RFID use in healthcare on the rise
The use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in healthcare across the globe now accounts for almost 9% of global RFID projects, according to research by UK-based consulting firm, IDTechEx. The researchers found that the use of the technology in healthcare has risen over the years and is now the sixth most important applicational sector for […]
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Spanish hospital to pilot medical tablet PC
Intel, Oracle and Orion Health have announced the launch of a pilot for a new mobile computing device, designed from the ground up for use by clinicians in hospital and community environments. The Motion C5 Mobile Clinical Assistant (MCA) is lightweight rugged tablet PC with a built in carrying handle designed to withstand the knocks […]
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EC announces large scale eHealth pilot
The European Commission has begun its tendering process for a large scale pilot of an EU wide implementation of eHealth services to support continuity of care. Speaking at the EC’s ICT Policy Support Programme – Work Programme 2007 launch day in Brussels on 24 May, Dr Gérard Comyn, head of the EC’s ICT for Health […]
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Consumer is king in wireless health
More consumer-driven wireless developments are on the horizon as mobile technology enjoys wider adoption in healthcare.
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RFID and care records could be linked
A future in which data from hospital systems, including the Care Records Service (CRS), can be integrated with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags used to track patients and equipment in hospitals was spelled out at Healthcare Computing in Harrogate this week. Peter Flood, national accounts manager for Bluestar Technologies, a UK-based RFID specialist, said that […]
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Medical Tablet PC launched by Intel
Intel, Motion Computing and NHS Connecting for Health have announced the launch of a new mobile computing device, designed from the ground up for use by clinicians in hospital and community environments. The Mobile Clinical Assistant (MCA) is lightweight rugged tablet PC with a built in carrying handle designed to withstand the knocks and spills […]
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DH embraces wireless safety technologies
A new strategy document looking at the use of smart wireless wristbands and barcode labelling technologies has been launched by health minister Lord Hunt. The Department of Health believes that auto-identification and data capture (AIDC) technology has the potential to tackle mismatching errors in particular, as well as bringing other efficiencies and cost savings. Lord […]
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Tunstall leads European telecare project
Telecare specialist, Tunstall, is co-ordinating a part EU-funded project called SOPRANO, which will design and develop new telehealth solutions for elderly people. The Service Orientated Programmable Smart Environments for Older Europeans (SOPRANO) is a €12m (£8m) research and development project aimed at developing new ways of integrating assistive technology, telecare and telehealth solutions into users’ […]
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Heartlands uses RFID for patient identification
The Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Safe Surgery Systems Ltd a contract to supply a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) patient identification system that links to electronic patient records on PDAs, allowing staff to identify patients before they go for surgery. Hear of England will use wireless PDA’s and patient wristbands fitted with […]
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Motion Computing and Intel trial mobile ‘clinical assistant’
Mobile computing and wireless communications firm Motion Computing is collaborating with US computer chip manufacturer Intel to create a new tablet PC specifically for the healthcare sector called the mobile clinical assistant. Motion Computing has been working with Intel for over three years now and has an existing range of Tablet PCs in the UK […]
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