For nearly 20 years, Greg has written about health information technology for several tech trade publications, with a brief stint in corporate communications for a large medical device manufacturer. He was nominated for a Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Award, and is the recipient of a Post-Newsweek Business Information Editorial Excellence Award for his news reporting. Follow @Slabodkin on Twitter.
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After a surge in consumer interest in wearable technology, which reached its peak in January, demand has been slowing for wearables over the past six months of 2015.
September 2 -
Yelp, the online service which provides customer reviews of local businesses, has teamed with the ProPublica news organization to incorporate health care statistics and consumer opinion survey data onto Yelps business pages for more than 25,000 medical treatment facilities.
August 17 -
Calling it the most personal device the company has ever created, Apple on Monday officially launched its smartwatch designed as a comprehensive health and fitness companion.
March 10 -
Commentary: The FBI is still investigating the potential causes of the data breach at Anthem, the nations second-largest health insurer. There is still no clear indication who perpetrated the attack, reported Feb. 5, how they did so, or what couldve been done to stop it, but informed sources point to a number of strong possibilities on all counts.
February 6 -
Targeting the exploding health and wellness market, Microsoft in one fell swoop has launched a new cloud-based platform, mobile app, and wearable fitness tracking wrist band.
October 31 -
In a $600 million cash transaction, Optum, the IT and business services unit of UnitedHealth Group, is buying health management vendor Alere Health, which provides services to more than 200 regional and local health plans, 89 Fortune 500 employers and 29 states, covering about 22 million people in the U.S.
October 29 -
Apple's announcement of wearable wellness features in its new Apple Watch, plus health monitoring software, could revolutionize the health care market.
September 9 -
Though mobile health apps have the potential for greater patient engagement, researchers found only two major methods of engagement in their sample population of apps.
May 5