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Latest Press Releases

December 8, 2009, STUDY: SIGNIFICANT COMMUNICATIONS
PROBLEMS EXIST FOR HOSPITAL-BASED NURSES AT POINT OF
CARE

March 23, 2009, STUDY REVEALS REMOTE PATIENT
MONITORING PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS, OUTCOMES
FOR CHRONICALLY ILL PATIENTS

July 8, 2008, RFID HEALTHCARE INVESTMENTS ARE
EXPERIENCING EXPLOSIVE GROWTH

Dec 15, 2007, 64% NURSES BELIEVE WIRELESS
INFRASTRUCTURE NOT RELIABLE TO SUPPORT POINT OF CARE
COMPUTING SOLUTIONS

Oct 8, 2007, 65% OF PHYSICIANS FEAR INFECTION RISK BY
USING MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES AT POINT OF CARE —
160% INCREASE FROM 2005

Nov 6, 2006, Spyglass Consulting Finds Healthcare Clinicians
Are Required To Carry Multiple Mobile Devices To Effectively
Communicate With Colleagues And Patients

April 6, 2006, Spyglass Consulting finds Healthcare Industry
Interest in Remote Patient Monitoring is High but Investment
Low due to Immature Solutions and Lack of Payer
Reimbursement

Aug 17, 2005, Spyglass Consulting Finds Weak ROI for Passive
RFID Solutions in Healthcare

Jan 12, 2005, Spyglass Consulting Study Finds TabletPC
Gaining Traction With Outpatient Physicians

June 15, 2004, Spyglass Consulting Study Reveals More Than
90 Percent Of Nurses Are Reluctant To Use TabletPC for
Bedside Nursing

Nov 5, 2003, Spyglass Consulting Group Announces Results of
Comprehensive Market Study on Mobile Computing Usage
in
Healthcare Industry


In the News

April 29, 2009, Providers rely on remote monitoring despite
reimbursement resistance
, Cardiovascular Business

April 13, 2009,
Tracking itinerant patients and surgical sponges,
Canadian Medical Association Journal

March 31, 2009, For Which Chronic Conditions Do Health Care
Organizations Use Remote Patient Monitoring?
, iHealthbeat

March 24, 2009,
Remote patient monitoring improves outcomes
for
chronically ill, Healthcare IT News

March 24, 2009,
Remote Monitoring Can Boost Patient
Outcomes
, iHealthbeat

Feb 8, 2009,
McLeod discusses role of mobile devices in
nursing, Modern Healthcare

Nov 7, 2008,
The Intrinsic Value of Point-of-Care Computing,
HealthcareGoesMobile.com

Oct 27, 2008,
Lives of a cell, Government Healthcare IT

Oct 2008,
Wired for Safety, Healthcare Informatics

Sept 18, 2008,
If you feel good to today, press 1, Government
Healthcare IT

Sept 16, 2008,
RFID Investments on the Rise, Advance for Health
Information Executives

Sept 16, 2008,
RFID gains traction among larger health care
organizations, Chime's Healthcare CIO Smartbrief

Sept 5, 2008,
Hospitals invest in RFID at "explosive" rate,
Chime's Healthcare CIO Smartbrief

Sept 2008,
Hospital Investment in RFID Seeing Rapid Increase,
Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry

Aug 27, 2008,
Study finds explosive growth in RFID healthcare
investments, RFID Switchboard

Aug 20, 2008,
RFID, Radio Location Service Use Soaring at
Hospitals, PC World

Aug 1, 2008,
More facilities investing in RFID technology, study
finds,
Health Finance News

July 11,2008,  
Explosive growth in healthcare RFID, Hospital IT
Europe

July 11, 2008,
Hospitals play tag—RFID finds a niche in
healthcare, KM World

July 8, 2008,
RFID market on upswing in health industry, Chime's
Healthcare CIO Smartbrief

July 8, 2008,
Large hospitals, IDNs drive use of RFID in
healthcare settings, Healthcare IT News

July 8, 2008,
Health Care RFID Market Increased 204% Since
2005, Study Finds, iHealthBeat

