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Dragging health records into the Digital Age

May 18, 2009 Federal funding and new tech are speeding efforts to digitize America's medical practices. But are they ready to forge into a paperless existence? TAGS: Kaiser Permanente, e-health, health care, hospital, insurance company, health, insurance, patient, tablet, rest

Telemedicine slashes hospital stays

January 11, 2006 Letting patients do tasks such as measuring their pulse from home reduces days in the hospital, British study shows. TAGS: telemedicine, patient, condition, monitor

Virtual reality can ease phantom limb pain

November 14, 2006 A system that gives patients the feeling of having their missing limbs has been shown to alleviate amputation-related pain. TAGS: patient, virtual reality, pain, scientist, movement, researcher, 3D

Why are doctors such Luddites?

May 20, 2009 They're quick to embrace new medical technology, but don't ask them to use a computer. CBSNews.com's Charles Cooper explores a generation gap. TAGS: e-health, doctor, electronic health record, Twitter, Charles Cooper, Orange PCS, patient, physician, survey, California

Robot displaces candy stripers

February 10, 2006 St. Mary's Hospital in London is testing a 5-foot-3-inch, 215-pound robot that lets doctors examine patients remotely. TAGS: robot, patient, hospital, doctor, Steve Ranger, London, webcam

UNC Healthcare to license IBM technology

June 1, 2006 IBM's technology will be used to create a Web-based system of unified medical records for patient information. TAGS: medical record, IBM Corp., patient

Patient smart cards get boost at N.Y. hospitals

December 9, 2005 Cards issued by Mt. Sinai Medical Center and affiliated hospitals could help reduce medical errors. Could this card save your life? TAGS: hospital, smart card, patient, Siemens AG, New York, health care, card, health

MIT's Anklebot to help stroke patients

July 6, 2005 The Anklebot teaches stroke victims how to move their ankles again. A Shoulderbot may be next. TAGS: robot, patient, leg, victim, health care, movement, researcher, health

High-tech hospitals better at keeping patients alive?

July 12, 2005 American Hospital Association study finds correlation between IT and patient care. But money could be the main factor. TAGS: hospital, patient, study, health care, New Jersey, factor, survey, information technology, health

IBM's answer to medical mashup: A search engine

January 23, 2007 Company unveils prototype network that would create a mashup of a patient's records. TAGS: mashup, patient, physician, HIPAA, IBM Corp., hospital, search engine, health, agency, database

Tomorrow's operating room to harness Net, RFID

October 19, 2005 The operating room of the future could give doctors a better picture of patients' health. Photo: Operating room of the future TAGS: patient, RFID, doctor, surgery, staff, health, knowledge, picture, conference

Patients, doctors staying away from implantable RFID chips

February 12, 2007 RFID chip company gets ho-hum response to its initial public offering, partly because only 222 people have gotten chipped. TAGS: VeriChip, RFID chip, RFID, IPO, patient, microchip, human, agreement

Tech companies gear up for seniors

December 12, 2005 With the world's population getting older, technology is being positioned to help the elderly stay independent. Photos: Gadgets for seniors TAGS: patient, medicine, health, Craig Barrett, health care, technology company, trial, Intel, conference, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

Camera pill offers view from the inside

March 4, 2005 Eat MagnaChip Semiconductor's camera and get 50,000 pictures of your intestinal tract. TAGS: National Semiconductor Corp., sensor, patient, camera, photograph

RFID safe for medical monitoring?

June 26, 2008 Dutch scientists find that the tracking-and-tracing chips can interfere with hospital equipment, thus putting patients in danger. TAGS: RFID, medical device, EMI Group Plc., incident, medical equipment, scientist, monitoring, patient

U.K. hospital to use 'clean' keyboard to help ward off germs

November 2, 2006 New keyboard is equipped with a timer that lets users know when it needs to be cleaned. TAGS: keyboard, hospital, patient, infection, Dr., bug, London, U.K.

Medical group: Data on 185,000 people was stolen

April 8, 2005 Thieves make off with a California organization's two new Dell PCs--and the financial and medical records of thousands of patients. TAGS: theft, patient, medical record, personal information, identity theft, California, security, database, server, Dell, PC

January 7, 2006 Drug maker release details of high-tech plan to ensure its most frequently counterfeited product is the real thing. Photo: Viagra RFID takes aim at counterfeits TAGS: Pfizer Inc., Viagra, RFID, RFID tag, Do-Not-Call, inventory control, tag, bottle, shipment, patient, reader, code, U.S.