In 2011, mobile health applications generated around $718 million in revenue, roughly seven times more than the estimated $100 million generated in the previous year, according to a report from Research2Guidance. However, the report states that the mobile health market still is in its infancy and could see much more growth in the coming years. Key... [Read more]

The demand for mobile health tools among health care providers will most likely increase over the next few years, according to a new report by IDC Health Insights. While gathering data for the report—which was sponsored by Intel—researchers reviewed results from an online survey of mobile health decision makers at 50 hospitals in the U.S. as well... [Read more]

Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) has written a letter to HHS (Health and Human Services) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius imploring her urge the Institute of Medicine to address “alarm fatigue” reports the Boston Globe‘s “White Coat Notes.” Alarm fatigue refers to the desensitization to audible and visual alarms that caregivers... [Read more]

ECRI Institute has released its annual list of the top ten health technology hazards. The ranking for the 2012 list is as follows: 1. Alarm hazards 2. Exposure hazards from radiation therapy and computed tomography (CT) 3. Medication administration errors using infusion pumps 4. Cross-contamination from flexible endoscopes 5. Inattention to change management... [Read more]

The FDA will host a public workshop on September 12th and 13th, 2011 to collect input on the agency’s recently released draft guidance document, “Mobile Medical Applications.” The FDA issued the guidance in July to officially notify manufacturers, distributors, and other interested partied about how the agency plans to regulate software applications... [Read more]

Every year Kirk invites its partners to the company’s headquarters in Denmark to improve partner relationships and encourage the development of interoperability of solutions.  Members of the Dalcon team will be in attendance this year. Kirk is a manufacturer of DECT wireless handsets and solutions, including the 7020 and 7040 series made specifically... [Read more]

Dalcon was featured in the March/April issue of Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare, a clinical leader magazine. The featured topic of the March/April issue was Alarm Notification systems, which is a perfect fit for the Dalcon Alert Patient Care Notification System.  The cover article discussed the strengths of alarm notification systems in increasing... [Read more]

Dalcon will be exhibiting at the 2011 American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) annual meeting and exposition April 13-16, in booth 1036.  This will be the third year that Dalcon has exhibited its solutions at AONE, and the second year where the focus will be on Dalcon’s flagship product, Dalcon Alert. Dalcon Alert is Dalcon’s Patient... [Read more]

Dalcon will be exhibiting the Dalcon Alert Patient Care Notification solution March 4th at the 2011 TONE annual conference in Dallas, Texas. Dalcon Alert is Dalcon’s award winning notification solution that integrates with in-room medical devices, such as IV-pumps, ventilators, and beds.  Dalcon Alert sends notifications to multiple endpoints... [Read more]

WILMINGTON, Del. and NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 14, 2011 — Next Intelligence Corporation (NiQ), the leader in message-based nurse call systems, today announced a partnership with Dalcon Communication Systems, Inc. for integration, development, and distribution of their products. The combined offering will include NiQ’s CarePlus™ message-based... [Read more]