Healthcare IT

BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York and Blue Shield of Northeastern New York plan to cover telehealth services for patients who connect with healthcare providers from home or work via the American Well Online Care platform.

The FDA is following up on health IT system malfunctions that could pose major patient safety risks.

UnitedHealth Group and Cisco are teaming up to build a national telehealth network that will grant patients access to physicians and specialists when in-person visits are not possible.

Healthcare IT workers are among the heaviest users of smart phones and other mobile technology, but addressing the security needs of such devices remains a critical concern, according to a survey released today by Forrester Consulting.

Buyers and sellers of electronic health record modules, which offer optional features such as clinical decision support or e-prescribing, should verify the impact of those components on the overall security and privacy of patient information across the EHR.

Wireless medicine may be the most important healthcare trend over the next 20 years.

Transmedia, known to those in healthcare for its Glide hosted operating system, is planning  to unveil several new mobile applications this spring. The company's software shares medical records and patient data between external applications.