According to a survey of thousands of patients in Germany, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, the adoption of digital healthcare services remains low because existing services are either low quality or not meeting patients' needs. The survey, conducted by consulting firm McKinsey, included responses from at least 1,000 patients in the three countries.
"Many healthcare executives believe that, due...
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...
