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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
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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