Health IT has resulted in more benefits than harm, according to a blog post on the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT's blog, Health IT Buzz. 

Congressional action, expanding coverage and greater investment are all driving increasing use of telehealth, according to the latest "This Month in Telemedicine" talk from the American Telemedicine Association.

HX360 announced the winners of the inaugural HX360 Innovation Challenge competition, recognizing the best-in-class digital health companies demonstrating improved patient experience in hospital and health system settings.  

Former National Coordinator for Health IT David Blumenthal, MD, penned a blog in the Wall Street Journal's "The Experts" addressing the potential for health IT as well as challenges related to interoperability and outdated privacy and security regulations. 

Ochsner Health System, based in New Orleans, La., will use the new Apple Watch to manage patients with chronic diseases. 

Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) have reintroduced a bill to cut red tape at the FDA and help boost innovation in health IT. 

Intel-GE Care Innovations, a joint venture between Intel Corporation and GE Healthcare, has expanded its relationship with the Center for Telehealth at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) to establish an Innovation Living Lab that will create and evaluate new models of care using remote care management technology and approaches to patient behavior change that will facilitate improvements in health outcomes. 

NORWALK, Conn., April 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthPrize Technologies, LLC and MeadWestvaco (NYSE: MWV) today announced a strategic collaboration to integrate their proven adherence solutions to provide an end-to-end program to pharmaceutical companies, pharmacy chains, and the patients they serve.