Would You Let A Robot Take Your Blood Sample?
A few years ago we wrote about Veebot when we collected the most exciting tasks robots could do in hospitals. Veebot created a robot that could draw blood – in difficult cases faster and even more effectively than a human. Tests showed that it can correctly identify the most accessible vein with an 83% accuracy. This is about as good as an experienced human phlebotomist. Moreover, with this technology, the blood-drawing process takes only about a minute.
Veebot’s video was hugely popular because they wanted to robotise a process known to and disliked by everyone. It turned out that everyone wanted the resul...
Source: The Medical Futurist - December 17, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Judit Kuszkó Tags: Future of Medicine Future of Pharma Healthcare Design Healthcare Policy Robotics blood test nurse blood draw nurses robotics in healthcare covid covid19 Veebot Rutgers Source Type: blogs
The hardly hidden costs
Chronic/persistent pain management is not sexy. No-one gets a magic cure. Lives are not saved – at least not in a way that mortality statistics show. Chronic pain management is under-funded.
And now: buried in a list of other proposed service cuts in the local health board’s plan to save millions of dollars, is a proposal to “save” $650,000 from the pain clinic. You’ll note also reductions in community services, GP support for vulnerable, and healthy lifestyles programmes.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/122558278/hundreds-of-staff-nurses-and-services-may-be-axed-at-canterbury-d...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - August 30, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Chronic pain Interdisciplinary teams News Pain conditions Research Science in practice Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Decompensated erythrocytosis – Cardiology MCQ
Decompensated erythrocytosis – Cardiology MCQ
Decompensated erythrocytosis can occur in cyanotic congenital heart disease after:
Oral iron treatment
Venesection
Surgical correction
None of the above
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Source: Cardiophile MD - August 4, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis Tags: Cardiology MCQ DM / DNB Cardiology Entrance Source Type: blogs
How to Manage Patients in Quarantine, Smartly
By MATTHEW HOLT
Smart Quarantine as the next step to combat COVID-19
As the nation and the world grapple with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is growing consensus among experts that we need a sustainable system of specific lockdowns, social distancing, and extreme resource provision in terms of labor, ventilators and PPE to arm hospitals and health providers as they deal with the onslaught of patients. Even while some American states start to slowly open up, we need a system that can manage COVID-19 over the coming months and years–especially if this Fall brings a second wave.
Writing in the NY Ti...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 11, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: COVID-19 Featured THCB Harvey Fineberg Matthew Holt Quarantine Source Type: blogs
Table-Top Robot Uses AI to Make Blood Draws, Insert Catheters
Researchers at Rutgers University have developed a robot that utilizes artificial intelligence, along with near-infrared and ultrasound imaging, to automatically make blood draws and insert catheters in small blood vessels. The device could take the guesswork out of blood draws, which are frequently challenging when performed manually, and reduce the chances of complications, while allowing medical staff to focus on other tasks.
Accessing blood vessels can be challenging in a wide variety of patients, including pediatric, elderly, and those that are chronically ill. Such patients are more likely to have twisted, small,...
Source: Medgadget - March 5, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Pathology Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
Robotic Phlebotomist Draws Blood, Automates Hematology Analysis
Engineers at Rutgers University have developed a robot that autonomously draws patient blood and immediately performs hematology analysis. Such technology may help to speed up patient care, free clinicians to do other tasks, and even reduce the number of failed IV starts.
The device was recently tested in a clinical trial for the first time and the results, published in journal Technology, showed that the robot is as good or better than trained phlebotomists at obtaining venous access.
Currently, clinicians can miss target veins in patients who lack visible veins and with veins that are not palpable. Trying the pro...
Source: Medgadget - February 10, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Pathology Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
TAP At-Home Blood Collection System Now FDA Cleared
Seventh Sense Biosystems, a company based outside of Boston, MA, won FDA clearance for its TAP device to be used by laypersons to collect blood. Moreover, the device is now cleared to be used at home by individuals for “wellness testing,” according to the company.
“We’re very excited about this clearance since it represents an unprecedented landmark event in healthcare and, more importantly, has the potential to significantly improve patient outcomes,” said Rick Bente, CEO of 7SBio. “We believe that TAP will transform blood collection from an inconvenient, stressful, and painful e...
Source: Medgadget - December 18, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
Specialized Diabetes Clinics Arise in India; New Trend in Healthcare Delivery?
I recently was told about the growth of a chain of clinics in India calledLifespan Diabetes focusing entirely on the care of diabetic patients. Here's a short summary of the services offered by the company copied from its web landing page:We are India's First and Largest Chain of Diabetes Clinic. It's a caring endeavor founded by Ashok Jain, who is a diabetic himself for 21 years. With 40 Clinics across 10 cities, we have already reached out to help 81,000 diabetics. Diabetes is a hassle-some disease. So we don ’t want the added hassle of waiting for a doctor, going to a diagnostic centre, finding products in...
