by medicaltechont | Feb 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
Health care is now as close as the nearest online device.
Maple, billed as Canada’s “first 24/7 virtual doctor’s office,” was officially launched in Ontario earlier this week. The online platform connects patients to licensed physicians in minutes and allows them to consult with the doctor in real time.
“Maple is like the Uber for Canadian doctors and Canadian patients,” said Dr. Brett Belchetz, Maple CEO and an Ontario emergency room physician. “It’s a way for Canadian patients, with the touch of a button on a web-based application, to have the ability to be connected to a Canadian doctor with a matter of minutes for an online consultation that takes place via instant message video or audio chat, through which they can receive a full diagnosis, prescriptions if necessary, sick notes and full forms of care.”
Read more online at http://www.thesudburystar.com/2017/02/01/the-virtual-doctor-is-in
by medicaltechont | Jan 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
Technology runs the world — and 2016 was the year to prove it.
The internet and the gadgets it runs on were at the centre of several of the year’s biggest stories, most notably the U.S. presidential election.
From Facebook’s alleged fake news problem and concerns Russian hackers may have targeted the U.S. presidential election, technology was at the helm of America’s political narrative.
But consumers were also subjected to an increasing amount of cyberattacks and hacking scandals, at least one of which drew attention to the danger of web-connected home devices.
Experts warn the year ahead could be even more volatile when it comes to cyberattacks.
Read more at http://globalnews.ca/news/3142862/from-hackers-holding-your-smart-tv-hostage-to-virtual-reality-ads-what-to-expect-from-tech-in-2017/
by medicaltechont | Dec 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Blue Jays may be turning their backs on Jose Bautista, but the slugger isn’t turning his on Toronto’s sick children.
The free agent — who spent the last eight years starring with the Jays in the outfield — spread heartfelt holiday cheer to ailing little ones at the Hospital for Sick Children over the weekend, TMZ reports.
The website said 36-year-old Bautista was in the Big Smoke for Christmas parties. And while he was at it, he made time for the fans who need him most, spending about an hour with kids in the cancer ward before leaving, according to TMZ.
Read more at http://www.torontosun.com/2016/12/20/jose-bautista-visits-young-fans-at-sick-kids-in-toronto
by medicaltechont | Oct 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Can you imagine visiting your physician while he or she communicates with a scribe thousands of miles away? Google and Augmedix believe that is the future of medicine, according to The Washington Post.
Augmedix, a San Francisco-based Google Glass startup, uses the pair of glasses and its own medical scribes to enhance the patient-provider relationship.
Approximately 500 physicians in 27 states pay between $1,500 and $4,000 per month to wear Google Glass throughout the day. Attached to the pair of glasses is a small camera, through which a medical scribe can watch an entire appointment and transcribe the patient’s information. If the physician has a patient-related question, the scribe can check the patient’s information and send the physician an answer, which will pop up in the right-hand corner of the glasses.
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by medicaltechont | Jun 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
A recent article in The Commonwealth Fund blog, “Envisioning a Digital Health Advisor,” raises the question of being able to use smartphone apps to get real-time, accurate and personalized guidance for health concerns. While one can envision the convenience, affordability and peace of mind that would result from their use, such services face a number of hurdles before they become reality. As a result, the “digital revolution” has not yet greatly affected most people’s interactions with the health care system.
Read more at http://hitconsultant.net/2016/06/13/34369/
by medicaltechont | Jun 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
New medical technologies are here and ready to be adopted en masse by Canadians, but the marketplace is too fragmented and access too uneven for that to happen right away, said several speakers at an Ottawa forum on seniors.
The spread of new technology like smartphones that are jam-packed with sensors is happening just as the country is being hit with a wave of baby boomers crossing into old age.
Medical experts and industry representatives alike want to see new technologies embraced that would potentially take some pressure off hospitals by allowing people to do more of their health monitoring from home.
With new tech, however, comes new potential concerns, from privacy issues to affordability to ease of access.
Read more at https://www.hilltimes.com/2016/06/03/medical-technology-marketplace-too-fragmented-forum-hears/67450
