Articles by John Morrissey

Technique in clinical trials would make it easier to see tumors and nerves in surgery

A new device purports to help the average specialist navigate underneath a patient's skin with ease.

This catheter aims to deliver real-time results for improved accuracy

A new application of existing technology is designed to ease the pain of withdrawal.

Building interfaces to connect different IT systems is complex and costly.

Leaders need to steer the course, not leave it to their tech staff.

The lack of interoperability is a major roadblock to moving health care forward. But some hospitals are finding ways to make essential data accessible to those who need it.

Hospitals increase cybersecurity to fight data thieves and protect patient privacy.

New, eye-popping medical technology provides earlier diagnoses, personalized treatments and a breathtaking range of other benefits for both patients and health care professionals.

Survey: Providers readying for ICD-10, but tests will tell just how ready they are.

Attribution, the process of assigning patients to physicians in population health programs, aims to answer that question.

Collaborating on care delivery through integration isn't easy. Here are different ways hospitals can approach it.

Mobile health solutions don't have to be flashy to effectively address current problems in health care organizations.

Remote monitoring tools can overcome obstacles.

In the year since Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center announced a partnership with Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare, officials for the cancer center have found that the arrangement isn't likely to be the only one.

Cellphone cameras could be a big boon for patient care. But, be careful.

Payers will pay for mobile health technology based on value and outcomes, not initial investment.

Using mobile health technology to manage patients with chronic conditions outside the hospital

Increasingly, providers are looking for ways to use mobile technology to improve home care and avoid readmissions after a patient is discharged from the hospital.

It's one thing to talk about the promise of mHealth, it is another thing entirely to get physicians to adopt the technology and believe in its usefulness.