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NewsMobile-enabled EMR developed by doctor, teenage son
In an interesting example of garage app development, a Florida-based physician and his teenage son just launched an intriguingly simple mobile electronic medical record, iMobileHealthRecord. Dr. Read more...
DrChrono wins $675K in seed funding bringing EMRs to the iPad
EMR upstart DrChrono, perhaps the first vendor to create an EMR app for the iPad, just snagged $675,000 in capital. It may not seem like much compared to the $23 million garnered by their much-bigger Read more...
Telehealth prevents ICU deaths, research shows
Using telehealth services to monitor ICU patients can reduce mortality rates by 20%, and decrease length of stay by nearly 1.3 days, a group of Veterans Affairs researchers concluded. They evaluated Read more...
Global market for handheld healthcare devices to grow 7 percent this year
The global market for handheld mobile devices in healthcare is forecast to grow 7 percent this year to $8.8 billion, compared to $8.2 billion in 2009, partially spurred by the American Recovery and Read more...
iPad could be 'like gold' for radiology and image sharing
With its 9.7-inch display, resolution of 1024x768 pixels and long battery life, Apple's new, hot-selling iPad could be the first true mobile device to bring medical imaging access to the point of Read more...
M-health market poised for rapid growth despite fragmentation
Mobile healthcare was a $1.5 billion industry in the U.S. last year, but the market is expected to triple in five years, reaching $4.6 billion by 2014, according to a new report. The growth could be Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Wireless home monitoring devices
Wireless remote patient monitoring is on the radar of the mainstream media. How do we know? Because MedApps CEO Kent Dix appeared on the Fox Business Channel last week to discuss how home medical Read more...
Web, GPS-based system keep tabs on Alzheimer's patients
If ever there were a debilitating condition that called out for mobile monitoring technology, Alzheimer's disease would be it. And that's why the Alzheimer's Association is teaming with Read more...
Survey: Smartphone use set to boom in home care
Among the approximately 40 percent of home care agencies that employ point-of-care computer systems in the field, laptops currently command two-thirds of the market. That, however, is set to shift to Read more...
Brookings researcher envisions mobile-centric health system
What if the entire healthcare system were mobile? Sure, there would still be hospitals and doctor's offices, but they wouldn't be the center of care. Instead, patients would monitor their own weight, Read more...
| Press ReleasesQuadMed Forms Partnership with MDLiveCare to Extend Reach of Clinic Healthcare ServicesNew agreement for telehealth technology enables ‘Virtual QuadMed’ model SUSSEX, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- QuadMed, a nationwide leader in employer-sponsored healthcare solutions, will deploy Read more >> UnitedHealthcare Donates $125,000 to Three Arizona Medical Facilities to Help Improve Health Care Delivery for Local ResidGrants for facilities in Tucson, Flagstaff and Yuma to improve care coordination, use of electronic medical records, among other efforts PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- UnitedHealthcare of Arizona has Read more >> Healthcare Practices Embrace Mobile Technologies, New CompTIA Research RevealsTablets and medical apps usage on the rise; remote access to EMR/EHR data a priority DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mobile health (mHealth) is becoming more of a reality as medical practices Read more >> EMR Initiatives Driving Need for ITSM Automation in HealthcareHealthcare IT organizations are focusing on automation of key IT processes to reduce costs and improve service delivery to support EMR and HIPAA initiativesTAMPA, Fla., Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Read more >> CareFusion Announces New Ventilation Solution to Help Hospitals Provide Improved Patient Care and Reduce CostsNew technologies to be featured at American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC) Congress, booth #1023SAN DIEGO, Nov. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CareFusion today announced the CareFusion Ventilation Read more >> |
