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News and insights on healthcare IT technology that can impact patient outcomes, care, accessibility, security, and compliance. Healthcare IT technology is evolving fast, especially as organizations have geared up for technologies such as electronic health records, telemedicine and healthcare interoperability standards such as FHIR. Healthcare organizations must also pay close attention to security, compliance, the cloud, and analytics and AI. This section provides news and insights into the technology behind Healthcare IT including software and tools, organizational strategies, and innovative use cases.

Predictive Analytics, Wearables Data Driving EHR Growth

Electronic health records may not be new, but they are gaining strong adoption. That's driven by trends such as integration with predictive analytics systems and telemedicine.

Electronic health records may not be new, but they are gaining strong adoption. That's driven by trends such as integration with predictive analytics systems and telemedicine.

by Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps

IBM Watson Health Tackles Diabetes

IBM Watson Health is teaming with the American Diabetes Association to apply cognitive computing to the ADA's 66 years worth of research and data. The results will be used to help entrepreneurs, developers, healthcare providers, and patients learn more about diabetes, prevention, complications, and care.

IBM Watson Health is teaming with the American Diabetes Association to apply cognitive computing to the ADA's 66 years worth of research and data. The results will be used to help entrepreneurs, developers, healthcare providers, and patients learn more about diabetes, prevention, complications, and care.

by Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps

Wearables At Work: 9 Security Steps Worth Taking

Wearables are finding their way into organizations, whether or not IT departments are prepared to deal with them. As the number of endpoints continues to grow, so does the potential for hacks. These nine pointers will help you prepare your organization to keep ahead of threats.

Wearables are finding their way into organizations, whether or not IT departments are prepared to deal with them. As the number of endpoints continues to grow, so does the potential for hacks. These nine pointers will help you prepare your organization to keep ahead of threats.

by Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer

Penn Medicine: Using Data To Save Patient Lives

Penn Signals is a system that uses existing data from electronic health records to perform real time predictive analysis of heart failure patients. The goal? Penn Medicine wanted to place patients in proper risk groups and assign them to cardiology resources in order to get them the best care and improve their outcomes. This work earned the company the No. 4 spot in the 2016 InformationWeek Elite 100.

Penn Signals is a system that uses existing data from electronic health records to perform real time predictive analysis of heart failure patients. The goal? Penn Medicine wanted to place patients in proper risk groups and assign them to cardiology resources in order to get them the best care and improve their outcomes. This work earned the company the No. 4 spot in the 2016 InformationWeek Elite 100.

by Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark Reading

Apple CareKit Launches With 4 Healthcare Apps

Apple CareKit technology is now available to developers through GitHub, and to consumers through four updated applications -- Iodine, One Drop, Glow Nurture, and Glow Baby -- from startups Apple spent the last month working with.

Apple CareKit technology is now available to developers through GitHub, and to consumers through four updated applications -- Iodine, One Drop, Glow Nurture, and Glow Baby -- from startups Apple spent the last month working with.

by Michelle Maisto, Freelance Writer

CrescentCare CIO: How Analytics Improves Patient Outcomes

CrescentCare Health in New Orleans has expanded beyond its original charter as the NO/AIDS Task Force to serve the broader community. CIO Seema Gai is leading the charge to incorporate data analytics to improve patient outcomes.

CrescentCare Health in New Orleans has expanded beyond its original charter as the NO/AIDS Task Force to serve the broader community. CIO Seema Gai is leading the charge to incorporate data analytics to improve patient outcomes.

by Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps

iPhone SE, Smaller iPad Pro Unveiled: Up Close Look

Apple unveiled smaller, cheaper versions of the iPhone and iPad Pro during its March 21 event. Execs also demoed iOS 9.3 and updates to tvOS and Apple Watch. Get a closer look.

Apple unveiled smaller, cheaper versions of the iPhone and iPad Pro during its March 21 event. Execs also demoed iOS 9.3 and updates to tvOS and Apple Watch. Get a closer look.

by Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading

Toyota Develops Wearable Mobility Device For The Blind

Project BLAID is dedicated to helping blind and visually impaired people navigate via a device worn around the shoulder.

Project BLAID is dedicated to helping blind and visually impaired people navigate via a device worn around the shoulder.

by Nathan Eddy, Freelance Writer

Google Glass Sharpens Focus On The Enterprise

Signs point to a sharper focus on the enterprise as Google Glass 2 designs surface and Google's consumer social media accounts for Glass shut down.

January 26, 2016

Signs point to a sharper focus on the enterprise as Google Glass 2 designs surface and Google's consumer social media accounts for Glass shut down.

by Dawn Kawamoto, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

January 26, 2016

IoT 2016: 13 Hot Trends For Business

We've identified 13 noteworthy Internet of Things trends that will make a difference to your business -- and your life -- this year and beyond.

January 20, 2016

We've identified 13 noteworthy Internet of Things trends that will make a difference to your business -- and your life -- this year and beyond.

by Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark Reading

January 20, 2016

10 Medical-Device Wearables To Improve Patients' Lives

Wearable medical devices have expanded from hearing aids to everything from heartbeat monitors to pain management. Here are 10 medical wearables worth watching.

January 12, 2016

Wearable medical devices have expanded from hearing aids to everything from heartbeat monitors to pain management. Here are 10 medical wearables worth watching.

by Dawn Kawamoto, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

January 12, 2016

9 Reasons Why Personalized Marketing Still Isn't Accurate

Personalization efforts have served as a vanguard for big data at many organizations. But some of these programs still fall short. Here's a closer look at what's going wrong. Does your enterprise fit these profiles?

January 08, 2016

Personalization efforts have served as a vanguard for big data at many organizations. But some of these programs still fall short. Here's a closer look at what's going wrong. Does your enterprise fit these profiles?

by Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer

January 08, 2016

10 Healthcare Wearables, Devices Dominating CES

This year's wearables go beyond basic step counting to measure core health data such as blood pressure, vision quality, and body temperature. At CES 2016, InformationWeek got up close and personal with the latest wave of health-centric devices.

January 07, 2016

This year's wearables go beyond basic step counting to measure core health data such as blood pressure, vision quality, and body temperature. At CES 2016, InformationWeek got up close and personal with the latest wave of health-centric devices.

by Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading

January 07, 2016

CES 2016: Sneak Peek At Emerging Trends

After walking around a crowded ballroom for a couple of hours checking out gadgets of all shapes, sizes, and functionality, here are the major trends I saw coming together at the event that are likely to have long-term impact on our lives and businesses.

January 06, 2016

After walking around a crowded ballroom for a couple of hours checking out gadgets of all shapes, sizes, and functionality, here are the major trends I saw coming together at the event that are likely to have long-term impact on our lives and businesses.

by Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark Reading

January 06, 2016

Healthcare IT: Hot Trends For 2016, Part 2

Dek: In the second of this two-part series on healthcare IT, we look at the influx of healthcare data, and what it will mean for practitioners and IT professionals. In part one, we explored the ways in which advances in patient-focused data collection, wearables, and the Internet of Things will change how doctors and patients communicate.

December 31, 2015

Dek: In the second of this two-part series on healthcare IT, we look at the influx of healthcare data, and what it will mean for practitioners and IT professionals. In part one, we explored the ways in which advances in patient-focused data collection, wearables, and the Internet of Things will change how doctors and patients communicate.

by Esther Schindler, Writer and Translator

December 31, 2015