title: Old tech gets hip again.
abstract: Telemedicine goes deep in the heart of Texas. Pagers get more persistent in St. Louis. And an e-network spans Spokane. From idea to method to gadget, innovative communication in today's digital economy typically involves all three. In each of our three profiles, organizations have pushed old boundaries--and bumped against new ones--in their search for a speedier response, better care, and lower costs. Each added value by putting existing technology to a new use, not the other way around. They all broke new ground by pairing developers with the people taking advantage of their innovations. And all agree: They're hardly finished yet.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Menduno
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D008923:Missouri; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000639:trends*; D018511:Systems Integration; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D013781:Texas; D014861:Washington