The premise of a feedback loop is simple: Give people real-time information about their actions, and they're more likely to change those actions for the better. Teague…
Beyond the walls of our constrained health system, there is a movement that could change the entire context of healthcare. While the US health system struggles to open patient…
Karen Sandler, Executive Director of the Gnome Foundation, recently gave a talk at OSCON 2011 explaining why free software is critical on implantable medical devices. (Sandler…
One June 9th, The Department of Health and Human Services hosted the second Health Data Initiative challenge. The point behind the challenge is to promote and accelerate the…
The interview below, with Scott Lundstrom, group vice president for IDC Health Insights, first appeared as a video presentation. To help guide healthcare organizations as they…
The Germany-based Escherichia coli outbreak that killed at least 50 people and hospitalized thousands in May and June of 2011 has been declared officially over. Researchers…