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Most Wired Big Data Hospitals
This year’s class of ‘Most Wired’ hospitals are diving “deeper into data analytics and population health management,” according to Hospitals & Health Networks. The 16th annual survey, conducted by H&HN in partnership with the American Hospital Association, CHIME, McKesson and AT&T, finds that these 375 organizations are also using information technology to bridge gaps to outpatient […]
An Apple a Day Keeping Doctor Away
An Apple a day keeping doctor away Today’s story isn’t just about Apple, of course. Other mobile operating systems — even feature phones — have a part to play, but with most medical professionals already opting for an iPad above any other tablet, and with the efficiency and cost savings implicit within use of always-connected […]
Apple prepares Healthkit rollout
Apple has been forging relationships with Healthcare systems and hospitals including Stanford, Mayo Clinic, Kaiser, Yale, Texas Health, UCLA Health, and Sutter to name a few. (Reuters) – Apple Inc has been discussing how its “HealthKit” service will work with health providers at Mount Sinai, the Cleveland Clinic and Johns Hopkins as well as with Allscripts, […]
Outsourcing Mobile Device Management in Hospitals: 10 considerations
Various studies and surveys have shown that the use of wireless devices continues to grow at exponential rates in the healthcare industry, which falls in line with the overall trend in society. Like the rest of the World, health care providers are not immune to the allure of the glowing tablet. There is no pill […]
Apple reveals newest app. Could it change health care?
Dan Diamond, Managing Editor After months of anticipation, Apple on Monday unveiled its new Health app, its cloud-based information platform known as “HealthKit,” and a slew of new partnerships with Epic Systems, Mayo Clinic, and a number of other hospitals. The open question: Will Apple’s big play for the health care market end up changing […]
Healthcare’s Wearable Revolution: Hot Market
Dan Carroll, Motley Fool The next health care blockbuster may be closer than you think. The best investors consistently reap gigantic profits by recognizing true potential earlier and more accurately than anyone else. Let me cut right to the chase: There is a product in development that will revolutionize not how we treat a common […]
How Urgency Will Save Hospitals
By Todd Campbell, In the next five years the number of urgent care clinics operating across the United States is expected to surge to 12,000, up from about 10,000 today. Many of those clinics will be owned by hospital chains like HCA (NYSE: HCA ) and Tenet Healthcare (NYSE: THC ) which are struggling to grow earnings […]
Top E Healthcare Technology Trends for 2014
What is trending in healthcare technology as we approach 2014? Technology is an ever-changing paradigm, but some issues simply keep rising to the top. The mobile revolution continues, and patient involvement and engagement in their own healthcare is on the rise. It is becoming imperative to improve not only the patient, but also the caregiver […]
