States increasingly wired for healthcare IT

A new report released by the National Conference of State Legislatures shows state lawmakers are moving at an unprecedented rate to get healthcare wired in their states. http://www.healthcareitnews.com/story.cms?id=10590

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  • By Mia Erichson
  • December 12, 2008

GammaTech Clinical Tablets are rugged and versatile

With 21 years of experience in the US and worldwide market, GammaTech is one of the largest suppliers of innovative, durable notebook  computers in the world.  GammaTech has been working with clinicians to evolve those versatile, fully rugged notebooks and tablets to the clinical environment.   As part of the HealthcareGoesMobile.com community, GammaTech’s experience with durable notebooks will provide a mobile clinical tablet that makes going mobile easier and more productive!

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  • By Intel Corporation
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  • July 16, 2009
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Vendors develop, refine MPoC offerings

August has been a good month for MPoC, ushering in new enterprise mobility solutions for healthcare as the national health reform debate rages on. Among the latest offerings to market is a new mobile clinical assistant (MCA) from InfoLogix and a line-up of Motion Clinical Workstations (MCWs) from Motion Computing.

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  • August 24, 2009

MPOC solutions play a pivotal role in optimizing hospital workflows and modernizing the delivery of patient care

Located in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, Arras Hospital employs 2,000 staff who treat over 100,000 patients each year. The hospital provides health services – surgery, general medicine, obstetrics, gynaecology, psychiatry and geriatric care – to a population of 230,000 residents.

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  • By Intel Corporation
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  • March 20, 2009
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MCA competition heats up

Competition among mobile clinical assistant (MCA) vendors continues to intensify as healthcare providers eye new mobile technologies that can improve the delivery of care. This trend was perhaps most evident at HIMSS09, where vendors such as Motion Computing, Panasonic, Philips Healthcare and others displayed their latest offerings within a few feet of one another.

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  • May 4, 2009

Safety, security flags hold wireless drug delivery in check

Wireless drug delivery is rapidly becoming a reality. Biomedical engineers are creating small implants with the hope that wireless monitoring will ensure timely, correct dosages for those who might otherwise be unable to care for themselves. But while this delivery method and monitoring technique may one day serve as an essential care giving tool, questions of safety and security must first be addressed.

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  • By John Farrell
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  • February 10, 2009
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Learning from HIMSS virtual tradeshow and looking forward to HIMSS ‘09

The recent HIMSS virtual tradeshow provided a huge boost in registration for HealthcareGoesMobile.com.  During the two-day show, we had 385 visitors to our booth.  We'd like to learn about your experiences at the HIMSS virtual tradeshow.  

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  • December 12, 2008
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Is 2010 the Year for Mobile Clinical Assistants to Catch On?

The Mobile Clinical Assistant (MCA) is a specialty tablet PC designed to be used in a clinical setting such as a hospital or physician’s office.  Its goal is to replace the traditional clipboard or patient folder with an electronic device that has a similar form factor, but provides more capabilities than a paper-based recording system.

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  • October 14, 2009

Publisher releases wireless healthcare apps

A  U.K.-based publisher of industry research reports and online news journals has extended its Wireless Healthcare e-health news and research service by making the publication “101 Things To Do With A Mobile Phone In Healthcare” online. Intended to be used as a collaborative wireless e-health development platform, theMobilehealthCrowd.com, includes applications for diabetes management, hospital-based RFID and the use of technologies such as Bluetooth and ZigBee in health and fitness monitoring.

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  • By John Farrell
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  • February 4, 2009
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Will 'modular' certification spark EMR implementation, 'meaningful use'?

With the push to adopt electronic medical records well underway, it was just a matter of time until someone addressed the obvious question hanging in the air: What if physicians could implement EMR systems piecemeal, rather than shelling out for a comprehensive software suite?

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  • July 13, 2009