Electronic Alerts to Doctors Could Be Health Hazard to Patients

According to an article in the Washington Post, doctors, pharmacists, and nurses are being bombarded with electronic alerts regarding their patients, otherwise known as alert fatigue.  “One alert might signal that a drug being prescribed could interact badly...

Samsung and Medtronic Partner in Development of Diabetes Devices

Medtronic and Samsung Electronics are joining forces to develop mobile applications for diabetes management.  According to an article via FDAnews.com, “Their first collaboration will focus on developing applications for use with Samsung’s mobile devices that...

The Significance of IBM’s Partnership with Healthcare Giants

IBM has entered the healthcare space with its recent partnership with Apple, Johnson & Johnson, and Medtronic.  According to MDDI.com, “IBM is formally entering the healthcare market by launching the Watson Health Cloud, a secure and open platform for...