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NewsSprint, Calgary Scientific get FDA approval for image viewer on smartphone
High-resolution medical images can look great and serve a useful clinical purpose on the larger, sharper screens of the most advanced smartphones, but speed of the Internet connection may have been a Read more...
Phone companies chase profits, face medical heavyweights in m-health
We've reported plenty on how various telecommunications companies have been moving into mobile healthcare. Isn't it clear why? "All telcos face the same challenge: the commoditization of our core Read more...
HIMSS10: Infrastructure planning breeds success in mobile healthcare
Wireless technology is everywhere, including in hospitals and clinics. It can liberate users, but it also can slow down workflow and expose organizations to data breaches. At a Tuesday breakfast Read more...
White House kicks off national text campaign for prenatal care
Mobile phones are showing their reach with the text-for-charity efforts that have raised millions of dollars, $10 at a time, for Haiti earthquake relief. Now, the Obama administration and some health Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Mobile telemedicine growth
Wireless and mobile applications and devices will account for 70 percent of a U.S. telemedicine market that's expected to reach $3.6 billion a year by 2014, according to a study from research firm Read more...
Texas health system, GE untether the power of wireless
Not too long ago, hospitals almost uniformly banned cell phones. Now, many have become "wide-open wireless environments," according to telecommunications trade publication Telephony Online. Notably, Read more...
Kansas City, Detroit firms jockey for stimulus money
In case anyone was doubting this scenario, mobile and wireless IT vendors are--get this--positioning themselves to capture some of the federal stimulus money. Yeah, we were shocked, too. Once the Read more...
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