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CSC: Wireless technologies, robots will transform care
Mobile and wireless technologies dominate a Computer Sciences Corp. list of six technologies that show promise for improving patient care and making a better working environment for clinicians,
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
Doc-developed EMR in Canada boosts workflow with heavy templating
It's time to re-open the debate over templating vs. free text in EMR documentation. For this, we turn to Canada. Dr. Ravi Murthy, a family physician in the Toronto area, wanted to improve
'Verizon vs. AT&T' just as important as 'iPhone vs. BlackBerry vs. Android'
Competition in the smartphone market is, well, fierce, and that's just as true in healthcare as in any other industry. And choosing the right phone isn't an easy chore, as we find out in a new post
ONC to give two more Beacon Communities grants
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on Wednesday announced that it will give two additional awards, worth nearly $30.4 million combined, in its Beacon Communities
Smartphone apps can perpetuate poor work processes
Fans of smartphone healthcare apps, it's time for a little buzzkill. "Access to health information at the touch of a finger represents a technological advance leading to efficient healthcare service
SPOTLIGHT: Mobile Clinical Assistant boosts nurse efficiency
Here's an interesting case study that needs to be taken with a grain of salt because it's from a vendor: Panasonic says that a deployment of tablet-like devices in a Spanish hospital has helped
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
EHRs must support two distinct types of care, Partners CIO says
Ever notice how so many examples of how EHRs can improve care focus on diabetes? That's because diabetes care has many clear protocols, copious amounts of scientific evidence that gets included in
