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Eric Wicklund

Eric Wicklund

Eric Wicklund is the Editor of mHealthNews. He covers all clinical and nonclinical mobile healthcare news.

By Eric Wicklund | 10:13 am | July 11, 2011
A non-profit charged with managing Tennessee's telehealth network is shutting down amid an investigation that two former executives stole or misused more then $1 million in grant funding.
By Eric Wicklund | 09:50 am | July 08, 2011
Minnesota-based IT company helps health plans, employers connect with health clubs and manage employees' workout routines.
By Eric Wicklund | 12:58 pm | July 05, 2011
The hours-long wait in the emergency department is the standard of almost any hospital horror story – for the hospital as well as the patient. It’s frustrating for the patient who wants to be treated, and for the hospital administrator who wants to provide quality care and ensure a good rapport with the community.
By Eric Wicklund | 02:03 pm | June 02, 2011
To the healthcare executives who attended the American Telemedicine Association’s 2011 conference last month, the sight of a 3-year-old adopted Chinese orphan playing on stage was enough to prove the value of their pursuits.
By Eric Wicklund | 02:00 pm | June 02, 2011
UPMC and Alcatel-Lucent have announced plans to consolidate the Pittsburgh-based healthcare network's considerable telemedicine tools and solutions on one platform, creating a virtual exam room that will help healthcare providers deliver care to patients in remote locations.
By Eric Wicklund | 10:09 am | May 19, 2011
The Ford Motor Company is working with several health and wellness companies to add apps to its in-car connectivity platform that would allow a driver or passenger to check blood sugar levels, learn about pollen and ultraviolet light levels and access wellness information.
By Eric Wicklund | 03:19 pm | March 22, 2011
Military healthcare provider will help fortify Fusionfx HIE platform
By Eric Wicklund | 12:15 pm | December 29, 2010
A two-hospital health system in Ohio has come up with a unique way to pay for its new electronic medical record system: Selling the leasing rights to its non-hospital properties.
By Eric Wicklund | 11:51 am | November 12, 2010
VHA, Inc., is putting its nationwide comparative database to work to help hospitals cut millions of dollars in wasted expenses from their high-cost cardiology, orthopedics and spine service line procedures through a new "Door-to-Discharge" program.
By Eric Wicklund | 11:14 am | November 01, 2010
McKesson has bolstered its cancer care platform with the purchase of US Oncology, a Woodlands, Texas-based developer of clinical tools, guidelines and care pathways for doctors and others in the field of cancer-related healthcare.