Synova Healthcare announced last week that a Synova subsidiary and development partner BioPad Ltd. successfully produced the initial set of antepartum fetal-movement
monitors for use in their first “in-home” clinical trial. The device is
designed to provide a non-invasive means of monitoring fetal movement
during the last trimester of pregnancy (press release).
The monitoring of fetal movement is […]
24×7 Magazine has published my column “Is ISO/IEEE 11073 a Viable Standard?” in their Soapbox department. The column provides a bit of history, describes the contributions of the 11073 effort, and asks some hard questions about the standard - it's much more coherent than my previous ramblings on the subject.
Bottom line: the time for 11073 […]
VeriChip Corporation has announced that it has obtained the patent for
a portable RFID asset location system. The product combines RFID tagging technology
along with a portable receiver that can enable the tracking of assets
in a fixed setting like a warehouse or building.
The system will utilize portable receivers to collect RFID
messages and identify the unique ID of […]
Amid all the cheerleading and flag waving over EHRs and EMRs, comes a splash of reality for two practioners of the dismal science.
The widespread adoption of electronic prescriptions and electronic
health records may actually increase costs for health providers,
according to economists Robert Reischauer, president of the Urban
Institute, and Eugene Steuerle, a senior fellow from the institute, […]
