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NewsMed schools, Cedars-Sinai test wireless monitoring to reduce readmissions
Five University of California medical schools plus Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles will study how wireless technologies and telephone care management can reduce the number of hospital Read more...
West Wireless CMO: 'We're not giving money away'
The $90 million investment by Gary and Mary West in the West Wireless Healthcare Institute may seem enticing to someone with a startup mobile or wireless healthcare company, but don't get the wrong Read more...
'Smart' implantable devices can save lives, but docs worry about information overload, liability
How useful are "smart" implantable medical devices? "It's like having an office visit every day and a complete physical every week," University of Southern California cardiologist Dr. Leslie Saxon Read more...
West Wireless lands $20M grant for engineering research, inks deal with GE
The founders of the West Wireless Health Institute have given another $20 million to the year-old institution to beef up biomedical engineering research. "The institute's leadership team is in place, Read more...
West Wireless hires J&J veteran as CMO
The leadership team at the West Wireless Health Institute is quickly shaping up. Last month, the organization hired its first CEO, Donald Casey. Monday, the La Jolla, Calif.-based not-for-profit Read more...
New West Wireless CEO promotes innovation, outcomes research
Ten months after its founding, the West Wireless Health Institute has a leader. The La Jolla, Calif.-based research and advocacy organization has hired former Johnson & Johnson executive Donald Read more...
Study: Early literature on PDA effectiveness in hospitals is inconclusive
It's fair to say a good many hospital-based users of mobile devices believe handheld gadgets truly do improve workflow and likely have a positive impact on patient safety. But the scientific Read more...
mHealth Initiative re-launches web site, plans international conference
The mHealth Initiative, the organization that succeeded the now-defunct Medical Records Institute earlier this year, is already doing some re-branding. The Boston-based group, headed by longtime Read more...
NASA health monitors could help trauma patients on Earth
A non-invasive electronic monitor, now under development for measuring body chemistry in astronauts, is being touted as a future alternative to needles for the rest of us on terra firma. Called the Read more...
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