July 8, 2008,
Study: Large Hospitals Adopt RFID, Health Data
Management

July 1, 2008,
Choosing The Right Mobile Cart, Health Data
Management

July 1, 2008,
Mobile Carts Turn a Corner, Health Data Management

May 12, 2008,
Point of No Return?, For the Record

April 2008,
Trouble at the Bedside, Healthcare Informatics

March 2008,
Nurses Point the Way, Patient Safety and Quality
Healthcare

February 2008,
IT at a Crossroads, Health and Hospital Networks

January 9, 2008,
Dangerous Devices, Hospital and Health Networks

January 4, 2008,
Nurses on point-of-care IT usage: study,
Modern Healthcare

January 4, 2008,
Health-IT Developers and Implementers Take
Note: Nurses Expect Better, Digital Healthcare & Productivity

December 21, 2007,
Are Health Care Vendors Providing High-
Quality IT Applications for Nurses? iHealthbeat

December 18, 2007,
Nurses say IT security requirements impede
nursing productivity,
Healthcare IT News

December 17, 2007,
Nurse Survey: Mobile Tech Unreliable,
Health Data Management

December 12 2007,
Majority of Nurses Believe Wireless
Unreliable
, Healthcare Informatics

December 1, 2007,
Doctors Worried About Hardware's
Infection Risks, Health Data Management

December 1, 2007,
Mobile Tech: One App at a Time, Health Data
Management

November 2007,
Bringing Health Home, Healthcare Informatics

October 12, 2007,
Physicians see mobile devices as breeding
ground for bacteria, Healthcare IT News

October 11, 2007,
Many Doctors Reluctant To Use Mobile
Devices for Patient Care, iHealthbeat

October 9, 2007,
Concern Rises over Mobile Computer-Spread
Infections, Digital Healthcare and Productivity

September 19, 2007,
To PDA or Not To PDA, Medtech Journal

August 2007,
Hospitals tap into RFID to track patients and
equipment, Healthcare Facilities Management

August 6, 2007,
And the Password is ... Biometrics, For the Record

May 2007,
Hospitals tune in to RFID, Materials Management in
Healthcare

May 1, 2007,
RFID and Wi-Fi Square Off:  Clinical and I.T. leaders
weigh the pros and cons of using the wireless
systems to
track equipment, patients and staff
, Health Data Management

April 1, 2007,
Weighed down by mobile solutions, physicians
look for convergence of devices, ADVANCE for Imaging and
Oncology Administrators

January 31, 2007,
Weighed Down By Mobile Solutions, Doctors
Look for Convergence of Devices, ADVANCE for HIE

December 22, 2006,
2007 Health IT Forecast: A Year for PHRs,
Transparency, Blogs ... and Privacy, iHealthBeat

December 12, 2006,
Use of Mobile Communication Grows but
Remains Fragmented Says Spyglass Study, Digital Healthcare &
Productivity

December 7, 2006,
Spyglass Studies the Current State of Mobile
Communications Adoption by Clinicians, Patient Safety & Quality
Healthcare

November 2006,
Q&A With Gregg Malkary, Montgomery Research
Report

November 10, 2006,
Survey Reveals Communications Habits of
Super-Connected Clinicians, NurseZone

November 8, 2006,
Survey Finds More Devices But Less
Communication,
Healthcare Informatics

November 7, 2006,
Study reveals clinicians' tangled web of
communications, HealthcareIT News

November 7, 2006,
Study: Many Devices, Little Communication,
Health Data Management

November 7, 2006,
Study: Lack of Standardized Tools, Processes
Impair Clinicians' Communications, iHealthBeat

November 6, 2006,
Report: Clinicians Use Inadequate Message
Devices, eWeek

October 25, 2006,
An inside look at wireless location services,
Network World

October 12, 2006,
Mobile computing goes bedside to increase
safety at the point of care, Healthcare Informatics

October 2006,
Health care moves home, Business 2.0

September 25, 2006,
Where Is That? RFID Offers Asset and
People Tracking, Radiology Today

August 23, 2006,
Bush Order Aims to Pump Up Health IT, eWeek

July 24, 2006,
Remote Interest, ADVANCE for Nurses

July 11, 2006,
Interest High, Investments Lagging Remote
patient monitoring tools not ready for primetime, say
providers, Healthcare Informatics

July 10, 2006,
Maybe RFID? Healthcare Organizations Slowly
Expanding Adoption of RFID Technology, For the Record

June 30, 2006,
Report: Digital Health Coming to Grandma's
House, eWeek

June 26, 2006,
The Future of Health Care?, The Wall Street
Journal (subscription required)

