healthcare

Polycom combines robotics, mobility and web with video collaboration

Polycom forms alliances with robotics company Anybots and patient-monitoring company Vivify Health to develop new video collaboration solutions to help telemedicine users reduce unnecessary rehospitalizations.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 15-May-2013

Fujitsu launches senior care software-as-a-service in Japan

Fujitsu's new social SaaS assists institutions that provide aid to the elderly, such as home healthcare and nursing services, local and non-profit organizations, and also lifestyle businesses.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 23-Jan-2013

Cloud predictions 2013 I: APAC cloud adoption takes off

The 10 biggest predictions about Asia's cloud adoption in 2013 include blue chips cloud uptake in Hong Kong, hosting of mission-critical apps on cloud, FSI's hybrid cloud adoption, and their impact on server shipments.
by: Carol Ko 08-Jan-2013

Australian students develop stethoscope in cloud

By connecting a stethoscope to a cell phone, a community health worker or unskilled administrator can transmit diagnostic information into a cloud service. The software then analyzes a patient's breathing for patterns that indicate the earliest stages of pneumonia or asthma.
by: eGov Innovation Editors 24-Dec-2012

Cloud for healthcare in APAC -- more than image archiving

What are the current cloud-based healthcare initiatives in APAC? How can "community clouds" assist collaborative healthcare? What are the common "compliance stamps" recognized in different APAC? And what are the misconceptions about cloud models that healthcare organizations have?
by: Carol Ko 30-Apr-2012
Berg Pharma uses cloud services for clinical trials, patient management
Berg Pharma and BT Global Services will jointly target identification and validation and on lead optimization of novel drug candidates. It will support the use of cloud-based high throughput molecular profiling techniques to select patients for clinical trials.
by: Enterprise Innovation editors 29-Apr-2012
IDC: 69% of APAC healthcare organizations have cloud budgets
IDC Health Insights' recent survey found that 69% of IT decision makers in the APAC indicated that they currently have budget assigned to cloud computing. Those that adopt cloud services are looking beyond short-term benefits to improve patient satisfaction, clinical outcomes, and to provide collaborative healthcare.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 17-Apr-2012
Philippines Medical City takes operations to the cloud
The Medical City has become Philippines' first tertiary care hospital that uses cloud-based enterprise productivity tools for its operations, which include email, word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, calendaring and scheduling, groups, intranets and video sharing.
by: eGov Innovation Editors 12-Apr-2012

Improving and accelerating patient care service with cloud computing

Cloud computing presents an opportunity for healthcare providers to improve patient care, protect their privacy and mitigate the risks associated with implementing expensive technology.
by: Brian Sharpe, CEO, UberGlobal Enterprise 17-Feb-2012

Managing big data in the cloud -- 3 biz scenarios

How can cloud computing help address the big data challenge in these business scenarios: hospitals that store ever-expanding pools of patients' data; governments that process loads of citizen's data, and financial institutions that perform analyses at near-zero network latency?
by: Carol Ko 31-Jan-2012