Health Technologies

Romney promises VA revamp

The presumptive Republican nominee for president has made reform of the Department of Veterans Affairs part of his campaign.

  • By Camille Tuutti

Got an app for that? For combat vets, the answer is yes.

Mobile apps and cutting-edge technology are changing the way we care for our troops -- and maybe, someday, even the general public.

  • By Amber Corrin

Federal 100: John Feikema

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  • By Brian Robinson

Geesey saves lives with technology

An Army colonel led the effort to connect soldiers with mental health specialists as part of a wider campaign to prevent suicides.

  • By Camille Tuutti

HHS health IT office baseline gets a boost while stimulus funds trickle to a halt

The money that has been encouraging doctors to adopt electronic health records would end in 2013.

2013 budget proposal puts IT on short leash

Obama's 2013 budget proposal aims to cut federal IT but increase its use when it makes government more efficient.

  • By 1105 Media Staff

Military health records system suffers outage after software upgrade

The Military Health System's AHLTA clinical data repository suffered a day-long shutdown after a software problem last week, affecting thousands of users.

  • By Amber Corrin

HHS debuts smoking cessation mobile texting apps

The National Cancer Institute is offering customizable text message programs to teens and adults who want to quit smoking.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

HHS releases health IT strategic plan through 2015

The Health and Human Services Department has published its vision of how health information technology used by doctors and hospitals will improve care and health and lower costs.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Virus-detection system works in a city near you

Sniffing the air through special filters in hidden detectors throughout the U.S., Biowatch is a main arsenal in the war against pathogens.

  • By FCW Staff

FDA proposes regulating mobile health apps

For the first time, federal regulators are scrutinizing the mobile health applications market.

  • By FCW Staff

Health data innovation 'at a crawl'

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius kicked off the department's second annual Health Data Initiative Forum with a plea for more innovation.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Warning: Mobile medical apps may be hazardous to your health

A National Cancer Institute program manager warned about mobile applications that promise health care benefits to consumers without being backed by scientific data.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Mobile health technologies go global

The World Health Organization details adoption of mHealth applications for health call centers, toll-free health lines and telemedicine.

  • By Alice Lipowicz
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Chopra touts administration's innovation agenda for health care

The federal chief technology officer argued that President Barack Obama's innovation agenda and health care reform will lead to significant technology innovation in the near future.

  • By Michael Hardy

Aneesh Chopra on TV's lessons for real life

Does he have all seven seasons of MacGyver on DVD?

  • By Michael Hardy

HHS told to standardize consent, privacy in e-health record exchanges

Health care IT executives are urging the Health and Human Services Department to deal with how patient consent will be managed for release of health data.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

HHS names new health IT national coordinator

Dr. Farzad Mostashari takes the helm of the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, the office that facilitates distribution of $20 billion in economic stimulus law funds for digital medical systems.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Looking for help from veterans (again)

FCW wants to know what you think of the VA's new Blue Button personal health record Web application.

  • By John Zyskowski

Army's Chiarelli honored for support of vets

Speaking at this week's Federal 100 awards ceremony, Army Gen. Peter Chiarelli highlighted how technology is helping to heal brain injuries and treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

  • By Henry Kenyon

Federal 100: Anjella Vargas-Rosales

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  • By Brian Robinson