June 25, 2006,
Telehealth: Where do providers fit in?, HME News

June 25, 2006,
Improving Community healthcare, Cisco IQ
Magazine

June 23, 2006,
Is it Too Soon for Remote Patient Monitoring?,
ADVANCE for HIE

June 19, 2006,
Initiative promotes health device connectivity,
AMA News (subscription required)

June 13, 2006,
Study: Telehealth Barriers Remain, ATSP Online

June 12, 2006,
PDAs have led the way, but smart phones and
tablets are gaining ground, Government Health IT

June 6, 2006,
Aging in Place: The Role of Remote Patient
Monitoring Solutions, Health IT World

May 15, 2006,
Home health, distant doctors, Mass High Tech

May 12, 2006,
Wireless to boost remote patient monitoring?,
Network World

May 1, 2006,
Biometrics leaves imprint on healthcare,
Healthcare IT News

April 26, 2006,
Mixed Signals for Remote Monitoring, iHealthBEAT

April 20, 2006,
Study: Investment in telemedicine low due to
inadequate systems, reimbursement, Health Imaging News

April 17, 2006,
Report: Telehealth Barriers Remain, Health Data
Management

April 14, 2006,
Study: Medicare, Insurers Reluctant to Pay for
Telehealth, eWeek

April 11, 2006,
Baby Boomers To Accelerate Remote Patient
Monitoring, iHealthBEAT

April 7, 2006,
New study forecasts increased use of remote
patient monitoring, Healthcare IT News

April 1, 2006,
Home Health Monitoring Technology Gains
Ground, but It's Slow Going, Birmingham Medical News

March 28, 2006,
Active vs. Passive RFID Choice Must Be Driven
by Business Case
, Hospital Buyer

March 15, 2006,
Is IT Ready to Pay for itself?, American Medical
News

Feb 20, 2006,
RFID Gains Ground in Logistics, Journal of
Commerce (subscription required)

Jan 31, 2006,
E-Prescribing Vendors Shrug Off BlackBerry
Patent Dispute, eWeek

Jan 20, 2006,
Brigham and Women's Hospital Uses RFID to
Track Medical Equipment, iHealthBeat

Jan 15, 2006,
Admitting RFID Into the Hospital, CIO Magazine

Dec 2005,
Versatile PDAs Pick up RFID, Bar Codes, Health Data
Management

Nov 1, 2005,
Weaker-than-Expected ROI for Passive RFID
Solutions, Advance for Health Information Executives

Oct 18, 2005,
Hospitals Save Costs, Time with Wireless Tags,
CIO Insight

Oct 2005,
Spyglass Releases Report on RFID Trends, Health
Executive Magazine

Sept 26, 2005,
In the Fast Lane, Mass High Tech

Sept 21, 2005,
Trends in RFID, Healthcare Informatics

Sept 15, 2005,
Healthcare Slow to Adopt Passive RFID, Wireless
Week

Sept 13, 2005,
Health Care Organizations Prefer Active RFID to
Passive RFID, iHealthBeat

Sept 12, 2005,
Passive RFID not ready for prime time in
healthcare, Healthcare IT News

Sept 2005,
RFID on Track, Health Management Technology

Aug 25, 2005,
RFID Tags Gain Momentum Despite Privacy
Concerns, iHealthBeat

Aug 25, 2005,
Trend: RFID use at hospitals growing rapidly,
FierceHealth

Aug 24, 2005,
RFID Use in Hospitals to Rise Despite Obstacles,
CIO Insight

Aug 24, 2005,
RFID Tags Gain Momentum Despite Privacy
Concerns
, National Journal’s Technology Daily (subscription required)

Aug 19, 2005, Active Tags Dominate in Health Care, RFID Journal

Aug 17, 2005,
Providers Not Passive about RFID, American
Nursing Informatics Association

June 10, 2005,
Hospitals Face Tricky Hardware Decisions
- CIO Insight

April  2005,
Tablet PCs Being Used by Outpatient Physicians -
Advance - ADVANCE for Health Information Executives

Mar 23, 2005,
Survey: PDAs, handhelds under-utilized for
clinical applications – Healthcare IT News

Feb 28, 2005,
Automakers try to jump-start e-prescribing -
American Medical News

Feb 23, 2005,
Tablet computers finding a home with outpatient
physicians
- Healthcare Informatics

Feb 16, 2005,
Nurses Neglecting Mobile I.T. – Health Data
Management

Feb 8, 2005,
Tablet PCs, PDA Use Rises, Says Spyglass Study -
Health IT World News

