Now that Cisco's acquired AireSpace, Nortel Networks is partnering with Trapeze Networks to offer mesh networks and asset tracking. AireSpace was Nortel's OEM partner until acquired by Cisco. Nortel has also kicked in some cash for Trapeze's latest VC funding round.
For the near future, Trapeze will focus on mesh networking, Vogt said, making Trapeze access […]
iHealth Beat reports (registration required) on a new study about the impact of CPOE on patient safety.
Researchers looked at 937 admissions and found 483 clinically significant adverse drug events, Reuters Health reports. Nine percent of those errors caused serious harm, and 33% resulted in further monitoring or interventions. Sixty-one percent of errors took place during […]
Thanks to Patrick Lynch, from Northside Hospital, Atlanda, for this report from the show:
It was the best AAMI I've been to in a while. Being an older biomed, all of the equipment vendors were getting stale - same ole, same ole. But this year there was lots of new tension. IT, indoor positioning, who are […]
There was some discussion on the Biomed listserv today about support contract pricing that vendors are charging. Comparisons were made between the percentage of the list price for annual support contracts for hardware (8% to 12%) and software (20% up to 35%). This is another area where IT and biomed are merging.
Buyer expectations for […]
