Tag: technology
VR Technology for Surgical Procedures Planning
Researchers at the University of Basel in Switzerland developed a technology that uses CT data to generate 3-D images that can be viewed in a virtual environment to help surgeons as they plan surgical procedures. The technology,... read more
CMS Quality Payment Program Website Updated to Enable Data-sharing
CMS recently added a new tool to its Quality Payment Program website that will help vendors create important software for physician practices. The tool itself is an application program interface (API) that was created to... read more
Researchers develop novel wound-healing technology
A WSU research team has successfully used a mild electric current to take on and beat drug-resistant bacterial infections, a technology that may eventually be used to treat chronic wound infections.... read more
Researchers developing biomaterial with potential to treat vascular bleeding
Researchers at Mayo Clinic, Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing a biomaterial that has potential to protect patients at high risk for bleeding in surgery.... read more
Mount Sinai Researchers Use Computer Algorithms to Diagnose HCM
Computer algorithms can automatically interpret echocardiographic images and distinguish between pathological hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and physiological changes in athletes' hearts.... read more
Wearable, Skin-Mounted Stethoscope Monitors Heartbeat
A new type of acoustic sensor that resembles a small Band-Aid on the skin can monitor heartbeat and other health measures.... read more
Data from clinical registries can ID novel drug interactions
Data mining can be used to discover unknown drug-drug interactions in cardiovascular medicine, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.... read more
Smartwatches connect intensive care doctors and their patients
Researchers have come up with a way to link a smartwatch to the metabolic monitors used with patients in intensive care. If the sensors detect an anomaly, the doctor on duty receives an alert anywhere in the hospital.... read more
Promise Healthcare first long-term acute care (LTAC) facility to install portable CT scanner
Promise Hospital of Florida at The Villages' new BodyTom CT scanner from Samsung NeuroLogica offers in-house scanning for patients who may have difficulty being transported to imaging facilities.... read more
Study: Integration of eICU Telemedicine Program Improves Patient Outcomes
New CHEST study reveals greater integration of eICU telemedicine teams with bedside care achieved shorter lengths of ICU and hospital stays.... read more
Physicians Say 2 Hours a Day Spent on Digital Records
Clinicians are spending nearly two hours working on electronic health records (EHRs) for every hour they spend with a patient.... read more
A New Technology Sees Through Walls and May Save Your Life Someday
Where people can only see color through visible light in three bands - red, green and blue, hyperspectral imaging (HSI) divides the spectrum into dozens or hundreds of bands.... read more
Similar Complication Rate for Transvenous, Subcutaneous ICDs
The complication rate in patients implanted with an S-ICD or TV-ICD was similar, but their nature differed.... read more
The Johns Hopkins Hospital Launches Capacity Command Center To Enhance Hospital Operations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital has launched a state-of-the-art, advanced hospital control center. The Capacity Command Center incorporates systems engineering principles, which are commonly seen in most complex industries, such... read more
The 12 Most Important Health Innovations Of The Year
The best of what's new in health innovations this year.... read more
FDA to radiologists: stop using any Multidata Systems devices
At least two devices distributed in U.S. without FDA approval. There have been at least two Multidata medical devices that the company manufactured and distributed in the United States for which FDA never received nor reviewed... read more
Germ-Zappers Are Saving Lives
Meet the world's only full-spectrum ultraviolet germ-zapping robot - the creation of Xenex Disinfection Services. The Xenex robot is now used in more than 300 hospitals in the United States.... read more
