Medication-dispensing kiosks are the next step in user-friendly health care

by Kurt Myrick — Technical Engineer, Phoenix Kiosk

Over the last few years health care and technology have combined to provide more convenience for consumers. Rather than wait in long lines at the doctor's…

Debate this: Do prescription drug kiosks belong in the marketplace?

The FDA recently held a hearing to weigh the pros and cons of deploying prescription drug kiosks across the nation.

SoloHealth announces FDA approval of health screening kiosks

June 5, 2012

Consumer-driven health care technology company SoloHealth announced today it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its…

Kiosks driving truckers to meet health goals

June 1, 2012

Rolling Strong, an organization that provices truck drivers with wellness programs, has deployed kiosks to help drivers monitor their heath.

Biometric kiosk to securely store medications

May 17, 2012

More than $100 million worth of prescription medicine is stolen each year, an issue that a new kiosk may curb. Medbox Inc. is developing a highly secure…

Kiosks recruiting bone marrow donors

May 14, 2012

DKMS, a bone marrow donor center, has deployed several kiosks throughout New England to help recruit bone marrow donors.

Young Indian growing health kiosk business

April 30, 2012

Sensing a gap in the communication between patients and doctors in India, Jayadeep Reddy, 28, launched dialurdoctor.com in 2010, which is now called…

Study questions value of health care kiosks

April 25, 2012

Mixed reports about the value of health care kiosks are circulating after two different studies on the same clinical trial discuss how even an effective health…

Asteres to provide kiosks to 200 health care facilities

April 24, 2012

Asteres Inc., a provider of automated kiosks for prescriptions and personal care products in retail, hospital and Veteran's Affairs/Department of Defense…

Kiosks bringing health care to Africans

April 2, 2012

In America, there's one doctor for every 390 people, but regions in sub-Saharan Africa have one doctor for every 50,000 people, a fact that makes it difficult…

Pink kiosks helping to 'Save the tatas'

CTS will make a donation to breast cancer awareness research for each pink kiosk it sells.

ScriptCenter kiosk 'fist pumping' in Jersey Shore

March 22, 2012

Asteres Inc., a provider of automated prescription pickup kiosks for retail, hospital and Veterans Affairs/military pharmacies, has deployed its ScriptCenter…

FDA may allow consumers to self-diagnose via kiosks

March 21, 2012

Kiosks may soon dispense a variety of prescription drugs after first allowing consumers to self-diagnose ailments for specific conditions through an…

Alabama med center kiosk eases child health insurance enrollment

February 29, 2012

According to The Daily Sentinel in Scottsboro, Ala., A Scottsboro medical center has deployed an ALL Kids Insurance and Medicaid enrollment kiosk in its…

HealthSpot kiosks to recommend BodyMedia armbands

February 22, 2012

BodyMedia Inc., a provider of wearable body monitors designed for health and wellness, has made an agreement with HealthSpot Inc., that will allow health care…

Health care kiosks to integrate with Sprint

February 17, 2012

HealthSpot, creator of "Care4 Station" telemedicine kiosks, has signed a technology integration deal with wireless communications giant Sprint.

TransEngen intros patient kiosks

February 16, 2012

TransEngen, a provider of transaction processing solutions for the health care industry, has expanded its payments footprint to include patient kiosks.

IBM powers health care kiosk

February 13, 2012

CarePartners Plus and IBM have created Wellby, a interactive health care management solution for use in physician offices, hospitals, work sites and retail…

Max-Wellness launches health care kiosks

February 6, 2012

Max-Wellness, a health-and-wellness retailer, will start deploying in March its Wellness-in-a-Box concept, a product-dispensing kiosk that allows customers to…

Diebold to demo patient kiosks

January 24, 2012

Diebold will display its PACE, patient automated care experience, kiosk Feb. 21-23 during the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society's (HIMSS…