Your mobile phone can help treat you medically. Even as the global mobile health technology market is looking at growing at 25% annually from the current $1.5 billion (Rs 6,750 crore) to $4.6 billion (Rs 20,700 crore) by 2014, Indian predictions on m-health prospects...
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Jan 4, 2011
SOURCE:Â Continua Continua is the non-profit, open industry alliance of more than 230 leading healthcare and technology organizations dedicated to developing a global ecosystem of interoperable personal connected health solutions. Continua products and services...
Jan 3, 2011
SOURCE:Â Kalorama Information The growing number of healthcare professionals utilizing mobile phone medical applications or "apps" in everyday business activities is contributing to rapid growth in this nascent market segment. Although much smaller than other popular...
Jan 3, 2011
Cloud computing developed through a natural evolution of virtualization, service-oriented architecture, and utility computing. It is best described as a dynamically scalable delivery model for Internet-based IT services. Gartner Research defines cloud computing as "a...
Dec 28, 2010
SOURCE:Â TechNewsWorld A University of Missouri professor has developed a "smart carpet" that monitors the movements of elderly persons and can detect the potential for a dangerous fall. The project received funding from the Alzheimer's Association. The purpose of the...
Dec 27, 2010
SOURCE: BBC Nativo Mira Esplugues is an active 85-year-old from Delta del Ebro, near Barcelona in Spain. He is recovering after having had a total knee replacement. This is serious surgery, with a long recovery time. Nevertheless the wound is healing nicely, and he...
Dec 22, 2010
SOURCE: Pegasystems Pegasystems Inc. , the leader in business process management (BPM), today announced that Health Net, Inc. has chosen Pegasystems to help achieve new value and efficiencies across its operations. Pega’s advanced healthcare solutions for claims,...
Dec 22, 2010
Esprida Corporation, a leading remote device management platform solution provider, today announced its partnership with Careworx Inc., a technology vendor and consulting firm dedicated to working with long-term healthcare facilities. Powered by Esprida technology,...
Dec 14, 2010
The U.S. military is testing commercial mobile devices for usability with its electronic health record applications, Government Health IT reports. Lt. Col. William Geesey --Â product manager at the Army's Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care organization...
Dec 13, 2010
SOURCE: Lingua Franca for Health IT If federal health IT initiatives are to succeed, the government must promote widespread adoption of a universal exchange language for securely transferring health data, announced the President's Council of Advisors on Science and...
