Author: Stephen Leung

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Will Wearable Technology gives Doctors more Face Time with the Patients?

Google Glass is no longer being marketed to consumers, but its enterprise business continues to pick up pace, and today one of the more promising companies developing medical services using… With the increase use of Electronic Health Record (eHR) doctors are spending more time in front of the computer and less face to face time with patients.… Continue reading Will Wearable Technology gives Doctors more Face Time with the Patients?

Target and Zap those Cancer Cells

New methods of drug delivery and controlled release have helped scientists eliminate cancer by penetrating and attacking tumor cells at their core. In the future, there might be a way to target anti-cancer drugs to the tumor cells without the damaging effects of chemotherapy. Refer to the article below from Digital Trends. Source: Wild new… Continue reading Target and Zap those Cancer Cells

Healthcare Service Providers (HCPs) participating in Electronic Health Record Sharing System (eHRSS)

According to press release of the HKSAR Government, the Electronic Health Record Sharing System (eHRSS) has commence operation as of 2016-03-13. The system is a territory-wide patient-oriented healthcare infrastructure, which will enhance the continuity of care, promote public-private partnership and improve the quality of healthcare services. Registration is voluntary and free of charge. All 11… Continue reading Healthcare Service Providers (HCPs) participating in Electronic Health Record Sharing System (eHRSS)

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World’s first automated Bottle Dispensing System

KK Women and Children’s Hospital (KKH) in Singapore introduces new robotic bottle dispensing system for better efficiency and patient experience. With this automated system, looks like the hospital can drastically cuts down the manpower involved and the pharmacy staff can focus on providing better patient care. Check out the video below showing the dispensing system… Continue reading World’s first automated Bottle Dispensing System

Technology to make colon screening a little more comfortable

Medical startup CheckCap has an innovative idea to detect colon cancer that uses an x-ray pill to record images as it passes through the colon. As any one who has done a colon screening will know the procedure is uncomfortable. Hopefully this technology will make the procedure easier to “swallow”. Source: Like a GoPro for… Continue reading Technology to make colon screening a little more comfortable

System Security of Electronic Health Record Sharing System (eHRSS)

System security is very important in the Electronic Health Record Sharing System (eHRSS) that will be used in both public and private healthcare sectors in Hong Kong. It is done mainly through three measures: Role-based access Audit control and access notification Restricted download of patient data For more information, see the eHealth News May 2015 edition… Continue reading System Security of Electronic Health Record Sharing System (eHRSS)

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Is Health Care Ready for Big Data?

Is Health Care ready to use Big Data? It is making some progress but it is still early days. As the following article from Harvard Business Review points out, there are a few elements that are crucial: Integrating Data – we’ll need standardization of health care data in order to capture meaningful data Generating New… Continue reading Is Health Care Ready for Big Data?