I just came across a great post by Matthew Holt at The Healthcare Blog on the GE IDX acquisition:
What's really going on here is the confusion amongst the big
FDA-regulated imaging device guys (GE, Siemens, Philips, Toshiba) about
how this IT stuff is playing out. They know that their hospital clients
are slowly integrating the IT and Med […]
InnerWireless has announced the RFID solution that was hinted at a few months ago
(press release). Two things surprise me about this announcement. Rather
than supporting third party RFID solutions on their distributed antenna system,
it appears that InnerWireless will be providing their own turnkey indoor positioning system (IPS).
[T]his truly wireless RF system requires virtually no cables, […]
Medtronic's SynchroMed programmable infusion system now has a patient-controlled option. The new Personal Therapy Manager allows patients to self administer pre-prescribed pain medication during episodes of increased pain (press release).
There is no data that I can find describing battery life or the wireless
radio link between the implantable pump and controller. Surprisingly, a
component diagram of the […]
A group of researchers at Vanderbilt University published this study (full text $30) on the impact an electronic whiteboard had on ED operations:
The results indicate that the electronic whiteboard improves the
efficiency of work and communication in the ED. IT solutions may have
great utility in improving provider situational awareness and
distributing workload among ED providers. The results […]
HealthAlliance Hospital of Leominster, MA, is installing an InnerWireless
distributed antenna system. They're looking to bring an enterprise
solution to manage coverage for Wi-Fi data, patient monitoring, two-way
radio, and mobile phone applications. Applications include nurse call,
CPOE, and paging. HealthAlliance will also provide mobile phone access
for patients and visitors.
[Hat tip: Mobile Health Data]
FreePatentsOnline.com announced
a professional-level patent searching database, including powerful
searching and document organization features, a reminder service, and
more, for free.
“The fact that companies like Delphion, who are already charging users
$95 per month or more to search their database, charge a substantial
fee to simply download a patent is ridiculous. FreePatentsOnline.com
provides patent searching and downloading for free,” says James […]
Both Bill Gates and one of his CTOs, Ray Ozzie, have written memos to
Microsoft staff about a sea change in the software industry that could
swamp the company. There's been lots of main stream press about the
memos here, here and here. You can read the actual memos here.
This will eventually have a big impact in […]
Here's an interesting interview with a guy hired to write a corporate blog (or weblog). You can read his blog here to see a pretty good example of corporate blogging. Sun COO Jonathan Schwartz also has an opinion. I've noted health care blogs before here and here,
and you can visit some of the best health […]
