Vodafone study: cellphones are good for healthcare

There's a new study in town, kids: it's published by Vodafone and the Imperial College, London, and states that -- surprise, surprise -- mobile phones are becoming increasingly essential in providing expeditious and efficient health care services. All snark aside, we don't doubt the (British) health care system does stand to save some bucks with things like automated SMS appointment reminders, so if you're inclined to slog through a 40-page report citing 150 usage cases for text messaging in the health care industry, be our guest. We just ask that no matter who comes up with these things, they don't stop at thinking that mobile technology can benefit health care only so far as SMS is concerned.

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