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BYOD continues to challenge hospitals' security boundaries
As "Bring Your Own Device" continues its march into healthcare--remember Aruba Networks' recent data showing 85 percent of hospitals allow BYOD--CIOs like Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's John Halamka continue to adapt their security policies to control a myriad of devices and security settings.
Tablet use continues to increase among docs
Physician use of tablets has grown more than 75 percent in the past year, according to new findings from Manhattan Research published last week. The research company studied the mobile habits of more than 3,000 physicians in the first quarter of 2012, and compared those findings to the same period of 2011.
VA giving iPads to caregivers
The Dept. of Veterans' Affairs is testing whether giving iPads to caregivers can improve the care delivered to veterans, according to NextGov.com. Under the pilot program, Clinic-in-Hand, the VA
Docs can diagnose fractures via iPhone 'visits'
A small study by Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, Ireland, found that using iPhone cameras to photograph the nasal cavity can help ER physicians diagnose nasal bone injuries, according to a study
Speech recognition's potential in mHealth continues to grow
Last fall , I noted how reliable speech recognition would be key to turning smartphones and tablets from basic record viewers into true tools for physician workflow. Without good keyboard options,
Smartphone apps motivate older patients to improve health
Smartphone apps motivated more than two-thirds of participants in a Stanford University study to exercise more, sit less and improve their diet. The study focused on older Americans--45- to
iPads tested for post-surgical 'telerounding'
Bringing telehealth and mobile technology together, Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit is using the iPad to enable post-surgical "telerounding." Doctors can video-chat with patients, view scars, check
AT&T's new CMIO has connectivity on her mind
We reported a few months ago about AT&T's move to boost its clinical profile by hiring physician Geeta Nayyar as its first-ever chief medical information officer. Details about her job, her
Hospital's successful iPad rollout focuses on in-house and patient apps
The mushrooming iPad implementation at Ottawa Hospital has captured the attention of the entire healthcare industry, and with good reason: The now 3,000-device rollout is in full swing, and CIO Dale
First VA app store opens network to tablets, smartphones
The Department of Veterans Affairs recently took two huge steps into the mHealth arena, opening its networks for smartphone and tablet access, and announcing it will open its first-ever app store
