Brian Keane

The restrictions placed on the use of wireless devices within hospitals didn't stop this company from deploying a handheld system that would address the leading contributors to escalating health care costs and accidental patient deaths: lack of secure access to clinical data and inability to document and reduce adverse drug reactions and medical errors. Even as legislators and health care leaders attempt to finalize privacy and security parameters associated with HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) regulations, hospitals across the nation are moving forward with technology projects to address a myriad of demands: from the government to increase accountability; from consumers to lower costs; and from within their own industry to facilitate information-sharing. Each of these demands is expected to be met, while still protecting patient confiden... (more)