New Tools to Replace Dated Hospital Technology

By: Megan Anderle | July 2, 2014 (Featured on Tech Page One)

U.S. hospitals lose an estimated $8.3 billion yearly in terms of lost productivity and patient discharge times, according to a Ponemon Institute survey of 577 health care professionals released in May 2013.

Clinicians waste about 45 minutes daily waiting for patient information due to the use of inefficient pagers, no Wi-Fi access, deficient email and bans on the use of personally owned devices, according to the study…