iPad app helps to streamline Medicare enrollment; Startup creates Bluetooth-enabled toothbrush;

> A new iPad app launched last week by health technology vendor DRX will enable mobile enrollment for in-field Medicare sales agents. The application--DRX iPad Mobile Field Enrollment--was piloted by Coventry Health Care, and reduced the insurer's application processing time by one full day. Announcement

> In a post tailor-made for Valentine's Day, mHIMSS Senior Director Edna Boone counts the ways in which people love their mobile devices. Still, she says, "It's OK to put [your devices] down and step back in time for an old-fashioned hug." Blog post

> Want to really impress your dentist at your next visit? Start using a Bluetooth-enabled toothbrush, set to launch next month courtesy of startup Beam Technologies, GigaOM reports. A sensor in the toothbrush sends data to a Bluetooth radio, which then sends your brushing information to a smartphone app, allowing you to track your brushing habits. Article

And Finally... He gave her his heart ... and his kidney. Article