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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: EMI Group Plc., medical device, RFID, incident, medical equipment, patient, scientist, monitoring

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

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: patient, medical record, IBM Corp., health

TV keeps track of patients' health

October 15, 2004 A test program from Royal Philips Electronics connects chronically ill heart patients to their care providers via TV. TAGS: patient, health care, health care company, Philips Electronics N.V., health, TV, monitoring

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, patient, smart card, card, Siemens AG, health care, New York, 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: patient, robot, leg, victim, health care, movement, researcher, 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: patient, mashup, physician, hospital, HIPAA, IBM Corp., search engine, health, agency, database

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, doctor, hospital, Steve Ranger, IEEE 802.11, London, webcam

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: hospital, keyboard, patient, infection, Dr., bug, U.K., London

Police Blotter: Imprisoned sex offenders demand PCs

May 16, 2007 Sex offenders committed to Minnesota facility say confiscation of their PCs in security crackdown violates their constitutional rights. TAGS: Minnesota, Police Blotter, patient, crackdown, facility, state, security, PC

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, health care, Craig Barrett, university, Intel, trial, conference, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

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

Mayo Clinic logs on to Blue Gene

August 4, 2004 IBM supercomputer drafted to help do the math on genes connected to cancer, other diseases. TAGS: Blue Gene, disease, patient, supercomputer, IBM Corp.

London hospital rolls out Wi-Fi tracking

February 20, 2007 System combines Wi-Fi and wireless chip technology to help hospital staff quickly locate equipment. TAGS: wireless chip, hospital, patient, Wi-Fi, asset, London, staff, equipment, worker

Key to funding for eldercare technologies? Pilots

July 17, 2007 Test programs provide important information as to whether a technology will work and whether people would be willing to pay for it, say panelists. TAGS: pilot, insurance company, health care company, health care, insurance, patient, participant, health, General Electric Co., IBM Corp.

Study: Businesses falling short on data disposal

September 24, 2007 Study commissioned by BT Group finds that many organizations fail to clean sensitive data off secondhand hard disks. TAGS: British Telecommunications, BT Group Plc., data protection, U.K., study, organization, patient, hard drive, researcher, security

Accenture to invest $450 million in SOA

July 19, 2006 IT outsourcing company plans new lab focusing on development of service-oriented architecture applications. TAGS: SOA, Accenture Ltd., patient, outsourcing company, health care, health

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: patient, theft, medical record, personal information, identity theft, California, security, PC, server, database
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