Spacelabs is adopting 802.11b for the SL 2400 patient monitor. Here's the breathless intro to the announcement:
As part of the company's
commitment to open standards and connectivity, Spacelabs has developed
an innovative wireless solution that is capable of operating on a
hospitals existing wireless infrastructure while coexisting with other
wireless applications.
To their credit, there will also be a field […]
An mysterious story from Associated Press, pick up by a number of major newspapers, new research is announced on ambulance diversions and overcrowded emergency departments. The study's lead author, Catharine Burt, of the National Center for Health Statistics, used data from 405 U.S. hospital emergency departments - about 10 percent of the nation's hospital ERs. […]
Neil Versel writes for Health-IT World on recent and future merger and acquisition in the health care IT market. The consensus: there will be more. The story is wrapped around Misys' acquisition of Payerpath, and provides a nice summary of recent deals.
According to [Misys Healthcare's CEO Tom] Skelton, Payerpath offers adds claims-scrubbing services and […]
