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FCC approves new wireless medical device channel
The Federal Communications Commission is poised to open two segments of the wireless spectrum for medical patient monitoring, chairman Julius Genachowski said in a press conference in Washington, D.C. this morning.
KLAS: EHR compatibility key for PACS replacements
One out of six large hospitals and health systems are in the market to replace their picture archiving and communications systems (PACS), which will cause a boomlet in an otherwise rather stable
Philips partnership aims to improve IT in cancer care
Royal Philips Electronics, better known in the U.S. as Philips, is partnering with Integrated Oncology Network (ION), a practice management and consulting firm that has helped develop and operate
KLAS: GE imaging technology preferred by providers
GE Healthcare's PET/CT technology slightly outpaced competitors Philips Healthcare and Siemens Healthcare among provider preference, according to a recent report by research firm KLAS. Out of a score
Hospitals tap telehealth for disaster response
Disaster preparedness group the Northern Virginia Hospital Alliance has an mHealth weapon up its sleeve for the next major crisis in the region. It's eCareMobile, a Philips wireless tele-ICU unit,
Digital health market pegged to reach $5.7B by 2015
Mobile healthcare will be the primary driver behind massive growth in the digital health market over the next five years, according to analysis by research firm Parks Associates. The company's latest
U.S. patient monitoring market to rise above $4B by 2017
With home telehealth on the verge of a boom and more hospitals switching to wireless telemetry, the U.S. market for patient monitoring will hit $4 billion by 2017, a new report from iData Research
SPOTLIGHT: Philips expanding home monitoring in Europe
Dutch Philips Electronics is teaming with the largest health insurer in the Netherlands (yes, Europe has private health insurance, too) on a five-year program to invest an unspecified amount in home
Philips announces new 'iPill'
In the not so distant future, patients may come home from the doctor with an "iPill" to go with their iPods and iPhones. The new pill, developed by the Dutch group Philips, is an intelligent pill.
