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NewsGlobal 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...
ATA's Linkous warns of m-health 'hype cycle,' tempers talk of 'revolution'
Lest anyone think mobile healthcare will singlehandedly transform healthcare, American Telemedicine Association President Jonathan Linkous delivers a little reality check. "The wide-spread media... Read more...
Qualcomm, Cambridge Consultants partner on Continua-certified cellular device
Wireless telecommunications equipment maker Qualcomm continues its foray into mobile healthcare by joining with British technology developer Cambridge Consultants to create a standard wireless... Read more...
NCR survey: Majority of consumers want mobile, online options for payment, scheduling, test results
More than half of U.S. consumers queried in a recent poll by NCR Corp. would like to be able to manage healthcare accounts and pay bills online and on mobile devices. However, many wouldn't... Read more...
Mobile devices, virtual reality help treat fibromyalgia patients in Spain
Mobile devices and virtual reality hold promise as a psychological treatment for chronic pain due to fibromyalgia, Spanish researchers say. The three-step process starts with the evaluation of pain... Read more...
Gartner analyst: Health CIOs must develop mobile strategies soon
Despite all sorts of forecasts indicating that usage of mobile and wireless technologies will skyrocket in the coming years, many healthcare CIOs have not implemented strategies to accommodate new... Read more...
iPad may not be portable enough to be physician phone replacement
After several weeks of fawning over the iPad, we're starting to see a few critiques from the healthcare sector of Apple's hot, new product. While the device may be revolutionary in terms of... Read more...
Physician smartphone adoption said to top 80 percent by 2012
More than 80 percent of U.S. physicians will have smartphones by 2012--up from 64 percent in 2009--and half of that group will use their phones for patient care, administrative functions like charge... Read more...
Healthcare organizations seemingly lax with mobile security
A third of all healthcare professionals store patient data on portable and mobile devices such as USB drives, laptops and mobile phones, according to a 2008 survey by Credant Technologies. Another... Read more...
Tongue controls wheelchair for quadriplegics
Now how's this for cool? Researchers at Georgia Tech are testing a wheelchair for quadriplegics controlled by the tongue. A magnet in the mouth acts like a mouse pad, relaying wireless signals to... Read more...
| Press ReleasesMINDBODY Finder Offers Wellness Businesses a New Source of RevenueWellness-booking technology lets consumers book and pay for appointments onlineSAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- MINDBODY Finder technology is revolutionizing the health and wellness Read more >> Red Cross Extends Agreement With mGive to Enable Supporters to Learn, Engage and Donate Using Mobile DevicesAgreement Continues Partnership Showcased During Record-Shattering Haiti Earthquake Mobile Giving Relief EffortDENVER, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- mGive and the American Red Cross have extended their Read more >> |
