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NewsConsumers, clinicians alike will drive m-health
Some people believe consumers will drive the mobile health "revolution." Others believe the impetus for change is coming from clinicians themselves. And then there's a third opinion: "Both, and for Read more...
Laptop theft is No. 1 source of health data breaches
HHS officials last week confirmed what many people have long suspected: Laptop theft is the most common source of health data breaches affecting at least 500 people. Of the 189 breaches reported to Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Has the iPad lived up to all the hype?
It's been a little over six months since Apple's iPad debuted to much fanfare. Not long after its debut, speculation about what the gadget could do for healthcare was rampant. Amid the oohing and Read more...
Sutter hospital upgrades RFID infant tracker
Medical equipment gets lost within cavernous hospital buildings and, occasionally, so do patients, especially the smallest ones. A California hospital is beefing up security for infant patients by Read more...
New Cius tablet takes on Apple's iPad
Many people thought the iPhone was going to shake up mobile healthcare until Google's Android operating system came along. The same could happen for larger devices, too. Though Apple has sold more Read more...
Use remote monitoring for prevention, says West Wireless and Scripps leader Topol
For all we've written about the West Wireless Health Institute and related institutions and activities in the San Diego area, we haven't had much lately about Dr. Eric Topol, who co-founded the Read more...
iPad could be 'like gold' for radiology and image sharing
With its 9.7-inch display, resolution of 1024x768 pixels and long battery life, Apple's new, hot-selling iPad could be the first true mobile device to bring medical imaging access to the point of Read more...
Globaltel, ScribeWell combine to offer SMS transcription, image exchange
Text-messaging software company Globaltel Media has teamed up with medical transcription firm Scribe-Well to create what's being billed as the first application that allows transcriptionists to send 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...
One-fourth of reported HIPAA breaches involve laptops
Last year, the HHS Office for Civil Rights started posting online a list of reported breaches of unsecured health data affecting at least 500 people. About one-quarter of all listed incidents Read more...
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