(Editor's note: This post is written by Vern Enge, a self-professed Luddite on staff at ADVANCE.) Doctors definitely lead the medical pack when they bob from one exam room to the next, a compact computer nestled under their arm. Their tiny Panasonics and Dells harbor a complete library of information, allowing them to call up complete patient ...

(Editor's note: This blog is written by ADVANCE technology blogger Joe Weber, MBA, MPAS, PA-C. It was originally posted on the ADVANCE for Physician Assistants web site.) I did it. No longer able to wait another day, I burst in to the local Apple store and bought myself a shiny new iPad. That was 72 hours ago, and now my shiny new toy is gone. ...

I first heard about Dave deBronkart, aka ''e-patient Dave'' about a year ago when I attended HealthCamp Philadelphia, and I've been following him ever since (literally-the man's all over Twitter). He's one of the most vocal proponents of getting patients more involved in their care, and the folks in Washington have taken notice. He's become a de ...

Today's rainy, sleety, snowy mix wasn't the welcoming weather organizers would have liked, but attendees at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Conference were bright-eyed and ready for action. The conference kicked off yesterday with a tech forum, symposia and an awards banquet, among other events, but today marked the ...