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Improving Patient Safety with Mobile Technology
Zephyr and Qualcomm are working together to reduce patient risk in the hospital and at home.
Qualcomm Wireless Reach Commended by GBCHealth for Work in South Africa
Wireless Reach was honored to be selected by the GBCHealth Awards Judging Panel as a “Commended Program” in the Partnership/Collective Action category in this year’s annual GBCHealth Awards.
For more than a decade, GBCHealth has been presenting the Business Action on Health Awards to companies that exemplify a spirit of innovation and help set the agenda for addressing today's most important global health challenges.
Wireless Access for Health Project Expands, Improves Access to Health Information in the Philippines
I have been the Qualcomm Wireless Reach project manager for our Wireless Access for Health (WAH) program in the Philippines since 2009, so I was thrilled to participate in an event recently in Manila to celebrate the project’s success and announce expansion plans.
Happy Birthday Freidrich Froebel: Three Reasons Mobile is the Right Platform for 21st Century Learning
How many things look exactly the same as they did 10, maybe 20 years ago? What about 50? If you’re struggling for an answer, just turn to the public education system. While most schools remain in an industrial era model, the U.S. Department of Labor estimates that 65 percent of grade school kids will end up in jobs that haven’t been created yet.[1] To add to that, classroom sizes are continuing to grow as a majority of states are spending less per pupil than they did before the recession.[2]
Mobilize a Beautiful Earth
Happy Earth Day!
Did you know that today marks the 43rd anniversary of what many consider the founding of the modern environmental movement? On April 22, 1970, nearly 20 million Americans held coast-to-coast rallies in support of Mother Nature.
Working Together to Bring Mobile Solutions to School Districts
Earlier this month, San Diego hosted the 2013 Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) conference, themed as Audacious Leadership: Disruptive, Innovative Leaders are Defining a New Vision and are Building 21st Century Learning Environments.
Wireless Patient Monitoring is Here to Stay
Last week, the health information technology industry met at HIMSS 2013 in New Orleans. My company, Zephyr Technology, exhibited its solutions as part of the Qualcomm pavilion, to demonstrate how far we have come in bringing affordable patient monitoring to hospitals and into patients’ homes.
Mobile For Good
Last month, I had the opportunity to attend the Vodafone Foundation and London Business School’s Mobile for Good Summit in London, which focused on the transformative power of mobile technology in communities around the globe. For me, the event solidified the notion that mobile is more than an enabler; it is a multiplier and game changer that cuts across all sectors, including healthcare, education, and entrepreneurship.
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