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SPOTLIGHT: Differences between e-health and m-health
Wondering what the difference is between e-health and mobile health? Kaiser Permanente gadget guru Dr. Ted Eytan (officially medical director for delivery systems operations improvement for the... Read more...
Report: Remote monitoring shows great potential in chronic, elder care
Remote patient monitoring is among seven technologies with great potential to improve care of chronic conditions, reduce healthcare costs and maximize the independence of older adults, according to a... Read more...
'Hospital of tomorrow' to feature robots, RFID and lots of home monitoring
Robots, "smart" beds that send vital signs to EMRs, RFID to track equipment and personnel, home monitoring and remote diagnosis capability are just some of the technologies proving their worth right... Read more...
Kaiser clinic experiments with text reminders
Some of the technologies described in this month's Wired cover story are in use at Kaiser Permanente's Santa Rosa (CA) Medical Center, which serves as a test lab of sorts for the whole organization's... Read more...
Kaiser deploys digital mobile clinic to Hawaii
We're trying to avoid the myriad "mobile healthcare" stories involving clinics in vans since this newsletter is part of the FierceHealthIT family, but here's one with a clear IT focus: Kaiser... Read more...
Portable records might have a place in medical tourism
To date, only large, academic health organizations like the Cleveland Clinic and Partners HealthCare System, and closed networks like Kaiser Permanente and the Veterans Health Administration, have... Read more...
