Michael Sorensen, in his old job as chief technology officer of the University of Chicago Medical Center, had a problem: pagers. "Pagers are not as reliable as everyone thinks they are. If you drill ...

Even in the age of smartphones, augmented reality and flying drones, a startling number of pagers are standardized as a means of communication in hospitals and health centers throughout the United ...

In the world of smartphones and tablets, pagers may seem dated, even archaic, but they are still a staple tool in healthcare. Forgoing more recent technologies may seem like a cost saving measure, but ...

Popular medical blogger Dr. Kevin Pho, also known as KevinMD, has a noteworthy post on the growing popularity of smartphone use in hospitals and smartphones' "inevitable" displacement of pagers. A ...

FILE - Three women hold the pager 'Quix' as they present it at CeBIT '97 in Hannover, Germany, Tuesday March 18, 1997. The beep-beep-beep of a small black box on your belt or in your pocket was ...

Once ubiquitous in the 80s and 90s, the humble pager seemed destined for the technology graveyard, outpaced by the rise of mobile phones and internet technology. However, in a surprising turn of ...

GILLETTE - Usually you get them waiting for a table at a restaurant. Now they're being handed out at Campbell County Memorial Hospital when patients and their relatives are told they have to wait. The ...