Cisco makes their play, buying Airespace. It seems they picked some great technology. The addition of Airespace will bring a different kind of WLAN solution to hospitals. Airespace technology is client agnostic, and provides the same level of rich management tools regardless of the client radio. This is critical for medical devices with embedded radios. […]
Many patient flow bottlenecks result from the rigid deployment of medical devices, especially patient monitors. Its been reported in the literature that as much as 17% of ICU patients are there for monitoring, do not require the 1:1 or 1:2 nurse to patient ratio, and could be safely cared for in a lower acuity unit […]
Cisco has been a follower in the WLAN space for some time. Something or other to do with not cannibalizing their LAN infrastructure business… Regardless, their wait and see approach has given birth to a number of start-ups who have fielded some excellent equipment that is not proprietary, strong in security, RF and roaming, and significantly […]
Delphi Medical Introduces Clinical Communication
In pursuit of a diversification strategy, Delphi, the auto parts company, created Delphi Medical Systems. Delphi Medical Systems' coming out party was at Medical Design & Manufacturing East (MD&M) in New York City in June, 2004. They’re going after OEM business and indirect distribution sales into alternate care markets. Their […]
Tablet-Based Patient Management Solution Provider Secures Funding, Expands Senior Management Team (01/05/05)
WiFiMed Inc., provider of a tablet-based solution to collect and manage patient medical information, today announced the closing of a $1 million Series A round of funding, the kick-off of a Series B round, and the appointment of Mark Bloomberg, MD, MBA, as chief […]
The IHI (Institute for Healthcare Improvement) has announced a campaign to save 100,000 lives, by enrolling hospitals to implement six “proven practices” to prevent avoidable deaths.
#1: Deploy rapid response teams (RRTs).
Problem: Between 0.5 and 0.6 percent of patients suffer a cardiac arrest or shock while hospitalized, and only 17 percent of them survive to discharge. […]
Hospira Gains 510k Clearance for Two Wireless Pumps
In their November 10, 2004 10-Q SEC filing, Hospira notes that they have received 510k clearance for two products, the wireless networked version of Hospira MedNet for Plum A+ and Hospira MedNet software for their patient-controlled analgesia pumps. Both are expected to launch in the first quarter of […]
Future of RFID Tags Evaluated.
According to an article in the Cincinnati Business Courier today, the RFID tags tested at Cardinal Health’s warehouses in New York and Boston failed to meet the ‘reads-per-second’ rate that the manufacturer promised. The accuracy of the reads was in the 96% to 98% range.
The technology is being used to […]
Computer Entry a Leading Cause of Medication Errors in U.S. Health Systems — Percentage of Reported Errors Steadily Increased from 1999 to 2003. The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) reported today that despite the perception that technology is the panacea that will improve patient safety and reduce medication errors, nearly 20 percent of hospital and health […]
