Simi Valley hospital goes wireless October 25, 2010 Bernie Monegain, Contributing Editor 0 print Related NewsMDLiveCare, QuadMed announce deal to add telehealth services to worksite clinicsiPad can accelerate new era of careDoD enlists Epocrates for TRICARE formulary accessFive most common mHealth business models Nervecentre ups patient safety, workforce planning for NHS With the increasing use of electronic health records in California and across the nation, Carl Elkins, regional CIO for Adventist Health, recognizes the value of clinicians, patients and visitors being able to communicate on mobile phones anywhere in the hospital. Simi Valley Hospital, one of 17 hospitals in the Adventist Health system, recently tapped Extenet for a Distributed Antenna System, for its 144-bed patient care tower.
