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Mobile health aid to Japan about more than technology
It's often easy to forget amid all the hype of various technologies and collaborations that people--both providers and patients--remain at the heart of mobile healthcare. To that end, I want to take
LifeBot gets option to market Army's 'Super Ambulance' telemedicine system
LifeBot, a home telehealth company founded by inventor and entrepreneur R. Lee Heath--who created the technology that enabled the automatic external defibrillator--has received an option to obtain
Public health benefits from EMR network at Rhode Island safety-net clinics
Recent flooding in Rhode Island illustrated why public-health officials are excited about the potential EMRs represent to improve disease surveillance and disaster response. "The public-health
Taiwan president sees Wi-Max as central to disaster prevention
After seeing how useful Wi-Max can be for emergency medical care, the president of Taiwan wants the wireless broadband technology employed as part of an island-wide communications strategy for
Mobile technology, social media changing the face of disaster response
Mobile technologies, telehealth and even social networking sites are changing the face of disaster response. FierceMobileHealthcare, FierceEMR and FierceHealthIT have reported how iPhones and text
Harvard volunteers track Haiti injuries on iPhones
Health workers are doing some amazing things in the aftermath of the Jan. 12 earthquake that devastated Haiti, and mobile technology is enabling them. Volunteer physicians and nurses from Harvard
EMR enables Partners In Health relief efforts in Haiti
If you've been following Haiti relief efforts since the Jan. 12 earthquake sent that troubled country deeper into chaos, you've probably seen the name "Partners In Health." That group, a Boston-based
