by medicaltechont | Jan 28, 2018 | Hospitals
Shafi Ahmed dons a pair of digital sunglasses and explains how the tiny lenses built into its black plastic frame, which can capture high-resolution images, are transforming how doctors get trained in operating rooms.
The British colorectal surgeon used Snap Inc.’s high-tech spectacles a year ago to walk rookie physicians and millions of curious viewers through a hernia operation using the Snapchat photo-sharing app. In 2018, he plans to beam his avatar into operating rooms with so-called immersive technology, which spans everything from military training to adult entertainment, and promises to support the next generation of doctors with real-time supervision and tutelage.
“Doctors do not need to feel out of their depth, and this technology will allow them to get help whenever required,” says Ahmed, whose early adoption of digital technology and social media has seen him recognized as the planet’s
most-watched surgeon, with more than 2 million views and 50 million
Twitter posts for the Snapchat surgery alone. “We all need support and help when faced with a tricky situation.”
by medicaltechont | Jan 27, 2018 | Apple, e-Health, eHealth, EHR, Electronic Medical Records, Medical Records, Technology
Apple has announced a solution to bring health records to the iPhone, aiming to make things easier for users to access their medical information.
Right now, accessing your health data can be a real hassle and it may not always be easy to find a lab test or some other such record. With this in mind, Apple wants to make medical records easily accessible on the go, on iPhones.
Apple Bringing Medical Records To iPhones
Patients would previously have their medical records in multiple locations, which often required them to piece all information together, from each health care provider, manually. Together with the healthcare community, Apple created Health Records based on Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, or FHIR for short, which is a standard designed for the transfer of digital records.
Read more at http://www.techtimes.com/articles/219755/20180127/apple-is-bringing-digital-health-records-to-the-iphone.htm
by medicaltechont | Dec 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
The year is 1900. Life expectancy is 47 years. Almost all hospitals in the U.S. are nonprofit institutions founded by religious organizations. More people die in war due to infection than in battle.
Fast-forward to today. Healthcare in the U.S. has ballooned into a massive industry worth $3 trillion. The United States spends approximately $9,237 per person for healthcare, roughly three times more than most other first-world countries. And yet, all that spending has not resulted in superior outcomes.
Read more at http://tcrn.ch/2zXqi0D
by medicaltechont | Jun 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
With Canada’s aging population putting an unprecedented amount of pressure on the country’s healthcare system, technology will increasingly play an important role in maintaining and improving access.
According to the 2017 Future Health Index, the second annual global healthcare study commissioned by Royal Philips, an overwhelming number of healthcare professionals and the general public in Canada believe connected care technology is crucial for improving treatment of medical issues (94 per cent and 83 per cent), diagnosis of medical conditions (87 per cent and 82 per cent), and home care services (82 percent and 78 per cent).
Read more at http://www.itbusiness.ca/news/canadians-believe-connected-technologies-are-the-future-of-healthcare-new-report/91016
by medicaltechont | Apr 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
Physician S.S. (Sonny) Kohli was volunteering in Haiti after the devastating earthquake there in 2010, and he was treating a woman with chest pains.
“The usual course of action would be to do an EKG [electrocardiogram] and get a picture of her heart. It’s basic technology, relatively inexpensive, but not inexpensive enough for the hospital there.”
That’s when it dawned on him.
“The world needs inexpensive, portable medical technology that can leverage existing infrastructure, like the Internet and smartphones,” says Dr. Kohli, who is an internal medicine specialist and also helps run the intensive care unit at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital in Southern Ontario.
Today, in addition to his regular medical duties, Dr. Kohli is an innovator – co-founder of a startup called Cloud DX, a spinoff of Mississauga medical tech company Biosign Technologies.
Read more online at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/the-star-trek-tricorder-inspired-this-device/article34661745/
