clears AgaMatrix's iPhone glucose meter
By Brian Dolan | 02:42 pm | December 07, 2011
Health Q&A startup HealthTap raises $11.5 million
By Brian Dolan | 10:54 am | December 07, 2011
UN, mHealth Alliance announce 'Every Woman Every Child' grant recipients
By Eric Wicklund | 07:55 am | December 07, 2011
The eight recipients, announced at Tuesday's mHealth Summit, are developing or have developed mobile health-related projects to improve the health of women and children in developing or underserved parts of the world.