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Study: Dramatic spike in physician smartphone use predicted

October 1, 2007 — 6:59am ET
According to new research from analyst firm The Diffusion Group, the number of active physicians using Internet-enabled smartphones should hit 70 percent within four years. That's a net growth rate... Read more...

Trend: Managing chronic diseases remotely, with mobile tech

September 17, 2007 — 6:59am ET
As we've reported on at length here in FierceHealthIT, vendors and providers are growing increasingly interested in methods for managing chronic diseases remotely. And the juggernaut continues to... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: BCBS of South Carolina adds PHR; HHS offers $13M to create next AHIC; and much more...

September 10, 2007 — 6:59am ET
> By the end of this year, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina plans to begin offering PHRs which will integrate with medical care plans. Read more...

Remote Monitoring

May 20, 2007 — 8:01pm ET


Remote Monitoring
Monitoring chronically-ill patients remotely--notably those with diabetes and cardiac problems--seems to be a …

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Case study:Imaging cuts hospital's chart overload

January 28, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Execs at 658-bed Abington Memorial Hospital (PA) had had enough. Paper charting was filling up too much space, and keeping up with the information was burning through too much staff time. In response, the hospital developed an electronic document imaging system. Getting started involved a big investment of time and energy, including training on handling and preparing records for scanning for 750 clinical information staffer and caregivers. Within three months, the system was in place. The …

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Is IT delivering what healthcare industry wants?

October 1, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Sort of, say attendees of a recent conference, presented by Paragon Development Systems, which brought together more than 300 corporate clients and representatives of vendor partners like Microsoft and Intel. Interestingly, even organizations that understand the importance of digital capability have decided to trust vendors less and themselves more. Case in point: …

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