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Despite mHealth's growth, device maturation still needed

Many articles about the current explosion of mobile health apps, including those for healthcare professionals, presume that this is a new phenomenon. But a decade ago, there were so many mobile

Human-computer interface progress vital to success of EHRs

Steve Jobs' passing last week has triggered myriad reflections on his immense contribution to the modern world. While much emphasis has been placed on Apple's recent trendsetting products--the iPod,

Value of voice recognition technology for EHRs growing

Are voice recognition systems growing out of their infancy? That's the suggestion made by Dr. Eric Fishman, writing a post for Medscape Business of Medicine. Fishman suggests that while not perfect,

Nuance, UPMC partner to develop new method of EHR documentation

Nuance Communications has partnered with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) to further develop its "clinical language understanding" (CLU) process and has also licensed its

Texas primary care group uses IBM software to cut hospital readmissions

Southeast Texas Medical Associates (SETMA), a primary care group based in Beaumont, Tex., is using IBM business analytics software to gain greater insight into hospital readmissions. The software

HIMSS news roundup: Free EHRs, Dragon to the cloud, and more

While one- and two-doctor practices apparently aren't rushing to buy electronic health records, Sage Software had one piece of good news to report at HIMSS11 in Orlando, Fla., last week. Since