healthcare

Features

• Healthcare IT Dilemma: iPad Lust Meets Software Reality

  By Kevin Fogarty | 12 February, 2010 08:02

  In addition to being a top priority for legislators and the press, healthcare has become a major target for IT vendors. Driven by economic pressures that force hospitals to merge and consolidate, regulations that force better documentation and security, and legislation that may fundamentally change the industry's business models, healthcare companies will spend more on technology this year than any other type of company, according to a study released Jan. 31 by Enterprise Strategy Group.

• How a Children's Medical Center Rebuilt it's Facility

  By Kristin Burnham | 14 October, 2009 01:51

  Engaging stakeholders in a board game helped prioritize high-tech amenities.

• IBM steps up healthcare application work in China

  By Owen Fletcher | 17 June, 2009 20:25

  IBM is expanding work on applications for use in Chinese hospitals after spotting an opportunity in the country's massive spending plan for healthcare reform.

• A prescription for lower costs

  By Paul Desmond | 21 November, 2008 09:34

  Open source technologies help McKesson deliver lower-cost IT solutions to its healthcare customers by trimming the tab for hardware and software.

• Need a Hospital Bed? We’re Expecting You

  By Sue Bushell | 11 September, 2008 16:21

  The Australian e-Health Research Centre has created an innovative new forecasting tool to ease backlogs in hospital emergency departments