Tag: PAPERLESS

President Obama has devoted up to $27 billion in federal funds to digitize health records at hospitals across the country, but a new study suggests that he probably shouldn't bother. In the nationwide study, a team of researchers from Stanford University analyzed data from more than 250,000 patient visits between 2005 and 2007. According to their findings, digital record-keeping systems didn't ...

Not only can electronic medical data and records save time, but they may even be able to save lives. According to Scientific American, researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit are collecting electronic health data to help prepare for this October's Detroit Free Press Marathon. By learning about runners' medical conditions before the race, organizers can strategically place doctors at ...

A new experiment being conducted by Finland's postal service could raise privacy questions. According to the Telegraph, the European nation will begin a trial next week in which residents can volunteer to have their physical mail opened, scanned, and sent to them digitally by a postal worker. If you sign up, you'll receive an e-mail or text message notifying you that your mail has been sent to a ...

Does anyone still buy paper movie tickets from a physical box office in person anymore? Maybe it's because we happen to run in tech-savvy circles, but we can't remember the last time we didn't purchase tickets online and print them out later at the theater's dedicated kiosks. Giving an unexpected present to the planet, both Fandango and MovieTickets.com have streamlined the process even further ...

Starting this Fall, California high school students' backpacks will be a little lighter. In an effort to save money, math and science classes will use online textbooks, BBC News reported. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said the move is made for the sake of innovation, but there is no denying the Golden State is facing a budget crisis. According to BBC News, the state is $24.3 billion short of ...

United-Arab-Emirates-based Emirates Airlines has decided to banish all paper reading materials from flights on their brand new Airbus A380 jumbo jets. Pre-printed materials like magazines, pamphlets, and shopping catalogs (goodbye Skymall!) will no longer be available on planes. Instead, content that was previously in those printed publications and pamphlets will show up on the LCD video ...