St. Teresa’s Hospital in Hong Kong has just been awarded full accreditation by The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS).
PillCam – a camera for your guts
For those suffering from the pain and embarrassment of colonoscopy procedures, there is good news. PillCam is a tiny pill-sized camera which can be swallowed just like any other pill. The device will wirelessly beams photos of the digestive system to a storage device on your waist. Doctor can then review the resulting video. PillCam is… Continue reading PillCam – a camera for your guts
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Want to see Google Glass at work in the hospital?
Ever wonder how Google Glass can be used in a hospital setting? The following futuristic video from Philips Healthcare and Accenture shows what’s possible. Practicality aside, the concept does looks cool! Do you think wearable computing will catch on with hospitals? Want to see Google Glass at work in the hospital? Philips, Accenture offer a… Continue reading Want to see Google Glass at work in the hospital?
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Doctor Wearing Google Glass Live Streams Surgery
Google Glass is making its way into operation theatre to live streams surgery. See the following article from Mashable on a use case at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Doctor Wearing Google Glass Live Streams Surgery.
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What is Health Informatics?
This infographics from University of Illinois at Chicago highlight the details of the Health Informatics discipline which is an intersection of Heathcare and Information Technology.
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Self-expiring medicine packet
Medicine packaging that will change it’s appearance over time might be coming in the future to give indications to patients on expired medication. Self-expiring medicine packet changes its look after they’re unsafe | Digital Trends.
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醫管局無計劃醫療紀錄中文化
Dr Ko Wing-man, Secretary for Food and Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government mentions that the Hospital Authority has no plan on using Chinese for medical records. 明報即時新聞網-港聞—醫局無計劃醫療紀錄中文化 15:33-20130710.
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First use of Google Glass in surgery
Dr. Grossman is the first surgeon to use Google Glass to stream video in surgery, see the following blog post: “OK Glass: hand me the scalpel, please…” GoogleGlass during surgery! | @ZGJR Blog. As mentioned in the article, could this technology open up new potential in intra-operative consultations and medical education?
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Save Money by Making Devices Interoperable with EMR
A study by West Health has concluded that if the industry could improve medical device interoperability and adhere to interoperability standards, it could shave $30 billion off of U.S. healthcare costs. Question is, how long do we have to wait until the interoperability exists? Making Devices Interoperable Offers $30B Savings Opportunity | Hospital EMR and… Continue reading Save Money by Making Devices Interoperable with EMR
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Customers find Agfa wanting
Research revealed that Agfa was losing client loyalty in the U.S. due to weak customer relations Customers find Agfa wanting | Healthcare IT News.
