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EDITOR'S NOTE: The following news story originally appeared on Mississippi new site WLOX. Read the full story here. 

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New mobile technology is being used to help [reduce treatment times] at Singing River Health System.

Singing River health care providers say Pulsara, a new medical application, dramatically speeds up communication between First Responders and their hospital emergency departments. 

Every minute counts during an emergency. That's why health experts say this new mobile communication tool is so important.

Why is innovation in healthcare so slow?  

"Despite their stated enthusiasm, hospitals have been notoriously slow to adopt digital innovations. Explanations include their IT departments already have their hands full installing, maintaining, and upgrading electronic health record (EHR) systems. But much of the blame can be attributed to hospitals’ misaligned budgeting and incentive systems."

A recent article from Harvard Business Review shows how our hospital budget systems are holding back innovation and gives suggestions for how we can address the problems. Specifically, the article mentions three barriers hospitals have to adopting new technology.