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In the year 2010 doctors should be looking at technologies that could help boost their communication with their patients, experts told Healthcare IT News in January. Thomas J. Handler, MD, research director at Stamford, Conn.-based research firm Gartner Inc., predicted that the patient centered medical home was set to heat up in 2010. He said this would bring a focus on improving physician and patient communication, or as he put it "customer relationship management" for lack of a better word.

Three in five Americans with chronic disease say using a home medical device would improve their health, according to a new survey. The poll was conducted by GfK Roper on behalf of San Francisco-based EHR provider, Practice Fusion.Almost half of Americans currently live with at least one chronic condition, and more than ninety percent of Americans age 65 or older are living with some form of chronic illness, according to the CDC.

GE Healthcare announced Monday the 510(k) clearance of its next generation wireless, digital X-ray detector FlashPad at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. The technology is designed to help radiologists transition from film to digital imaging and increase access for patients worldwide.The 510(k) clearance, required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is also known as pre-market notification.

Mobile health applications will be distributed predominantly through traditional healthcare channels by 2015 as opposed to app stores, according to a global survey by research2guidance.

3M Health Information Systems and IQMax have expanded their strategic agreement to develop new mobile solutions that improve physician workflow, streamline revenue cycle processes, and provide instant access to critical information to support patient care. The agreement will bring increased value to physicians with advanced mobile applications that help them capture more accurate and complete charges, and meet complex documentation requirements under ICD-10.