Pagers to smartphones -- a long road: CIO.com has a lengthy report on the trials and tribulations of hospitals replacing pagers system-wide with smartphones and paging apps. The article chronicles Emory's slow switch to an all mobile phone solution from Amcom. "There's lots of underlying issues that have to be worked out," says Jay Flanagan, senior manager of the messaging team at Atlanta-based Emory University. Flanagan has 850 users in the pilot -- 6,000 pagers to wean the facility off. CIO

iPad changing healthcare? While I take issue with this article's headline: "How the iPad is Changing Mobile Healthcare" (Is it, really?) Enterprise Mobile Today's thorough review of the iPad's various opportunities in the healthcare industry is well-worth a read. Choice quote from the review's conclusion: "It has been the first tablet to be widely adopted by health care professionals (by hospitals, medical groups, and individuals). While no other tablet has seen this level of success in or out of health care, many of these advantage will apply to Android tablets when they hit the market in large numbers. Many will also apply to Windows 7 tablets (though the health care professionals that I've spoken with seem much less enthusiastic about a Windows-based tablet) as well as webOS tablets that HP is expected to launch next year or beyond." Enterprise Mobile Today

McKinsey mHealth podcast: Just discovered this -- it's not new, but new to me. 30 Minute mHealth Podcast

Short video from Body Computing: Designing to bridge the gap between patient and provider: Worrell Design presented this 7-minute video at the Body Computing conference that took place in Los Angeles, California last week. Worrell has designed for a number of medical device companies, including a handful of wireless health device makers. The video features interviews with both a patient and a physician and urges those working in the industry to engage with both groups to understand the needs apparent -- and implementing accordingly. Well worth a look:

Video on mHealth at Telefonica: Here's a quick video report on Telefonica's plans and current activities for mobile health: