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December 3, 2012, STUDY: NURSING SMARTPHONE USAGE IS
EXPLODING SAYS SPYGLASS CONSULTING GROUP
January 31, 2012, STUDY: APPLE IPAD IS NOT READY TO
TRANSFORM HEALTHCARE DELIVERY TODAY, SAYS SPYGLASS
CONSULTING GROUP
July 23, 2010, STUDY: PHYSICIAN SMARTPHONE ADOPTION
EXPERIENCING EXPONENTIAL GROWTH
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
Nov 9, 2012, Will the iPad Mini catch on in healthcare, mHIMSS
Nov 7, 2012, iPad Mini Fits in Doctors’ Pockets, but Small
Screen Limits Data Input, eWeek
October 10, 2012, iPhone, Android App from Imprivata Enables
Secure Texting in Health Care, eWeek
June 20, 2012, Microsoft Surface Tablet Must Stimulate New
Healthcare Care App Development, eWeek
June 1, 2012, Apple iPad-Like Touch Screen Technology Powers
Hand Hygiene Prototype, eWeek
May 11, 2012, Tablet Use Nearly Doubles Among Doctors Since
2011: Report, eWeek
April 20, 2012, What does technology mean for Doctor-Patient
Relationships, Kaiser Health News
April 19, 2012, iPad, Notebook, Laptop, Netbook: What’s Best
for Doctors?, Medscape
March 9, 2012, New iPad Gets Bluetooth Tune-Up for
Healthcare, eWeek
March 9, 2012, Charting the evolution of the iPad in healthcare,
mHIMSS
March 8, 2012, The Curious Case of iPads in Healthcare,
Healthcare Informatics
Feb 29, 2012, Will Apple iPad Transform Healthcare Delivery?,
Innovative Healthcare Technology
Feb 23, 2012, Apple iPad: No place in your practice, Modern
Medicine
Feb 14, 2012, DRX iPad App Aids Medicare Enrollment Process,
eWeek
Feb 14, 2012, RX for iPads: More Healthcare IT Support
Needed, CIO
Feb 6, 2012, More people use mobile devices to look for health
information, American Medical Association News
Feb 3, 2012, Healthcare Care Lacks Software Innovation for
Apple iPad, eWeek
Feb 3, 2012, Survey: Docs Love Mobile Devices, I.T.
Departments Don’t, Health Data Management
Feb 3, 2012, iPads and health care – health IT managers slow
down physician’s clinical adoption, HealthPopuli
Feb 2, 2012, Doctors Want iPads, But Software Hasn’t Caught
Up, CIOinsight
Feb 2, 2012, Physicians: iPad Not Ready for Clinical Use,
Information Week
Feb 1, 2012, Study: Physicians Say iPad Not Ready for Patient
Care, Healthcare Informatics
Feb 1, 2012, Docs use iPads, but don’t see them as game-
changers, Heatlhcare IT News
Feb 1, 2012, Physicians Say Mobile Devices Not Leading to
Care Transformation, iHealthBeat
Feb 1, 2012, Spyglass study: Physicians need more out of
mobile technology, mHIMSS
Feb 1, 2012, For iPad to succeed in medicine, significant
software innovation needed, Mobile Health News
Oct 7, 2011, With iPhone, iPad Apple's Steve Jobs Changed
Course of Health Care, eWeek
Aug 15, 2011, Speech recognition technology making its way
into EHR systems, TechTarget
Aug 9, 2001, Verizon, Samsung Unveil Convoy 2 Rugged Phone
for First Responders, eWeek
June 28, 2011, Voalte Brings Some of First VoIP Technology to
Healthcare Facilities, TMCnet
June 17, 2011, Mobile Users Brush Off Reports of Cell Phone
Cancer Link, eWeek
June 2, 2011, Wireless Industry Questions WHO Report on
Mobile Phone Cancer Risk, eWeek
Feb 11, 2011, Mobile Healthcare Anywhere, Healthcare Informatics
May 23, 2011, Doctors driving IT development with their mobile
technology choices, American Medical News
March 2011, Mobile Healthcare Anywhere, Healthcare Informatics
Jan 31, 2011, Family Caregivers Embrace Mobile Technology to
Aid Loved Ones, eWeek
January 4, 2011, Apps to Help Track Seniors' Medical Needs,
Wall Street Journal
