Intel Blogger :Alex Gledhill | SMG (EMEA) | UK Healthcare Manager An ageing population and extreme pressure on costs means health services must take a more focused approach to their use of IT. As global populations age and the prevalence of chronic disease rises, it is increasingly clear that no country can deliver higher-quality, affordable healthcare without significantly reforming the way health systems function financially and...

A survey of nearly 950 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) members indicates that iPad deployments are accelerating, in large part due to the mobile device’s compelling point-of-care applications and uses. Nearly 70 percent of the attendees were from hospitals or healthcare organizations with more than 1500 employees, and 15 percent of attendees were executive-level employees or physicians. More than 25...

It’s been a longstanding concern for hospital trusts that the condition of acutely ill patients can sometimes deteriorate without prior warning. Indeed for some time now, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has been advocating ‘track and trigger’ systems aimed at early detection and response in such cases. Alas, most strategies aimed at achieving this have met with limited success. Wireless...

Advanced Technical Support, Inc. (ATS), a leader in the development and deployment of innovative software, hardware and operational solutions, today introduced from the 2011 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference & Exhibition, ReadyDock:UV. Tested by microbiologists at Yale-New Haven Hospital, ReadyDock:UV provides chemical-free disinfection via germicidal light for the Motion® C5v Mobile...

In these tough economic times, innovation is all the more important in order to continue improving the quality of care for patients in ways that are more productive and cost effective. This year Tracline have been invited by Intel to showcase products and services on Intel’s stand. The Expo provides a fantastic opportunity for innovators from the UK and across the world to showcase and share their ideas and best practice. “We...