by medicaltechont | Apr 9, 2016 | Healthcare, Technology
Patients based in a South Devon town who have communication and swallowing difficulties are benefitting from the use of two iPads with a variety of specialised apps.
The iPads were purchased by Seaton and District Hospital League of Friends. The first one is intended for inpatients at Seaton Community Hospital requiring communication support, with extra applications to enhance staff training.
The second iPad will be utilised in the local community for assessment, ongoing communication therapy and education.
Seaton Community Hospital has a number of admissions due to medical events that can affect communication, such as motor neurone disease, stroke, Parkinson’s Disease, multiple sclerosis and dementia.
Read more at http://www.hitcentral.eu/british-journal-healthcare-computing/community-patient-care-transformed-technology-support
by medicaltechont | Jan 2, 2016 | Healthcare, Technology
What do you do when you love your job, but it’s killing you?
That’s an easy question if it’s asked by someone else. It’s a hard question when you’re asking it of yourself. As a physician, I give advice to people all the time — other people. If you have diabetes, control your diet. If you are obese, then lose weight and exercise. If you have COPD, then you better not continue smoking. Common problems. Obvious solutions.
What if burnout is your problem? When your cell phone rings, you get tachycardia wondering what catastrophe awaits you. You work 80 hour weeks and have no time to recuperate between catastrophes. When you’re not working, your mind is still there, wondering what you could have done differently; feeling responsible for any bad outcome; feeling thankful and lucky (more relieved than proud) of any good ones. Even when you’re not at work, your mind is.
Read more at KevinMD.
http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2016/01/surgeon-loves-job-killing.html
by medicaltechont | Sep 12, 2015 | Healthcare, Hospitals
A team of scientists in Massachusetts has developed an innovative medical technology that could eliminate the problem of shortage of hearts for transplantation. The technology claims to “reanimate” the dead heart for transplant.
Each year, thousands of Americans require a heart for transplantation. However, the researchers say that the availability of donor hearts could be increased by almost 30 percent if the new technology is approved for medical use in the U.S.
Click here to read more: http://www.ibtimes.com.au/new-medical-technology-revives-dead-hearts-successfully-used-transplantation-uk-australia-1465254
by medicaltechont | Mar 14, 2015 | Healthcare
One-third of Ontario employees receive no medical and dental benefits through their workplace, with low-income workers and women most likely to be excluded, according to a report to be released Tuesday.
The study by the Wellesley Institute, a Toronto-based health policy think-tank, shows that the vast majority of those in precarious or low-wage jobs do not have employer-provided health plans. The report notes that those workers are not often eligible for government-funded benefits either, leaving a significant gap in health coverage.
Click on the link below to read more.
http://www.insidebrockville.com/news-story/5341196-one-in-three-ontario-workers-lack-medical-dental-benefits/
by medicaltechont | Feb 21, 2015 | e-Health, Electronic Medical Records, emr, Healthcare, ISO, Medical Records, Ontario, OntarioMD
It looks like another #OntarioMD approved EMR vendor is no more. In a follow up to our article “Instability with #EMR in #Ontario“, yesterday OntarioMD updated their approved vendors to indicate the following.
As of February 20, 2015 the Jonoke Software Corporation Inc’s EMR offering JonokeMed v5.5 is no longer a funding eligible EMR.
No specifics were listed, however the site indicated some type of “breach”. If you are looking for more information please click on the link below or contact OntarioMD directly.
Read more from the OntarioMD.
by medicaltechont | Feb 14, 2015 | e-Health, Healthcare, OntarioMD
The RFQ was opened on November 6, 2014 and closed on December 3, 2014. The RFQ was posted on MERX, an electronic tendering service, and was open to all vendors (i.e., not limited to Canadian vendors).
Five respondents successfully completed Stage 1 and have qualified to participate in the next stage for detailed evaluation, validation and potential certification of their proposed ASP EMR offerings.
- AlphaGlobalIT (GlobeMed)
- Inidivica Inc. (IndiviCare)
- Intrahealth Canada Ltd. (Profile EMR)
- TELUS Health Solutions GP (TELUS Med Access EMR)
- York Card Technology Inc. (YMS EMR)
Stage 2 is expected to commence in March 2015
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