Monthly Archives: June 2010

PACS adoption has reached ‘mature stage,’

Posted on June 28, 2010 by

PACS adoption has reached ‘mature stage, so say this article at HealthcareITNews. DES PLAINES, IL – A new report from the research firm IMV has found the market for electronic picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) is largely in “replacement mode.” … Continue reading →

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Wi-Fi adoption in healthcare up 60% in past year

Posted on June 28, 2010 by

I got this off HealthImaging.com Deployment of Wi-Fi in healthcare environments has grown by more than 60 percent worldwide during the past 12 months, according to ABI Research. High double-digit growth is expected to continue for both wireless local area network … Continue reading →

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GPS not just for driving but can be tool for crowd management and medical follow-up

Posted on June 24, 2010 by

This article off Alphagalileo examines the use of GPS in public health! Drivers around the world use the global positioning system (GPS) to figure out how to get from point A to point B. But a young Hebrew University of Jerusalem … Continue reading →

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Ramblings: New Logo

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

Yes, we heard you, the old logo isn’t ‘sexy’ enough so in order to ensure that you – the reader, is happy, we are launching a new logo. Hope you like it

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Healthcare Taking Computing To The Cloud

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee wrote this article on the Health IT and Cloud Computing for InformationWeek While the healthcare sector has long been an IT laggard, the industry appears to be embracing cloud computing comparably to many other sectors. Nearly one-third … Continue reading →

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Mobile baby

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

I got this off UNSW. IVF patients will soon be able to track their test results through their mobile phones, using technology developed by UNSW researchers. The interactive electronic system, HealthyMe, allows patients to self-manage medical records, log test results … Continue reading →

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Ramblings: HospitalBuildAsia 2010, FutureHealth ASEAN and CLMM

Posted on June 18, 2010 by

Alright, this blog post is a combination of 3 different ‘ramblings’ topics; HospitalBuild Asia 2010 FutureHealth ASEAN Forum 2010 A site visit to a local hospital on their CLMM (Closed Loop Medication Management) implementation. I’ll do a ‘summarize version’ and … Continue reading →

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New Article: Enterprise Imaging Informatics – PACS in Radiology and Beyond

Posted on June 16, 2010 by

I wrote a new article titled : “Enterprise Imaging Informatics - PACS in Radiology and Beyond”. This article examines the increasing demands for medical imaging services and how progress in medical imaging technologies, their impact across different clinic disciplines and  how it redefines … Continue reading →

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Radiology Images and MU: Vital, but Not in the EMR…Yet

Posted on June 16, 2010 by

This article from CMIO.net talks about 2 of my favorite topics in health informatics and their co-relation (I share very similar viewpoints, especially on the part where medical imaging is not only radiology). ————————————————— A diagnostic picture is often worth more than … Continue reading →

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North Yorks spends £3.2m on telehealth

Posted on June 15, 2010 by

NHS North Yorkshire and York has announced that it will implement 2,000 telehealth systems from Tunstall following a successful pilot across the county. The plans, which will see the primary care trust spend around £3.2m on the new systems, will … Continue reading →

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