Carson Michael

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Using iPhone To Improve Patient Care

Carson Michael posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 1:18 pm
According to Apple, with an application called Epocrates, Diamond can reference volumes of in-depth medical information right at the exam table. He can look up diseases and medications, drug interacti...
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iPhone Meets Illumina's Genome

Carson Michael posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 1:12 pm
According to a recent article published by Apple, Jay Flatley, Illumina's President and CEO, stated "iPhone was an obvious technology choice. First and foremost, it's a great phone. But what o...
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Pro Race Car Driver Uses iPhone Apps to Control Diabetes

Carson Michael posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 1:10 pm
According to an article from InformationWeek, healthcare providers looking to use mobile technology to improve patient care don't need to focus exclusively on expensive, professional-grade applica...
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Nokia Sues Apple For Infringement

Carson Michael posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 1:07 pm
Nokia announced that it has filed a complaint against Apple with the Federal District Court in Delaware, alleging that Apple's iPhone infringes Nokia patents for GSM, UMTS and wireless LAN (WLAN) ...
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Canada Posts "Medical Device Data System" Rule

Carson Michael posted an article on - Oct 20, 2009, 4:45 pm
According to Medical Connectivity, on August 31, 2009 Health Canada, Canada’s medical device regulatory authority, posted classification information for Patient Management Software (pdf). This actio...
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Next: The Pill Bottle Cap with a Cell Phone

Carson Michael posted an article on - Oct 11, 2009, 1:22 pm
If the bottle isn't opened at the appointed time, the cap and night light start blinking to remind the owner to take the medication. If that doesn't serve as enough of a hint, they start playi...
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Verizon Wireless Offers Home Healthcare Worker App

Carson Michael posted an article on - Oct 11, 2009, 1:09 pm
With the growth in the home health care industry, Verizon Wireless said that it is offering OnCare by Xora, an industry vertical solution for its Field Force Manager application that helps address the...
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National Study Reveals mHealth has Vast Appeal in America

Carson Michael posted an article on - Oct 11, 2009, 12:53 pm
A new national study released today at International CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2009® by CTIA-The Wireless Association® in conjunction with Harris Interactive®, finds that almost eight in t...
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Voalte Announces Pilot Results from Sarasota Memorial

Carson Michael posted an article on - Oct 11, 2009, 12:46 pm
Trey Lauderdale, Vice President of Innovation for Voaltė (pronounced volt), announced a newly established collaboration agreement with Sarasota Memorial Hospital that brings cutting edge communicatio...
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Medicare Policy Biased Against Less Expensive Mobile Devices

Carson Michael posted an article on - Sep 27, 2009, 6:58 pm
“It’s stupid of insurance companies to insist on an inferior device costing 10 times as much,” Roger Ebert wrote in a letter to the Editor of the New York Times last week. Ebert, the famous film...
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Health Technology Said To Reduce Care Disparity In Poor And Minorities

Carson Michael posted an article on - Sep 27, 2009, 6:36 pm
Garth Graham, the Department of Health and Human Services' Deputy Assistant Secretary of Minority Health, says the nation can use heath information technology to reduce care disparities in the poo...
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Home Health Monitoring was $11B Market in 2008

Carson Michael posted an article on - Sep 27, 2009, 6:21 pm
According to Berg Insight, the market for home health monitoring of welfare diseases was worth approximately US$11billion in 2008, and is growing with about 10 percent annually. Berg estimates that 30...
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Medical Applications for Android Phones

Carson Michael posted an article on - Sep 20, 2009, 8:39 am
Unbound Medicine, a leader in knowledge management solutions for healthcare, announced the availability of premier medical references for smartphones running the Android™ mobile technology platform ...
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Major Challenges with Mobile Healthcare Applications

Carson Michael posted an article on - Sep 20, 2009, 8:30 am
There are a variety of computerized medical applications available in the market such as electronic health records (EHR) systems, decision support Systems (DSS) and picture archiving and communication...
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BlackBerry: Next Step Is Gluing Health IT Together

Carson Michael posted an article on - Sep 20, 2009, 8:08 am
Canada’s Globe and Mail has a feature on BlackBerry devices and applications driving innovation in healthcare both for healthcare workers and consumers alike. The feature includes a number of wirele...
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CardioNet Announces Enhanced MCOT System

Carson Michael posted an article on - Sep 12, 2009, 6:53 am
CardioNet announces new MCOT System that enables Physicians to Make More Informed, Accurate, Diagnostic Decisions in Patients with Cardiac Disorders.
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Apple introduces New iPod nano with built-in Pedometer

Carson Michael posted an article on - Sep 12, 2009, 6:36 am
Apple today introduced the new iPod nano, adding a video camera, mic, Pedometer and speaker to the world’s most popular music player.
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Mobile Technology and Healthcare: Are Physicians Using Smartphones?

Carson Michael posted an article on - Sep 12, 2009, 6:26 am
The smartphone. If its smooth and sleek appearance doesn’t entice you, its ‘brains’ surely will. No matter which one you choose – the Blackberry, the iPhone, the Palm – smartphones are smart...
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Apple Sheds Light on Illumina's Genome App

Carson Michael posted an article on - Sep 12, 2009, 6:17 am
“The iPhone can be an integral part in advancing the fundamental science — the very complexities of biology and understanding of the human genome can be made accessible through tools like the iPho...
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AT&T, Verizon, Sprint to Fast-Track Health Devices

Carson Michael posted an article on - Sep 5, 2009, 8:44 am
“It’s not just about phones anymore,” declared a recent Sprint press release about accelerating healthcare devices and other M2M devices to market. Sprint isn’t the only carrier to see beyond ...
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iPhone Offers More Than 60 Swine Flu-related Apps

Carson Michael posted an article on - Sep 5, 2009, 8:12 am
The iPhone now has more than 60 H1N1-related applications that offer various services, alerts and even swine flu-related games.
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Video: OSU Discusses the iPhone as Medical Tool

Carson Michael posted an article on - Sep 5, 2009, 8:01 am
Two years ago, Ohio State University College of Medicine’s Vice Dean of Education, Catherine Lucey and a fourth year medical student going into plastic surgery, Justin Harper, spearheaded the school...
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Successful mHealth Applications Are Already Here

Carson Michael posted an article on - Aug 22, 2009, 12:39 pm
Forget about remote monitoring, wearable sensors, NFC/RFID, smartphones, software apps, GPS, mEHR’s, video messaging, 3G video calling and SMS. These are part of a wave that is without a doubt advan...
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Best Buy Eyes Wireless Healthcare Opportunity

Carson Michael posted an article on - Aug 22, 2009, 12:19 pm
In the fall of 2004, news broke that Best Buy planned to launch a new chain of retail stores, called Eq-Life, that targeted middle-age women shoppers. Eq-Life would help them access technology and res...
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