Also called personalized medicine, this evolving field makes use of an individual’s genes, lifestyle, environment and other factors to identify unique disease risks and guide treatment decision-making.
Masimo's MightySat Medical is the first FDA-cleared pulse oximeter available to consumers without a prescription, which could disrupt the market for the notoriously inaccurate at-home devices.
MediView’s technologies utilize AR to provide clinicians with 3D “X-ray vision” guidance during minimally invasive procedures and surgeries, while also offering remote collaboration.
Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio has partnered with health IT services company My LifePlan to provide personal health management for students and faculty emergency care.
Genesis HealthCare System, based in Zanesville, Ohio, has deployed BIO-key Internationals biometric identification system, enabling staff to securely establish their identity when ordering, verifying or administering medications.
CHICAGO--Integrating tablets into radiology practice could help bridge the gap between PACS residential systems and smartphones, and using these mobile devices to evaluate imaging exams maintains diagnostic accuracy, according to a study presented Nov. 29 at the 96th annual scientific meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
The University of Tennessee Medical Center has reportedly sent notification letters alerting 8,000 patients that hospital reports containing private information were not properly disposed.
CHICAGO--Using a video game remote (Wiimote, Nintendo) to access and view radiology images could be a viable alternative to the mouse and keyboard and may help alleviate the repetitive stress injuries radiologists so often report, according to a study presented this morning at the 96th annual scientific meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Montage Healthcare Solutions is collaborating with Nuance Communications to assist radiologists and practice managers in searches of radiology report databases.
CHICAGO--To better monitor and report radiation exposure data, the utilization of IHE Radiation Exposure Monitoring (REM) profiles and the better reporting of dose information to national registries have the potential to decrease radiation dose and overexposure during imaging exams, according to a presentation Nov. 28 at the 96th annual scientific meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Smart phone applications will enable the mobile health industry to reach out to 500 million of a total 1.4 billion smart phone users worldwide in 2015, according to a report from mobile market research firm research2guidance.
Compensation for heart specialists continues to climb. What does this say about cardiology as a whole? Could private equity's rising influence bring about change? We spoke to MedAxiom CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, a veteran cardiologist himself, to learn more.
The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals.
As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”
