Hospital opts for Wi-Fi over GPS in smartphone navigation app
Miami Children's Hospital recently launched a free iPhone app that uses Wi-Fi triangulation to help patients and their families find their way around the medical center.
Miami Children's Hospital recently launched a free iPhone app that uses Wi-Fi triangulation to help patients and their families find their way around the medical center.
Miami Children's Hospital recently launched a free iPhone app that uses Wi-Fi triangulation to help patients and their families navigate through the center.
A House committee this week is meeting to determine whether regulations, including a possible tax on mobile health apps may stifle innovation in healthcare.
A survey of physicians in eight countries found that U.S. doctors in particular do not believe patients should have full access to their electronic health records.
Warner Thomas, CEO of Louisiana's largest healthcare system, pointed to airlines, banks and online retailers as examples of how the healthcare industry should implement technology, cut costs and improve the customer experience.
The US Department of Veterans Affairs has begun installing millions of sensors on just about anything that costs more than $US50.
TI today demonstrated several prototypes of what it described as hospital-grade medical monitoring devices that can measure everything from your percentage of body fat and water to your blood oxygen saturation.
MIT researchers are using nanotechnology to help doctors detect cancer in their patients sooner, increasing their odds of beating the disease.
A survey by health technology provider Philips shows that 11% of U.S. respondents think they might already be dead or severely incapacitated if not for Web-based health information.
Health care provider Kaiser Permanente has begun hiring about 500 IT professionals to staff its new information technology campus in Englewood, Colo.
Companies in the healthcare industry are willing to pay a premium for scarce IT talent, but they're choosy about selecting new hires. For people with the right experience, it's a great time to be job hunting.