January 3, 2011, Five smartphone apps for caregivers, Investor’s
Business Daily
December 15, 2011, E-Health: Healing Under the Digital
Umbrella, Hospital Management
November 23, 2010, Major Disconnect, For the Record
October 5, 2010, RIM Eyes Health Care as Inviting Market for
BlackBerry PlayBook, eWeek
September 17, 2010, NaviNet to Carry Prematics Health Care App
on Mobile Devices, eWeek
August 25, 2010, Doctors Love Smartphones, Creating Hospital
IT Dilemma, MedHealthWorld
Aug 23, 2010, Physician Smartphone popularity shifts health IT
focus to mobile use, American Medical News
August 20, 2010, California Telehealth Network Connects
Doctors to Patients, eWeek
August 18, 2010, Concern Rises over Mobile Computer-Spread
Infections, Digital Healthcare and Productivity.com
Aug 14, 2010, Mobile Data Services in Health Care to Grow to
$7.7B by 2014, Report Says, eWeek
August 12, 2010, Android gains ground as mobile health
platform, Government Healthcare IT
July 28, 2010, Spyglass: Physician smartphone usage on the
rise, along with concerns, Health Imaging and IT
August 3, 2010, Docs Love iPhones, But Still Can’t
Communicate, CIOzone
August 3, 2010, Dialing Into Physician Smartphone Usage,
Healthcare Informatics
August 2, 2010, Oracle Pedigree App Fights Counterfeit Drugs,
eWeek
July 28, 2010, US Doctors Show Clear Preference for iPhone
Over BlackBerry, Cellular News
July 27, 2010, Android makes inroads in healthcare app market,
Fierce Mobile Healthcare
July 27, 2010, Doctors Embrace Smartphones, but Struggle to
Connect with Colleagues, Study Says, eWeek
July 27, 2010, Study: Doctors choosing iPhone over BlackBerry,
CNET
July 27, 2010, Spyglass: Physician smartphone usage on the
rise, along with concerns, CMIO
July 27, 2010, Survey: More Physicians Using Smartphones but
Feeling Overwhelmed, iHealthbeat
July 27, 2010, Report: 94 percent of docs have smartphones,
but communication gaps persist, Fierce Mobile Healthcare
July 27, 2010, Survey: MDs do use mobiles at point of care, Mobi
Health News
July 26, 2010, Physician uptake of smartphones grows by leaps,
Wisconsin Technology Network
July 26, 2010, Docs Embrace Mobile Tools, Dislike Info Glut,
Health Data Management
July 26, 2010, US Doctors Show Clear Preference for iPhone
Over BlackBerry,Cellular News
July 26, 2010, Physician uptake of smartphones grows by leaps,
Heatlhcare IT News
April 2010, RFID: Right on Track, Healthcare Informatics
February 2010, Wireless Tech Trends 2010: Telemedicine,
Heatlhcare Informatics
February 5, 2010, Wireless VoIP benefits being frustrated in
healthcare: study, Network World
January 22, 2010, Report: Incompatible hospital networks
hinder nurses' quality of care, Health Imaging.com
January 15, 2010, Can You Hear Me Now? A study finds many
wireless networks are problematic for hospital-based nurses,
ADVANCE for Nurses
December 31, 2009, Wireless technology still emerging in
healthcare, Heatlhcare IT News
December 30, 2009, Mobile Point of Care Challenges -- And
Some Solutions, Heatlhcare Goes Mobile.com
December 16, 2009, Health Care Unified Communications Is
Promising and Tricky, Unified Communications Edge
December 14, 2009, Survey: Nurses Chide Wireless Capabilities,
Health Data Management
December 11, 2009, Getting Hospital Communications off the
Critical List, IT Business Edge
December 8, 2009, Study: Incompatible Communication
Solutions Burden Nurses, Healthcare Informatics
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




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