Feb 7, 2005,
Exploring Barriers to Nurse Mobile Computing -
Health Data Management

Feb 4, 2005,
Docs still searching for ideal mobile computing
device - Modern Physician

Feb 2005,
Study: Clinical Tablet PC Use Gains Traction - Health
Management Technology

Jan 24, 2005,
Survey finds physicians split over tablet PC -
Healthcare IT News

Jan 21, 2005,
Report: Docs Not Satisfied With Mobile Health
Devices - iHealthBEAT

Jan 20, 2005,
Options for mobile health devices fall short -
HealthLeaders

Jan 18, 2005,
Options for Mobile Health Devices Fall Short -
eWeek/Ziff Davis

Jan 13, 2005,
Study: Outpatient Tablet PC Use Up - Mobile Health
Data

Jan 5, 2005,
Exploring Barriers to Nurse Mobility - Mobile Health
Data

Jan 2005,
Mobile Computing:  In the Workplace, It’s BYO PDA -
MIT Technology Review

Nov 28, 2004,
Defining Health IT: A Dozen Notable Moments in
2004 - eWeek/Ziff Davis (pg 4)

Oct 4, 2004,
Gadget Gurus - NurseWeek

Oct 1, 2004,
Practices Embrace Tablet PCs - Humana's Your
Practice

Sept 2004,
Tablet PC’s future hangs in balance - Healthcare IT
News

Sept 2004,
Tablet report shows industry’s nature - Healthcare IT
News

Sept 2004,
Patient Safety Concerns Drive Use of Mobile
Computing, Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare

Aug 2, 2004,
More Work to Be Done for Nurses on Mobile
Nursing Solutions - Nursing Spectrum

Aug 2004,
Tablets Not Handy at Bedside - Healthcare Informatics

Aug 1, 2004,
Nurses Reluctant to Use Tablet PCs - ADVANCE for
Health Information Executives

July 30, 2004,
Nurses Choose PDAs Over Other Mobile
Information Technologies - NurseZone

July 19,2004,
Study: Nurses Reluctant To Use Tablet PCs -
iHealthBEAT

July 16, 2004,
Nurses Say IT Efforts Ignore Their Needs -
eWeek/Ziff Davis

July 14, 2004,
Nurses Weigh In on Wireless - Wireless Week

July 12, 2004,
PalmOne spots growth in technology for nurses -
Healthcare IT News

June 24, 2004,
Study Reveals Nurses Reluctant to Use
TabletPCs - ADVANCE for Nurses

June 21, 2004,
Wireless designed for nurses could streamline
healthcare IT - RCR Wireless News

June 16, 2004,
Tablet PCs Unpopular with Nurses, Study Finds -
iHealthBEAT

June 15, 2004,
Report: Nurses Reject Tablet PCs, Citing Many
Deficiencies - Health-IT World News

June 11, 2004,
Study: Nurses Not Big on Tablet PCs - Mobile
Health Data

May 20, 2004,
Tablet PCs' Future Murky - Health Data Management

March 15, 2004,
New Report on the State of Mobile Computing
Within the Healthcare Industry - Federal Telemedicine Update (pg
7).

March 1, 2004,
Early A-Doctors - Mobile Enterprise Magazine

Feb 20, 2004,
Four Issues Holding Back Mobile Healthcare -
Mobile Enterprise Magazine

Feb 1, 2004,
Mobile Computing Study - ADVANCE for Health
Information Executives

Jan 16, 2004,
Get Smart:  Mobile technology streamlines
documentation and helps nurses deliver more efficient, higher
quality care - NurseWeek

Jan 15, 2004,
Young Physicians logging onto mobile technology
- OR Today

Jan 14, 2004,
New York Hospitals Turn to Wireless Systems -
iHealthBEAT

Jan 12, 2004,
Just What the Doctor Ordered - Network World
Fusion

Jan 9, 2004,
Hospitals Cut the Cord, Go Mobile - Long Island
Business News

Dec 2003,
Study: Physicians’ mobile computing usage on the
rise - Medical Imaging Magazine (pg 5)

Dec 1, 2003,
Healthcare Field Uses Wireless to Ensure
Accuracy - RCR Wireless News

Dec 1, 2003,
More Demand To Go Mobile - Health Management
Technology (pg 5)

Nov 17, 2003,
Special Report:  Healthcare Without Bounds:
Trends in Mobile Computing - MDnetGuide
Spyglass Consulting Group
Market Intelligence for Competitive Advantage