Tag: technology
Nursing Informatics Continues To Grow, Survey Finds
As healthcare adopts technology at all levels of care, the industry has been turning to nursing informatics specialists to help improve efficiency, boost patient outcomes, and reduce errors. As Health IT Outcomes reported,... read more
Pricey Technology Is Keeping People Alive Who Don’t Want to Live
As an ICU physician, I’ve used technologies like breathing machines and feeding tubes to save lives that would have been lost just a few decades earlier. But I’ve also seen the substantial costs, both human and financial,... read more
2017’s Tell-All Social Media Guide for Doctors and Hospitals
You may have thought "this too shall pass", but now you’ve realized the inevitable truth: social media is here to stay. If you’ve never given social media much thought when it comes to your physician practice... read more
Digital tools should not adversely affect the doctor-patient relationship
For years at Partners HealthCare, we’ve been remotely monitoring patients with congestive heart failure, using a combination of vital signs, patient-reported symptoms (the digital component) and a nurse call center run... read more
Visual Abstracts, A New Strategy for Creating Journal Articles
You might be interested in this initiative arising out of surgery, and primarily developed by Andrew M. Ibrahim MD, MSc of the University of Michigan. Dr. Ibrahim is a Clinical Lecturer in Surgery here and a Robert Wood Johnson... read more
Medical Device Interoperability 4.0: Disruptive Innovation for the ICU
Medical Device Interoperability in the ICU did not undergo any significant innovation in the past 30 years. This is the reason why data integration of medical device data into Electronic Medical Records (EMR/EHR) and Population... read more
In Hospital ICUs, AI Could Predict Which Patients Are Likely to Die
With streams of data coming from equipment that monitors patients’ vital signs, the ICU seems the perfect setting to deploy artificially intelligent tools that could judge when a patient is likely to take a turn for the... read more
Using an App to Speed Surgical Recovery
To help patients recover faster from surgery, Rush University Medical Center recently has begun providing patients with a computer app that prompts, monitors, and encourages activities that promote healing. Called SeamlessMD,... read more
5 ways to improve care at the End of Life
These days it is much more common for people to live longer with multiple chronic conditions, and we have the technology to prolong life as death approaches. End-of-life care is fragmented, intensive, and costly - and patients’... read more
This Handheld Ultrasound Scanner Could Be the Next Stethoscope
Clarius co-founder and CEO Laurent Pelissier believes the affordable, wireless device could revolutionize health care. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Clarius ultrasound scanner for use in December 2016,... read more
CHS using virtual critical care for heart patients
It just might be the future of medicine. Using cameras, microphones and medical sensors, heart surgeons and cardiologists inside the Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute at Carolinas HealthCare System are treating patients... read more
Portable Imaging Device Assesses Tissue Oxygenation
A handheld, battery operated diagnostic imaging device measures oxygen saturation (O2Sat) and other measures in superficial tissues for patients with potential circulatory compromise. The HyperView is intended for use by... read more
Scientist Invents Hand-Held Breath Monitor to Detect Flu
Dr. Perena Gouma, a professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, has published an article in the journal Sensors that describes her invention of a hand-held breath monitor designed to detect the flu virus. Gouma’s... read more
The DRONE Ambulance
The drone has been designed by Argodesign, a design company based in Austin, Texas. It is modelled after a standard quadcopter, and is driven by GPS, a pilot, or a combination of both. The drone concept does not need a pilot,... read more
