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Consumers 'get' communications-health connection

If patients aren’t proactively using technology to manage their health, they at least appear ready to incorporate technology—especially mobile communications technologies—into their health  behavior, according to a new survey from Microsoft.

Mobilizing for Better Aged Care

Like most aged care providers, Resthaven Incorporated had used paper-based administrative systems since it was founded, in this case back in 1935. However, after deciding to adopt the AutumnCare™ clinical system and using wireless LAN (WLAN) and Intel® architecture-based mobile devices to extend it to the bedside, Resthaven’s employees will be working more efficiently and providing better care than ever.

Paper-based care records were consuming inordinate amounts of time, each facility in Resthaven’s network had developed some of its own forms and traditional congestion points in aged care facilities needed to be opened so nurses could access and update relevant information.

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Will e-prescribing gains advance MPOC?

The release last week of Surescripts'  "National Progress Report on E-prescribing"  brought welcome evidence that incentive programs are working to help drive adoption of e-prescribing, and perhaps a bit of encouragement for the federal government, which plans to spend $19 billion over the next several years on stimulus programs that contain incentives for doctors and hospitals that use electronic medical record systems.

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Healthcare Trends Spark Telecom's Interest

The healthcare industry’s need to use IT and telecom to operate more efficiently--combined with an aging population’s need to use remote monitoring to promote better care for the chronically ill in their own homes--are proving an irresistible lure for telecom service providers, who are now focusing on the telehealth and telemedicine markets in a major way.

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Wireless Outlook Strong as Interest in Telehealth Picks Up

Personal health applications and services should benefit from mobile technology and wireless connectivity over the next 10 years, according to a report entitled, "Wireless Healthcare: Analysis and Forecasts Q3 09." This report, which analyzes how mobile and wireless networking technologies can transform personal health applications to be more conveniently and effectively delivered, throws a spotlight on market opportunities for organizations seeking growth in the global mobile healthcare market.

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Fragmented mHealth Market Ready for Takeoff

The fact that the mHealth space is set to explode shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone in healthcare. Already a $1.5 billion market, mobile health technology is now expected reach an estimated $4.6 billion by 2014, according to a new report from CSMG, the strategy division of consulting firm TMBG Global. And if certain broad healthcare changes--such as pay-for-performance--are implemented, it could happen even sooner.

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Health Reform Turbulence No Match for MPOC

Obama's HIT-friendly health care proposal has encountered several obstacles in the past few days. As the president maneuvers for support, his recent pick for U.S. surgeon general--Dr. Regina Benjamin, a family physician in Alabama--is expected to throw a spotlight on the growing healthcare technology industry.

Mobile health community eyes Apple

Apple may not have the only mobile platform on the market, but the iPhone has attracted more developers—and more applications and services for the medical community—than any other on the market. Today’s launch of the iPhone 3.0 at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference shows once again that the medical community is flocking to the iPhone.

Fitness tracking apps, video games to integrate with EMRs

At last week's Games for Health Conference in Boston, conference organizer Ben Sawyer told MassHighTech that eventually mobile fitness tracking applications and video games like EA Sports Active will integrate with electronic medical records. The event featured Boston-area companies like AWare Technologies, FitnessKeeper, and Molecular, each of which develops applications to track fitness data through mobile phones or the Web.

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Welcome to Our New Members from HIMSS Virtual

During the HIMSS Virtual Conference today and tomorrow, new members who sign up at www.HealthcareGoesMobile.com are eligible for a drawing to win one Dell Latitude notebook and two Wii Fit gaming systems.  We look forward to welcoming many new members who are interested in learning more about the latest news and innovations for mobile point-of-care technology.