Archive for the 'Healthcare' Category

Supermarket Tests Prescription Refill Kiosk

Saturday, February 11th, 2006

A credit card-enabled, self-service prescription refill kiosk is in pilot at supermarket chain Giant Food at a specific store in Virginia, in a test being monitored by the regional Board of Pharmacy, according to ConvenienceStoreNews.online.com. Later this year, a similar pilot is to run in Maryland, where pharmacy customers will also be able to obtain […]

Little Clinic to open medical kiosks in Publix stores

Monday, February 6th, 2006

The Little Clinic LLC, a company that operates medical clinics staffed by nurse practitioners, has signed an agreement to begin opening clinics at Publix Super Markets.
Currently, all of The Little Clinic locations are within Kroger stores in Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois.
Under the agreement with Lakeland, Fla.-based Publix Super Markets Inc. — one of […]

Sports-O-Zone Self-Service Kiosks Are New Non Franchise Business Opportunity for Locker Rooms, Gyms, Health Clubs, Workout Centers and Sports Facilities

Monday, December 12th, 2005

System helps prevent spread of MRSA and staph infection by ozone-sanitizing sports equipment and athletic equipment.
West Chester, PA (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) December 12, 2005 — A new self-service kiosk is available that that ozone-sanitizes sports equipment to help prevent the spread of MRSA and staph infection. Sports-O-Zone’s (www.sportsozone.com) patented Equipment Deodorizing and Sanitizing […]

Healthnotes Previews New Touchscreen Kiosk Designs at Natural Products Expo East; Executive Featured in Seminar

Tuesday, September 13th, 2005

PORTLAND, Ore.—September 13, 2005—To help retailers offer an engaging, information-rich shopping experience, Healthnotes Inc. (HNI) today announced the launch of its latest EasyAnswers Touchscreen Kiosk, the Low-Profile. Available in nine design variations, the Low-Profile Kiosk offers retailers the flexibility of choosing the color and graphics scheme that works best for their stores.
“Over the past eight […]

Healthnotes Adds Former J&J Exec to Management Team; Sees Accelerating Growth in Mainstream Supermarkets and Pharmacies

Tuesday, July 12th, 2005

Healthnotes Inc. (HNI), the premier provider of reliable, easy-to-use health, food, and lifestyle information for Web sites and interactive touchscreen kiosks, today announced that Jeffrey P. Beyer, a longtime Johnson & Johnson executive and former president of WellMed, has joined HNI as chief operating officer. Beyer’s background in corporate expansion strategies, brand positioning, and consumer […]

Self-Service Kiosks Help Hospital Reduce Patient Wait Times, Paperwork, And Anxiety

Friday, July 1st, 2005

When patients of Newark Beth Israel Medical Center check in for same-day surgery or preadmission testing, they no longer need to wait a half-hour or more to be called by hospital registration workers to complete paperwork.
That’s because in April, the 671-bed teaching hospital in Newark, N.J., rolled out self-service kiosks, or MediKiosks, from vendor Galvanon […]