Sunday, April 17, 2011

How the mobile internet can transform healthcare

Very detailed post about what "mobile" is and how it can transform health...
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As we think about how mobile can transform what’s possible in healthcare – especially access to health info and services for people globally who don’t have home PCs – this is important.
Click here to read more and even view a slide presentation with great supporting evidence....

Monday, February 14, 2011

Researchers to explore telemedicine impact on ICU care | Healthcare IT News

Nurses are making strides to incorporate telemedicine into ICU care.

Researchers to explore telemedicine impact on ICU care | Healthcare IT News

CHICAGO – The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently awarded its first $50,000 AACN Impact Research Grant to Ruth Kleinpell, director of the Center for Clinical Research, Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, and professor of Rush University College of Nursing.

Kleinpell will explore the impact of telemedine on ICU nursing care with co-investigators from Sutter Health, in the Sacramento-Sierra region of Calif., Baptist Health South Florida in Miami, Resurrection Health Care in Chicago, UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester and Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. Click the link above to read more.