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At the IBM SmartCamp, which puts start-up firms together with venture capitalists and industry leaders to provide coaching and support, three of the five finalists are focused on empowering patient-driven healthcare.

The 17 Beacon Communities, stretching from Maine to Hawaii, are celebrating their first anniversary. While much progress has been made, it is clear that this is "a journey of quality improvement that never ends," as one expert put it.The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings, in collaboration with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, offered a one-year anniversary update on the Beacon Communities in Washington on Tuesday.

Technical advancement in the remote patient monitoring market is one of the key factors that is expected to contribute to its growth over the next couple of years, according to a new report. The report conducted by TechNavio and released by MarketResearch.com reveals that the global patient monitoring system market will reach $9.3 billion in 2014. The report focuses on United States, EMEA, and APAC.

As more employees use their personal mobile devices at work, it is vital that healthcare organizations have a "policy to in place to keep their employees productive and their data safe," says one expert.Michael Maloof, chief technology officer for TriGeo Network Security, Inc., a provider of security information and event management solutions based in Post Falls, Idaho, says that in order for HIPAA policies to be maintained, it is critical that organizations' human resources and IT departments work together to educate employees on mobile device policies.

Broader access to fast 4G wireless technologies will boost healthcare in rural and developing parts of the world where landline Internet is less developed, according to experts from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the world's largest technical professional association.In March, the IEEE-SA Standards Board approved IEEE 802.16m, an advanced 4G wireless standard. Among the improvements promised by increased high-speed wireless, officials say, is an extended reach of high-quality healthcare through telemedicine.