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News A blanket ban on using mobile phones in hospitals should end, according to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) - and medical staff should even be encouraged to take up wireless technology. [29 Jul 2004]
Hospitals and Medical Clinics
White Paper This scene, common in hospitals and busy medical clinics, highlights several problems in today's healthcare system that can lead to poor patient experiences, extra stress on the healthcare staff, and even reduced quality of care. [03 Jul 2008]
HIPAA Implementation Case Studies: Hospitals and Health Systems
White Paper The case study describes about HIPAA Implementation for Hospitals and Health Systems. The Health plans must use the standards when transmitting the standards Health plans which no longer require providers to support proprietary formats or plan... [01 Dec 2004]
Hospitals need RFID injection
News RFID technology has significant benefits for the tracking of assets and patients in hospitals - but the cost is still high especially when compared to barcodes, according to research house Frost & Sullivan. [24 Aug 2007]
Hospitals roll out RFID
News Hospitals across England are keeping track of patients and equipment using RFID tagging. More than 50 hospitals are using smart wireless or barcoded wristbands and tags to give them an instant snapshot of the location of medicines, patients and... [09 Jul 2008]
Hospitals Get Healthy Dose of RFID
White Paper In a five-year deal valued at $3.9 million, Agility will deploy, operate and manage an RFID network to track mobile medical equipment at the three Virginia hospitals operated by Bon Secours Richmond Health System. [25 Jun 2004]
Hospitals install wireless to improve patient care
News While many of the uses for wireless at the moment are quite prosaic - mostly to send information when stringing cable is too expensive or impractical - increasingly hospitals are looking at providing better services as well. [06 Oct 2005]
Fresh warning over mobiles in hospitals
News Using mobile phones in hospitals can interfere with intensive care medical equipment and machines, a new study claims. In May this year, the Department of Health (DoH) issued guidelines on the use of mobile phones in hospitals which recommended... [06 Sep 2007]
Healthy Outlook for Kyocera Mita at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
White Paper The Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest in England, employing more than 6,500 people and with an annual income of more than £200 million. The Trust wanted to provide high quality printing facilities for staff throughout the Trust's... [02 Oct 2004]
Pendragon Forms Case Study: Stroke Screening in Houston Hospitals
White Paper Data collectors used laptops to enter data when screening all hospitals in the community for possible stroke cases. The Pendragon Forms solution was implemented in emergency rooms, hospitals floors, nursing homes, elderly care units, and radiology... [18 Apr 2004]
Mobiles 'should not be banned in hospitals'
News Using mobile phones should not be banned in hospitals, according to medical researchers. The pair added that the most likely downside from the use of mobiles in hospitals will be the annoyance caused by ringtones, rather than health risks posed by... [13 Oct 2006]
Nuffield Hospitals prescribed £2m LAN
News Nuffield Hospitals has signed a £2m contract with Scalable Networks to provide a LAN infrastructure. The LAN will enable private healthcare company Nuffield Hospitals to provide real-time monitoring of patients across its 40 sites, allowing patient... [20 Jul 2007]
Novell Case Study: New York Health and Hospitals Corporation
White Paper New York Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) have facilities in all five boroughs of New York City. As a solution New York Health and Hospitals selected Novell NetWare 6, Novell GroupWise 6.5 and Novell Cluster Services to maintain a low cost of... [13 Apr 2007]
Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Set to Save GBP2 (USD3.5) Million Each Year Using Oracle E-Business Suite
White Paper One of the largest teaching trusts in England, Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust's four hospitals provide healthcare services for the population of Oxfordshire and neighboring counties. The Trust used Oracle Purchasing to increase leverage over suppliers... [13 Dec 2006]
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Improves Efficiency and Patient Care
White Paper Ranked as one of America's best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics treats patients at a 769-bed facility and many specialized clinics. To maintain its position as a healthcare innovator, University of... [23 Aug 2006]
