Scalabilility Challenges Wireless LANs

…a standard [is] needed to normalize the gaps in current standards that are filled in by device vendors in different ways…

IEEE Completes 802.11r Fast Wi-Fi Roaming Standard

This new standard establishes security and QoS connections for the client radio at the new access point, before it roams between the two, so the transition can take place in less than 50ms.

Cisco Changing to Support Health Care

More surprising, Cisco has submitted the 7921 wireless handset as a Class I medical device.

Distributed Antenna Systems - No Replacement for Wireless Strategy

I received the following blog post from Stephen Olsen, Principal at Integra Systems. Steve has spent more than 20 years in the wireless industry in engineering, sales and business development. Steve’s wireless experience extends beyond health care to include public safety, cellular and 802.11.
In the past I’ve extended an invitation to a few select industry […]

New Studies Dispel Misconceptions at Point of Care

I spoke with founder and managing director of Spyglass Consulting,
Gregg Malkary yesterday about two of his most recent studies. The latest is
Point of Care Computing for Nursing (press
release - pdf), and released this October, the same topic targeting physicians (press
release - pdf). Gregg did his first study on mobile computing
in 2003, with follow on studies […]

RHIOs Have Got It Wrong, Health Affairs Study Shows

I’m frequently amused by the constant flow of stories on regional health information organizations, or RHIOs. The emphasis on developing the right “business model” - a euphemism for finding the rubes who will provide the hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars to fund a typically gold-plated RHIO - is perhaps the most frequent topic […]

The New Enterprise Application - Medical Devices

One of my favorite Clinical Engineers called today, prompted by last week’s post on the Emergin acquisition by Philips. Like many that I’ve talked to, this person was surprised that Emergin was not snapped up sooner. A list of potential bidders were mentioned, but my lips were sealed. I will say this about potential suitors […]

Philips Acquires Emergin

Philips announced this week that they have acquired private health care IT vendor Emergin for an undisclosed sum. From the Philips press release:
Emergin is the leading US provider of software utilized to rapidly
transmit medical alarm signals throughout hospitals. The transaction is
expected to close […]

Medsphere Settles with Cofounders

For those of us interested in new business models and open source software, Modern Healthcare has a nice overview story the evolving relationship between Medsphere and the open source movement.

On June 26, 2006, Medsphere filed a $50 million, 12-count lawsuit
in Orange County (Calif.) Superior Court against the Shreeves and 20
other unnamed defendants, alleging […]

Microsoft HealthVault: Device Connectivity

The HealthVault (HV) beta was launched October 4, 2007. Between the confusion surrounding the launch and work, I've tried to gather some thoughts and get some questions answered.
The launch was a classic Microsoft launch: big, dramatic, expensive, and well executed, right down to the goody bags (you had to be there to get one, […]