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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...
Wireless pacemakers could soon be standard
The first implantation of a wireless pacemaker in the U.S. took place less than a year ago, but cardiologists and patients alike already seem sold on the technology. "I truly believe the wireless... Read more...
Geriatric practice keeps patients at home with wireless monitoring
"How ironic that it was technology that caused home visits by physicians to go away, and now it's technology that makes it possible for us to treat homebound patients," Dr. Tom Cornwell tells the... Read more...
Tongue controls wheelchair for quadriplegics
Now how's this for cool? Researchers at Georgia Tech are testing a wheelchair for quadriplegics controlled by the tongue. A magnet in the mouth acts like a mouse pad, relaying wireless signals to... Read more...
Florida EMS to transmit EKG readings from ambulances
A Florida emergency medical service soon will be able to transmit EKG readings from ambulances to hospital emergency departments, ideally cutting "door-to-balloon time" for patients experiencing... Read more...
Inventor discusses the future of emergency mobile telemedicine
In our "Also Noted" section today, we mention some new telemedicine breakthroughs from medical inventor R. Lee Heath, the same person who developed the technology that underlies the automatic... Read more...
British researchers test 'smart plaster' for wireless vitals monitoring
Researchers in Britain have begun a series of clinical trials of "smart plaster," a disposable bandage with embedded sensors that measure vital signs and wirelessly transmit the readings to a... Read more...
La. hospital's EHR automatically programs wireless infusion pumps
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, La., a hospital already well known for its broad health IT infrastructure, has taken another step forward on the road to complete... Read more...
Heart patients gain freedom, better monitoring with wireless pacemakers
If you had a pacemaker, would you rather hook yourself up to a monitor and place a phone call to the cardiologist's office, or simply walk within 90 feet of a wireless base station? Would you prefer... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Ohio GI practice markets wireless documentation system
A company spun off from a Cincinnati-area gastroenterology practice is marketing a wireless, voice-activated clinical documentation system that surgeons there created in 2007 and have been using ever... Read more...
