Robotics news from FierceMobileHealthcare
NewsiRobot, InTouch Health team for hospital use
Bedford, Mass.-based iRobot recently partnered with California-based telehealth company InTouch Health to create robot-controlled telehealth technology for hospital use. Or is it telehealth-enabled Read more...
NYU automates pharmacy with robotics
Does robotics qualify as mobile healthcare? We think so. That's why we bring you the news, via TMCnet, that New York University's Langone Medical Center has retooled its pharmacy with advanced Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Telemed, remote monitoring, robotics and social media for health reform
In a commentary for Hospitals & Health Networks, Dr. Charles J. Shanley, associate CMO for Beaumont Hospitals in Michigan, and David Ellis, corporate director of planning and future studies at Read more...
Badges detect whether hospital workers have sanitized their hands
"Smart" employee badges are getting smarter. WNDU-TV in South Bend, Ind., highlights technology at an unspecified hospital that can detect whether caregivers have sanitized their hands by sensing the Read more...
Robots are the next frontier in patient monitoring
We're always happy to read something about healthcare reform that talks about actually improving the quality of care or quality of life. In this instance, it's robotics. "If we can virtually connect Read more...
Army deploys robots to aid physicians
The U.S. military has perhaps the most advanced technology in the world, not to mention an extensive communications network, so it only makes sense that some of that know-how and bandwidth would help 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...
Mobile technologies show potential to revolutionize nursing
Wireless and mobile technologies are taking away much of the drudgery and wasted time that leads so many nurses to burnout, according to a story in Advance for Nurses, based on the findings of a Read more...
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