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Archive for November 16th, 2006

Where Is That? RFID Offers Asset and People Tracking

Yours truly is quoted extensively in this story about RFID applications and adoption in hospitals. Freelancer Elizabeth Roop puts me in good company, along with John Pantano of Radianse and Gregg Malkary of Spyglass Consulting.
“Given the inherently mobile nature of healthcare,
RFID offers potential benefits that […]


Medical Sci-Fi Writing Contest

Yes, this is more than a bit off topic… Fellow bloggers at Medgadget are holding a medical science fiction writing competition.
Judges will be blinded. Blinded by your dazzling prose, yes, but also
to your identity. We are assembling an all-star judging panel, so you
can be assured your work will be reviewed by accomplished writers,
physicians, and fans […]


New Mobile Communications Study Targets Clinicians

Spyglass Consulting has just completed a study on mobile communications. The report looks at the communications devices used by physicians and nurses in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Here's a summary of the findings:

Most clinicians (67%) have to carry more than one device to communicate with colleagues and patients. It would be interesting to see […]


Housekeeping

I have moved my connectivity photos from Buzznet to Flickr and replaced the photo bar in the left column with one from my Flickr site. The “flickr badge” - what they call that dealy-bob that shows the photos - only shows the most recently uploaded photos rather than showing them by the date they were […]


Philips Medical Taps AeroScout for RFID Solution

New product categories cross some boundary when they are OEM'd by one of the big medical conglomerates. Such a transition was made today when Philips Medical Systems announced they were selling an asset tracking RFID solution from AeroScout (press release).
The Philips asset tracking solution utilizes technology that
includes wireless tags, a location engine, and the […]


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