Source: Lab Soft News - December 26, 2018 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Cost of Healthcare Healthcare Delivery Healthcare Innovations Healthcare Insurance Medical Consumerism Public Health Source Type: blogs
Automatic Robot Draws Blood, Performs Hematology Analysis
Rutgers University researchers have created a desktop system that can automatically take patient blood samples (robotic phlebotomy) and process them without any human intervention. Making such technology available for hospitals and clinics may have significant consequences, as blood draws are the most common clinical procedures.
Though they may seem simple from the patient’s perspective, they’re often challenging to perform and require trained staff for proper handling back in the lab. If an automated system can reduce problems and errors while providing quick results, the benefits could be tremendous.
The syst...
Source: Medgadget - June 12, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Pathology Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
The Ways We Define Recovery Can Skew Statistics
“Recovery” is not a term reserved only for those who choose and maintain the path of complete abstinence.
Inside a theatre, a stark visual appears:
“Each year, only 1% of addicts are able to kick heroin and stay clean.”
This quickly cuts to images of my former self deliberately counting syringes at the needle exchange site. I see a shadow I recognize as myself in active addiction. I can barely discern my gender, my clothing keenly styled to blend into the streets that I called home. As the lights in the theatre go on, I shift uncomfortably in my seat.
“Is that true?” my friend asks, offering me ...
Source: World of Psychology - March 31, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Staff Tags: Addiction Publishers Recovery Research The Fix facts Myths sober Statistics Source Type: blogs
Patient Modesty: Volume 84
Discussion Blog thread on " Patient Modesty " it is mainly men who are demanding but very often not receiving their gender " discrimination " requests and are left either avoiding necessary medical care or leaving " care " emotionally upset. Although my blog thread is titled " modesty " there has been " no...none " racial or country origin demands ever mentioned or exampled. Well, another listserv participant followed up with: " Maurice, maybe that is because discriminatory requests based on race or national origin are not necessarily associated with the heading of ' modesty ' ? "...
Source: Bioethics Discussion Blog - February 4, 2018 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: blogs
Interview with Paul Black, CEO, Allscripts
Paul Black is CEO of Allscripts and he’ll be with me at Health 2.0 on October 1-4. Paul has been CEO of Allscripts for about five years, taking over from Glen Tullman who grew the company aggressively by acquisition over the previous decade. Paul has been steering Allscripts through a pretty big transformation for the past few years, and they’ve been the major EMR vendor that has most aggressively reached out to the startup tech community. This is an edited transcript of an interview we had in late August. — Matthew Holt
Matthew Holt: Paul thanks for talking with me today, but also we’re going to have ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - September 25, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matthew Holt Tags: Health 2.0 Matthew Holt Tech Allscripts FHIR Paul Black Source Type: blogs
The Top 9 Augmented Reality Companies in Healthcare
When Pokemon Go conquered the world, everyone could face the huge potential in augmented reality. Although the hype around the virtual animal hunting settled, AR continues to march triumphantly into more and more industries and fields, including healthcare. Here, I listed the most significant companies bringing augmented reality to medicine and healing.
Augmented Reality Vs. Virtual Reality
Augmented reality (AR) has shown an amazing development curve since Boeing researcher, Thomas Caudell coined the term “augmented reality” in 1990. The technology changed how an NFL football game is perceived through television. Em...
Source: The Medical Futurist - August 31, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Medical Augmented Reality AR future GC1 Health Health 2.0 Innovation Medical education Medicine technology top VR Source Type: blogs
Walgreens Partners with LabCorp for Patient Service Centers in Drug Stores
The recent agreement betweenLabCorp andWalgreens to offer LabCorp patient services in Walgreens stores is not much of a surprise. Patient service centers (PSCs) are essentially blood drawing stations for commercial reference labs like LabCorp from which patient specimens are transported to their massive reference labs (see:Walgreens Partners With LabCorp In New Diagnostic Testing Deal). Walgreens has been anxious to graft some sort of lab testing enterprise on its retail drug stores. Below is an excerpt from the article:Walgreens Boots Alliance...announced a new collaboration with diagnostic testing firmLabCorp“to develo...
Source: Lab Soft News - June 29, 2017 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Clinical Lab Industry News Clinical Lab Testing Cost of Healthcare Healthcare Delivery Lab Industry Trends Lab Processes and Procedures Medical Consumerism Point-of-Care Testing Source Type: blogs
I want to help him, but I need to know more about him
I pause in front of the door. On the other side, you all wait. A spouse, sons and daughters, sometimes with their own small children in tow. Today, it’s your husband and father you have come for. Yesterday it was someone else’s mother. You have come from near and far, across the street and the country. Your weary eyes are unable to mask your sadness. Over the past week, you have witnessed a steady stream of nurses, residents, phlebotomists and x-ray techs file in and out of his room. Your dad has withstood a barrage of insults to his body. Radiation to his chest for daily X-rays. Needles piercing skin and veins for IVs...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 22, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/jeremy-topin" rel="tag" > Jeremy Topin, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Intensive care Source Type: blogs
