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Pulse EHR receives 2011 CCHIT Comprehensive certification

To receive the 2011 CCHIT Comprehensive certification, the Pulse EHR had to undergo a rigorous inspection of integrated functionality, interoperability and security, in addition to achieving full compliance with proposed federal standards tied to ARRA “meaningful use” financial incentives.

14 Dec 2009

Varian Medical Systems receives IDG's InfoWorld 100 Award for innovative use of IT

Zenprise, Inc., a provider of mobile management software, today announced its customer, Varian Medical Systems Inc., received IDG's InfoWorld 100 Award based on its deployment of the Zenprise MobileManager platform. The InfoWorld 100 Awards recognizes the top 100 most innovative uses of IT initiatives to further business goals.

9 Dec 2009

Smartphones for diabetic patients

Cellular phones - once a luxury used strictly for talking - have taken on many new roles in recent years. Now researchers at Saint Louis University and Old Dominion University in Virginia say smartphones can be used to help elderly diabetics manage their health and learn more about their condition.

30 Oct 2009

Vocera smartphone for hospital settings

Vocera Inc. today announced the first shipment of the Vocera smartphone, the newest addition to the Vocera system of wireless, instant communication products. The new device, in addition to supporting all of the Vocera system’s unique voice-driven features, works as a wireless telephone and offers advanced application support to deliver enhanced staff efficiency and expedited patient care.

28 Oct 2009

Healthagen partners with HCA to provide ER wait times through smartphones

The American College of Emergency Physicians says emergency departments treat over 120 million people each year in America. Along with emergency visit increases comes longer wait times.

6 Oct 2009

New mobile phone software helps remote analysis of data and map findings

New mobile phone software will help epidemiologists and ecologists working in the field to analyse their data remotely and map findings across the world, without having to return to the lab, according to research published in PLoS One today. The authors of the study, from Imperial College London, say the software will also enable members of the public to act as 'citizen scientists' and help collect data for community projects.

16 Sep 2009

New, enhanced guarantee program from Arrowhead Electronic Healthcare for its ePRO projects

Arrowhead Electronic Healthcare, LLC (Arrowhead) announced today its enhanced on-time, error-free guarantee program for all new ePRO projects using ePRO-LOG™ Smartphone, Web, Tablet or SMS. The guarantee specifies that the software configuration of every project will be completed per agreed upon schedule and will be free of configuration errors. If either condition is not fulfilled, customers will receive a full refund of software configuration fees upon request.

29 Aug 2009

Music drives experimental samples through a lab-on-a-chip

Music, rather than electromechanical valves, can drive experimental samples through a lab-on-a-chip in a new system developed at the University of Michigan. This development could significantly simplify the process of conducting experiments in microfluidic devices.

27 Jul 2009

Scientists combine USB-based ultrasound probe technology with a smartphone

Computer engineers at Washington University in St. Louis are bringing the minimalist approach to medical care and computing by coupling USB-based ultrasound probe technology with a smartphone, enabling a compact, mobile computational platform and a medical imaging device that fits in the palm of a hand.

22 Apr 2009