iPatientCare EHR selected as one of the CMS Designated Test EHR
Eligible professionals and eligible hospitals/critical access hospitals would be able to use iPatientCare EHR as one of the CMS Designated Test EHR.
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announces new CONNECT2HEALTHFCC Task Force
The Task Force will bring together the expertise of the FCC on the "critical intersection of broadband, advanced technology, and health."
Samsung joins the wrist-band market with Gear Fit
The device comes with a 1.84-inch curved screen and has few pre-installed apps such as pedometer, heart rate tracker, stopwatch and timer.
CareInSync unveils Carebook 3.0, the next-gen of its mobile care coordination platform
Carebook 3.0 has a brand-new UI and provider-friendly One-Touch Interventions that "dramatically improve the simplicity of provider navigation."
Fitbit stops sales and recalls Force due to skin irritation problems
Only 1.7% of Force users have reported the problem; if you're in the "affected group," you can contact Fitbit and get a full refund ($130).
Samsung Galaxy Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo smart watches unveiled
Compared to the original Galaxy Gear, the new watches run Tizen platform (rather than Android), allowing them to work a little longer.
Alcatel unveils fitness-focused smartphone, OneTouch Pop Fit
The device comes with a small, 2.8-inch 240x320 pixels screen, 1GHz dual-core processor, 512MB of RAM, 1,000mAh battery, and 16 or 32 GB of internal memory.
Huawei TalkBand B1 is the company’s first smart band
The wristband has a 1.4-inch curved screen that provides users with snippets of information related to their exercise, as well as incoming call and text alerts.
Optum acquires majority stake in Audax Health Solutions
Under the deal, Audax will operate as a freestanding investment of Optum, serving multiple independent market channels.
MyFitnessPal acquires Sessions, which paired people with coaches to make exercise a habit
The idea behind the deal is to combine MyFitnessPal's market footprint with Sessions' insights into behavior change coaching.