Google invests in company developing service robots
Google has invested in robotics company Savioke, which plans to produce a robot that could work in places such as nursing homes and hospitals. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - April 10, 2014 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Scientists battle cancer with nanoballoons and lasers
Scientists are working with nanoballoons that are popped by lasers to target chemotherapy treatments directly at cancerous tumors. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - April 4, 2014 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Healthcare.gov sees a maintenance outage on sign-up deadline day
The U.S. government's flagship health insurance exchange website, Healthcare.gov, was temporarily shut down Monday, the deadline for people to sign up for health coverage under the new law. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - March 31, 2014 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Intel acquires health band maker Basis Science
In another sign of the mainstream growth of wearable devices, Intel has acquired high-end health tracker maker Basis Science. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - March 26, 2014 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Forrester Outlines IT Imperatives for Healthcare Providers
Healthcare providers such hospitals, medical offices and clinics face an unsettling reality, according to a recent Forrester report: Embrace the cloud, big data, mobile and other emerging technology or get acquired by a healthcare organization that's successfully been there and done that. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - March 25, 2014 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Report rips state officials, Oracle over Oregon's troubled healthcare site
A newly released, independent audit of Oregon's disastrous Obamacare website implementation takes both state officials and site contractor Oracle to task, saying each side contributed to problems that have generated a political firestorm in recent months. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - March 21, 2014 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
IBM Watson and Genome Center join to find cancer treatments
IBM is using the powers of its Watson supercomputer service to help solve the mysteries of brain cancer by examining individual genetic mutations. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - March 19, 2014 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Toshiba tech could warn of diabetes
If you're worried about being out of shape, or suspect you might have a disease like diabetes, just breathe into this Toshiba tube. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - March 19, 2014 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Vodafone, AstraZeneca partner on mobile health care services
Vodafone and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca have teamed up to provide mobile health services for improving treatment of cardiovascular conditions. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - March 18, 2014 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
White House urges 'geeks' to get healthcare coverage, launch start-ups
The White House urged tech workers, or "geeks," to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, and said having the coverage will give them the "freedom and security" to start their own businesses. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - March 12, 2014 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Robot project aims to to help doctors diagnose human stroke victims
The creators of the Roboy robot wanted it to move as much like a human as possible, using a skeleton of 3D-printed bones and joints, tendons -- and coiled springs in muscles. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - March 12, 2014 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Will Healthcare Ever Take IT Security Seriously?
A recent threat intelligence study reports widespread security vulnerabilities in healthcare organizations, many of which went unnoticed for months. In December, a developer pulled unencrypted data from a 'certified' mobile health app in less than a minute. Why is it so hard for healthcare to get security right? (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - February 27, 2014 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Scalpel. Check. Robot. Check. NASA bots, one day, may operate in space
NASA wants a humanoid robot that can perform CPR, draw blood and operate on astronauts on the International Space Station or as they travel to Mars. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - February 21, 2014 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Twitter offers historical data to select researchers
Twitter will give researchers access to its public and historical data to help them get insights on a wide variety of issues. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - February 8, 2014 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Medical lab says FTC breach probe forced it to close
An Atlanta-based medical laboratory that has been embroiled in a bitter feud with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over a data breach investigation shut down its operations this week. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - February 3, 2014 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
