healthcare hospital patient in news
Doctor iPhone will see you now…
News Christine Chang, Datamonitor healthcare technology analyst, said in a statement: "Healthcare providers don't want to carry around a beeper, hospital-issued phone, cell phone, BlackBerry... [17 Mar 2008]
Tech key to vital healthcare savings
News In a related measure, the first hospital staff across England to gain access to GP records via the national summary care record system (SRC) will do so within a matter of weeks. The report states: "European citizens... [09 Jan 2008]
Manx healthcare gets a shot in the arm
News The deal with System C Healthcare will create a Clinical Care Support Service across the island with software installed at Nobles hospital in Douglas and for several other community services. The Isle of... [29 Mar 2007]
Microsoft to buy search start-up
News Back in July, it purchased patient database service Azyxxi and formed an alliance with hospital group MedStar Health to bring new technology into MedStar's hospitals. Microsoft has touted... [26 Feb 2007]
Intel tailors tablets for hospitals
News The C5 is directly connected to the other medical equipment used to take a patient's pulse or measure their blood pressure, so data is instantly recorded and transferred to a hospital server. The $2,199... [21 Feb 2007]
Sex clinic gives good text
News Patients will soon be able to book appointments at London's Royal Free Hospital 24 hours a day via text message. The system was developed by London-based healthcare software company Softcare Medical with... [30 Nov 2006]
Libraries to lend a hand to NHS
News Information would include hospital waiting times, the number of cancelled operations, MRSA rates and patient experience ratings conducted by the healthcare commission. According to the... [14 Nov 2006]
RFID and tracking systems - the high-tech future of old age?
News And a number of telemedicine trials are already up and running - for example, a pilot scheme run by Medway Council and Medway NHS and Teaching Primary Care Trust has found that by providing accurate monitoring of a... [27 Apr 2006]
RFID comes to European hospitals
News Following a trial in a New York hospital, RFID is coming to a hospital in Europe. Patients will wear tagged wristbands, which will be scanned by hospital staff using PDAs or tablet PCs... [21 Apr 2005]
SMS prescribed to cut missed NHS appointments
News Sending patients text messages to remind them to attend their appointments is already proving a success for pioneering hospital trusts. Around eight per cent of patients do not turn up when the are supposed to, but... [05 Apr 2005]
Wireless tagging in hospitals is 'inevitable'
News Though healthcare providers often say they are concerned wireless tagging will violate patient privacy, the report claims the technology could actually make hospital visits more pleasant... [07 Dec 2004]
Sygate deal leaves security in good health
News Ian Schenkel, MD of Sygate UK, told silicon.com: "When doctors are plugging in here and plugging in there and plugging in wherever - whether at their surgery, at a clinic, in a hospital, or even at home - they need to be... [29 Apr 2004]
£2.3bn NHS IT overhaul gains momentum
News The e-booking system will operate across the NHS and is intended to give patients more choice and control over hospital appointments. The initial target is to support the developing clinical and business requirements for... [28 May 2003]
The doctor will receive your Nokia transmission now
News It then sends the results straight to healthcare professionals at the hospital. The service conducts cardiovascular diagnostics, measuring a patient's pulse rate, blood pressure or ECG... [23 Nov 2000]
Hospital networks in critical condition
News Patrick Cryne, MD with iSOFT, a hospital information systems operator, said security and patient confidentiality could slow growth in communication technologies like wireless devices. You can't have a... [01 Jun 2000]
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