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Interactive patient systems streamline communication, boost satisfaction
Hospitals are pleased with the leading interactive patient systems (IPS) on the market, according to a new report from research firm KLAS. Interactive patient systems are solutions that provide
CSC: Wireless technologies, robots will transform care
Mobile and wireless technologies dominate a Computer Sciences Corp. list of six technologies that show promise for improving patient care and making a better working environment for clinicians,
Apps can't always change patient behavior
It's time for a reality check in mobile healthcare. The myriad smartphone apps for healthcare generally are wonderful, low-cost tools for improving a small part of healthcare. But apps by themselves
Diabetes cost estimate yet another reason to embrace mobile health
In her most recent column , FierceHealthPayer editor Dina Overland wonders if anyone was paying attention to a UnitedHealth Group report that said diabetes would cost what passes for a U.S. healthcare
'Smart' pill bottles, not just counseling, improve med adherence
Now here's a study we don't need to mock: "Smart" pill bottles that record when patients take their medication and then transmit that information to healthcare professionals helped improve medication
Wireless project aims to improve diabetes care on U.S-Mexico border
Like a powerful signal, wireless healthcare innovation in San Diego has spilled across the border to Tijuana, Mexico, to help prevent and treat diabetes. The recently announced Dulce Wireless Tijuana
Texting improves medication adherence, patient health
Text messages containing both medication reminders and information about a specific skin condition helped greatly improve adherence to treatment regimens, self-care behaviors and quality of life
Nationwide Children's sees higher testing, medication adherence with texting to teen diabetics
If any age group has shown a clear preference for texting, it's teenagers--half of whom reportedly send more than 1,500 text messages a month. So it makes sense that SMS might be a great way to
Florida, Idaho hospitals test iPad for patient education
You may have heard about the launch of Apple's iPad, and how the device seems to be drawing a lot of interest from healthcare circles. It's not only seen as something clinicians can use to chart
Children's hospital installs interactive touch screens for outpatients
Hospitals everywhere are striving to make the patient experience a little less daunting by adding comforts of home. Like any other patients, hospitalized children and teens have questions--lots of
