Medical manufacturers look to M2M wireless
Supply agreements are generally a bit of a snore, particularly when the news comes shrouded in confidentiality agreements that keep all the interesting details from coming to light. But it’s worth noting that machine-to-machine wireless communications developer RF Monolithics (RFM) just locked in a multi-year agreement with a major medical equipment manufacturer for its ultra-low power short-range radio, the Virtual Wire transceiver. Read More
Date: Mar 10, 2010  
Pharmacy Intervention software targets POC
Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Thomson Reuters is beefing up its Clinical Xpert suite of workflow solutions with the launch of its new Pharmacy Intervention solution for hospitals. Although Clinical Xpert has been the category leader for mobile data systems in the Best in KLAS Awards for eight years running, the new software combines real-time clinical surveillance, mobile access to patient data, and Micromedex reference information—all aimed at helping hospital pharmacists identify and document interventions at the point of care, prevent adverse drug events, and reduce medication costs. Read More
Date: Mar 09, 2010  
HIMSS10 Reflections
My subjective take on HIMSS10 is that the general consensus of attendees thought it was a great success (and personally, I want to thank those who allowed me to be involved with the educational outreach in the areas of medical banking and social media). Read More
Date: Mar 08, 2010  
mHealth being shaped by need for chronic disease management
It’s a good time to be researching the mobile health IT space. The grant money floodgates are open and all eyes are fixed on chronic disease management. The collective expectation that remote patient monitoring will set our health system free is at an all-time high, and activity levels among those organizations working to develop breakthrough systems are equally lofty. Read More
Date: Mar 05, 2010