The week would not be complete without a robotics item or two.  Here are two videos from ZDNet’s SmartPlanet (hat tip to Devin C. Hughes of Genzyme Biosurgery) : Robots make quick work of hospital tasks. At El Camino Hospital… Read moreYour robot news for the weekend

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A: An African Elephant can produce a baby in just under 2 years. That’s much quicker than it’s taking for Northern Ireland’s European Centre for Connected Health (ECCH) to complete the gestation of its baby, the Northern Ireland Remote Monitoring… Read moreQ: What's the difference between an African Elephant and ECCH?

Bigger than a Dell Streak at 6″, but with a relatively tiny 3.5″ screen, comes the Motorola entry into the hospital data race with its MC75A0-HC ‘Rugged Healthcare Enterprise Digital Assistant’ (EDA).  Its features are numerous–it’s rugged (based on military standards),… Read moreNow a $2,000 'EDA' for hospitals from Motorola

A report compiled by the California-based Center for Technology and Aging highlights the role of technology in reducing preventable readmissions (18% of patients are readmitted within 30 days, an estimated 76% of them are preventable.)  Highlighted are four post-acute care… Read moreTechnologies key in preventing unplanned hospital readmissions: report