Paperless to wireless
I’m an old wireless guy by trade. I used to do wireless PR for Nortel. My first cellphone was a black Radio Shack brick. So being at a show like HIMSS08 in Orlando, where there’s strong Wi-Fi coverage throughout a good portion of the Orange County Convention Center, is… well, quite amazing compared to where things started for me 20 or so years ago.
But as amazing as it is to have convenient Wi-Fi access to check my e-mail and blog, it’s nothing compared to how wireless technology is revolutionizing healthcare.
Take Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, for example. After retiring its paper medical records …