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A First-Person Perspective of Technology in the Doctor’s Office

March 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Knowledge, Opinion

Image via Non-Surgical Orthopaedics, P.C.
By J. Vegerano

I was at my doctor’s office recently and noticed that he now uses IBM touch screen tablets in several areas of his practice. I spoke to my doctor in a bit of detail about why he chose to implement these tablets, and his answer was simple: technology is at [...]

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The Sales Force of the Future

July 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Opinion

By Dan Bobear (@dbobear)
A salesman has got to dream – it comes with the territory.
Playwright Arthur Miller wrote that quote in 1949, but for today’s pharmaceutical sales force, the words still ring true. As door-to-door sales have given way to more sophisticated approaches, sales organizations need to dream big with their eyes wide open. The [...]

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Eric Topol on Wireless Medicine

June 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Opinion

By Sven Larsen (@zemoga)
Eric Topol is one of the most preeminent cardiologists in the world. He’s also a blogger and TED speaker.
At TEDMED this past fall, he spoke about some applications possible with wireless medicine – using sensors in smartphones, wristbands, headbands, chest straps, shoes and adhesive patches. These are cool on their own, but [...]

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