Recent Articles
Apple, IBM expand partnership with Watson Health Cloud
By Collen Kriel. IBM has announced the launch of a new cognitive computing platform called Watson Health Cloud. The platform will enable storage of health-related data for physicians, researchers, insurers and companies in the healthcare sector. It will also enable the sharing of data from various devices including personal fitness trackers, connected medical devices and […]
Best Practices For Mobile Healthcare Security
By Reda Chouffani: Mobile healthcare security depends on a strong top-down approach that informs employees of all possible threats — including physical theft and remote device hacks. The flexibility in care workflows, improved productivity for practitioners, and timely access to data are encouraging many providers to continue to give patients mobile access to their health […]
Surgery Performed With Google Glass
By Brian Honigman. Google Glass Wearable technology is still in its infancy but has already started to have widespread influence across many industries. Dr. Rafael Grossmann was the very first surgeon to use Google Glass or wearable technology in general while performing a surgery. As wearable technology continues to improve to better meet the needs […]
Microchips Modeling Clinical Trials
The potential to streamline, improve, and perhaps transform the current healthcare system is huge. That’s how microchip modeling clinical trials came into use because there was an open opportunity and a need to innovate on the way clinical trials are conducted. Microchip modeling clinical trials aim to replace the use of animals in clinical trials […]
The Importance of Continuing Education for Medical Interpreters
By Eliana Lobo-The medical field is ever changing and evolving. So is the knowledge required of medical interpreters to do the job well. Breakthroughs in health care are discovered and introduced into mainstream care on a regular basis. These changes are not limited to terminology and treatments, but extend to an evolving code of ethics […]
Smartphones become ‘eye-phones’ with low-cost devices developed by ophthalmologists
By Rosanne Spector. Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have developed two inexpensive adapters that enable a smartphone to capture high-quality images of the front and back of the eye. The adapters make it easy for anyone with minimal training to take a picture of the eye and share it securely with other […]
Big Data approach helps pinpoint possible new stent drug to prevent heart attacks
Mark Tuschman. Stanford University School of Medicine researchers hunting for a better drug coating for coronary stents, the small mesh tubes used to prop open plaque-filled arteries, have pinpointed a cancer drug as a possible candidate. Euan Ashley, MD and his colleagues have identified what they believe would be a better drug for use on stents […]
Can Technology Improve the Patient Experience at Hospitals?
Dan Gatti, Executive Director When I discuss the changing technology landscape with hospitals, the discussion always leads to “Can I improve my HCAHPS” score? BYOD, cloud applications exploding and wearable device change the working environment in every hospital. But how does this improve patient satisfaction? This becomes very personal and depends on the human experience […]
