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The largest urban health simulation and training facility of its kind opened Tuesday at Manhattan's Bellevue Hospital Center.The New York Simulation Center for Health Sciences was created by The City University of New York (CUNY) and NYU Langone Medical Center. The facility represents one of the more concrete steps public and private institutions have taken to improve the city's response to medical emergencies following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks or in the event of a natural disaster.

Mayo Clinic is piloting a telemedicine program that aims at filling gaps in concussion care for patients in rural Arizona.

When discussing mobile applications in healthcare, the image that most often comes to mind is that of a doctor calling up a patient's most recent x-ray or diagnoses on a smartphone, perhaps while at home or at a ball game.Those at the back end of the healthcare spectrum - in the business office, or down in the supply rooms - would like to point out that they can benefit from mobile technology as well.See also: Supply chain IT reaps benefits of EMR innovation.

The American Medical Association has named the finalists of the 2011 AMA App Challenge. AMA members can vote for their favorite app idea for the month of September. Earlier this year, physicians, residents and medical students nationwide were invited to submit their app ideas for a chance to have the AMA develop it. Out of the hundreds of submitted ideas, 10 have been selected as finalists.See also: AMA joins the app race.

One hundred patients with diabetes have signed up for a telemonitoring pilot spearheaded by HEALTHeLINK, the regional health information organization (RHIO) serving Western New York State. The nonprofit's innovative approach to telemonitoring could serve as a model for the rest of the nation, according to Todd Norris, Western New York Beacon Project Director.