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NewsDoctors: Beware the hidden dangers of touchscreens
Physicians may love mobile devices, but their mobile devices might not love them back. A recent study from InfoWorld found that the ergonomics of mobile device--and particularly touchscreen--usage Read more...
Physician practices eye tablets in 2012
Physician practices plan to invest big in tablets in 2012. A new survey from market research company NPD Group says 75 percent of small- to medium-sized health care practices polled are looking to Read more...
GE backs native apps with iPad EMR
Does it make more sense to develop or buy native apps for mobile devices like the iPad, or just enable your existing software to run on a mobile platform? Hospital CIOs may be arguing this question Read more...
New tool helps hospitals ID patients with smartphones
Creating an app or other mobile technology is only the first step for hospitals hoping to engage their patients on their mobile devices. The second--and just-as-tough--task is to figure out which Read more...
Continua, Global Certification Forum partner to test mobile health devices
Is the mobile healthcare industry looking to head the FDA off at the pass? Might be. Two major mobile technology advocacy groups, Global Certification Forum and Continua Health Alliance, partnered Read more...
iPad could bridge gap between home PACS, smartphone
With a meeting as large as the one the Radiological Society of North America puts on each year, we had a feeling that there would be a follow-up to last week's story about the iPad's utility as a Read more...
Healthcare is No. 3 sector for iPad adoption
Healthcare is one of the top three industries using Apple's hot-selling iPad tablet, behind only the financial and technology sectors, according to data from mobility service provider Good Read more...
Many using iPads in healthcare, but few have deployment strategies
"iPad and other kinds of tablets are going to permeate the [healthcare] enterprise," Brian Reed, vice president of products at BoxTone, a Columbia, Md.-based mobile service management firm, said Read more...
PwC doc says vendors, providers, telecoms must collaborate on mobile connectivity
We reported extensively last month on the recent PricewaterhouseCoopers survey of the mobile healthcare landscape, including the point that most mobile devices used in healthcare don't connect to Read more...
Mobile healthcare will be 'widely accepted' by 2015
The economy may be stubbornly sluggish, but those who work in mobile and wireless healthcare are bullish about the industry. According to an informal survey by UK-based event planner Informa Telecoms Read more...
| Press ReleasesTop 11 Trends for 2012 in Healthcare Data, According to Industry ExpertsA Look Ahead Points to Increased Risks; Regulatory Expectations; Reputational FalloutPORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospitals and healthcare organizations will need more than a couple Read more >> Vigilan Announces iPhone/iPad Mobile Application for Nurse ChartingHIPAA Compliant software captures resident data at the time and care and eliminates need for paper chartingPORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Vigilan, provider of software for better Read more >> Cloud-Based, Medical Speech Recognition from Nuance Healthcare Fuels Mobile Workflow for CliniciansLatest Speech-Driven, Mobile Healthcare Applications Make it Easy and Natural for Caregivers to Work On-the-Go, Increasing Productivity and Enhancing the Mobile Experience BURLINGTON, Mass.--( Read more >> Connect Consumers to Your Hospital in a Whole New Way - Via Mobile DevicesBeryl Introduces Mobile Physician FindBEDFORD, Texas, Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Beryl, a patient experience services company dedicated to connecting healthcare providers to consumers, is Read more >> Meadowlands Hospital and Medical Center Selects PatientPoint to Support Its Mission to Become an Accountable Care OrganizaPatientPoint’s Ability to Coordinate Care for Patients Will Enable MHMC to Improve Patient Outcomes, Minimize Costs ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PatientPoint™, a provider of care coordination and Read more >> |
