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Workflow software, robots poised to transform care

We have separate publications called FierceHealthIT and FierceEMR for a reason: Thanks in no small part to the federal "meaningful use" incentive program, EMRs are front of mind for many health IT

HHS agenda looks to IT for self-management, patient engagement

HHS' newest 10-year health goals for the country, Healthy People 2020, focus on prevention, shared decisionmaking between patients and providers, personalized self-management of health conditions

T-Mobile plays in m-health while competitors push machine-to-machine communications

I've been wondering for months when T-Mobile would join other major cellular carriers in embracing mobile healthcare. I learned today that it's already happened. At the opening session of the Mobile

Mobile health companies try to follow the money without alienating docs

With mobile healthcare conferences becoming all the rage, we can't be everywhere. Fortunately, Telecoms.com had someone at the Mobile Healthcare Industry Summit 2010 in London to follow the people

Mobile technologies could help slash hospital readmission rates

Unplanned hospital readmissions cost Medicare $17.4 billion a year, and as many as 76 percent of these events are preventable, says the Center for Technology and Aging, citing a 2009 study in the New

Report: 94 percent of docs have smartphones, but communication gaps persist

How ubiquitous have smartphones become among physicians? A new report from Menlo Park, Calif.-based Spyglass Consulting Group says that an astounding 94 percent of doctors are using smartphones to

'Most Wired' hospitals see patient portals as part of wider EMR strategy

A key element of meaningful use of EMRs--and of health reform in general--is providing patients access to their own records. Conversely, patient access to records shouldn't be viewed in isolation,

Patients who email their doctors are healthier, Kaiser study finds

Patients who take advantage of secure patient-physician email options offered by their doctor are more likely to experience healthy outcomes, according to a recent study published in the journal

Radiology, surgical systems shrinking, becoming more mobile, Waegemann says

Mobile healthcare clearly is booming. Just look at all the m-health conferences that are popping up around the globe. Obviously, we can't be at them all, but, fortunately, others can be. One such

iPad could be 'like gold' for radiology and image sharing

With its 9.7-inch display, resolution of 1024x768 pixels and long battery life, Apple's new, hot-selling iPad could be the first true mobile device to bring medical imaging access to the point of