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FCC's 911 mobile upgrade equally important for hospitals, first responders
Hospitals should get involved in a small rulemaking announced by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) late last week. On the surface it seems unrelated to healthcare--regulators are trying to
Continua pushes 'personal connected health' as payers mull reimbursement
You may have noticed an unusually high number of stories in today's FierceMobileHealthcare about surveys, studies and prognostications for the mobile health market. Much of the data we reference are
Don't miss Fierce's high-powered panel on telemedicine next month
As a journalist, I tend to be skeptical. (See also: Personal health records, Neil Versel's opinion on.) But even I was impressed by the panel Fierce's publisher has put together for our executive
FCC urged to reconsider narrowing of 'rural hospital' definition
Three entities serving healthcare or handling healthcare data are among the final 14 recipients of Department of Commerce stimulus funding to increase broadband access and adoption in underserved
West Wireless hires former FCC health official
Score another one for the West Wireless Healthcare Institute. The La Jolla, Calif.-based organization on Monday announced that it has hired former Federal Communications Commission official Dr. Mohit
Health industry wants 'clarity' on m-health regulation
The healthcare industry needs "guidance and clarity" from the federal government on how potential regulation of wireless medical technologies will affect cost, quality and access to care for patients
Hospital looking at 'TV white spaces' to go wireless
If a low-density community isn't already blanketed with fiber optics for high-speed Internet and other advanced telecommunications services, it might make sense to do what so many developing
iStethoscope iPhone app goes viral, may invite FDA scrutiny of medical smartphone apps
We media types often visit a site called Media Bistro to find out about happenings in the news business, to network with other journalists and occasionally to market our own services. We don't
Boeing challenges GE, IBM, Philips over wireless spectrum for patient monitoring
The high hopes that some medical device makers have for wireless patient monitoring technologies may get grounded--if aerospace giant Boeing gets its way. As General Electric, IBM, Royal Philips
'Smart' Band-Aids signal new possibilities for remote monitoring
"Smart" Band-Aids that can detect vital signs and alert healthcare professionals when there's an abnormal reading may be new, but they represent more than a decade of advances in the field of remote
