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...