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The percentage of worldwide radio frequency identification (RFID) projects concerning tagging people has increased from eight percent to 11 percent over the last year, according to new research -- with the healthcare sector set to see the benefits.
The healthcare industry faces a major crisis and could place patients at risk if it doesn't significantly enhance its use of information technology, an Australian expert has warned.
Continuous speech recognition enabled palm pilots are in the pipeline and are slated to be the killer application doctors will arm themselves with before they take to the wards in the non-too distant future.
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Intel and Motion Computing design a tablet-like PC specifically for medical professionals.
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Dr John Halamka, the CIO of Harvard Medical School, is an early adopter of RFID technology -- he's got a chip implanted in his arm. These tags can keep track of personal medical records, as well as hospital equipment. Halamka talks with ZDNet.com editor in chief Dan Farber about recent advances in patient care, and electronic prescriptions.
It seemed to be an obvious recipe: take two popular emerging technologies and stir vigorously. But the end result isn't to everyone's taste.
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Intel says its processors are behind efforts to find new breakthroughs in life sciences research and healthcare in a number of countries.
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