3 US Inventors Named 2017 European Inventor Award Finalists
The European Patent Office (EPO) announced its finalists for the 2017 European Inventor Award in the categories of Industry, Research, Non-EPO Countries, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, and Lifetime Achievement. The Award, begun in 2006, aims to pay “tribute to the creativity of inventors the world over, who use their technical, scientific and intellectual skills to make a real contribution to technological progress and economic growth and so improve people’s daily lives.” While any member of the public can nominate someone for the award, the EPO and an international jury evaluate submissions based o...
Source: Medgadget - April 26, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Michael Batista Tags: News Source Type: blogs
SymPulse Tele-Empathy Device Replicates Symptoms of Parkinson ’s
Most medical devices are intended to fight diseases and/or reduce the symptoms. Klick Labs, part of Klick, a product development and marketing firm out of Toronto, Canada, has developed a proof-of-concept system that actually induces some of the symptoms of Parkinson’s. The goal is to promote empathy and understanding of a condition that can be hard to relate to.
The SymPulse Tele-Empathy Device looks a bit like a blood pressure cuff and is worn on the forearm arm by a healthy individual. An electromyography device, which seems to be the Myo, is placed around the forearm of a Parkinson’s patient and used to ...
Source: Medgadget - April 26, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: News Source Type: blogs
Tricorders For Everyone! Dr. Basil Harris Shares What ’s Next for the Prize-Winning DxtER Tricorder (INTERVIEW)
Seeing the wide smile on Dr. Basil Harris as he demonstrated his XPRIZE winning “DxtER” device last Friday at the Silicon Valley Comic Con in San Jose, California, it seemed almost natural that he and his team would win a five-year competition named after one of science fiction’s most iconic gadgets. His team was appropriately named “Final Frontier Medical Devices,” and he showed no restraint in sharing his admiration of Star Trek. And like many of the other nerds in the room (myself included), Dr. Harris looked excited and starstruck as he gave a demo of DxtER to Apple co-founder and tech...
Source: Medgadget - April 26, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Scott Jung Tags: Exclusive Source Type: blogs
CARDEA SOLO Wearable ECG Monitor for Detecting Difficult to Diagnose Arrhythmias
Cardiac Insight, a company out of Kirkland, Washington, has been cleared by the FDA to introduce its CARDEA SOLO wearable electrocardiography (ECG) sensing device. The electronic component is inside an electrode patch that is stuck to the skin. The patient is outfitted with the device at the doctor’s office and sent home to live a normal routine. The CARDEA SOLO is water resistant, and so can be worn while showering. It weighs less than an ounce (about 25 grams) and is discretely worn under one’s clothing. The device continuously records up to seven days of ECG data and if the patient feels any suspected sympto...
Source: Medgadget - April 26, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Patients Message Providers More When Providers Reach Out
A new study has concluded that patients use secure electronic messaging more when their primary care providers initiate and respond to secure messages.
To conduct the study, the research team worked a large database stocked with information on health care transactions and secure messaging records on 81,645 US Army soldiers. The data also included information from almost 3,000 clinicians with access to a patient portal system. The dataset encompassed the 4-year period between January 2011 and November 2014.
The data, which appears in a paper published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, suggests that current provi...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 26, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Anne Zieger Tags: Digital Health EHR Electronic Health Record Electronic Medical Record EMR Healthcare Patient Portal Practice Management Doctor Messaging Journal of Medical Internet Research Patient Engagement Patient Messaging Physician Messaging Source Type: blogs
The Dark Side of E-commerce
As I mentioned in arecent post, Amazon has focused on the convenience of the customer instead of the convenience of their business. Yesterday ’sNew York Times highlighted the trend for the hotel industry to do the same.In my post, I lamented that some industries including old school industrial companies and healthcare have not widely adopted customer focused technologies. To their credit, Marvin Windows followed up with me and promised to accelerate their automation efforts. I was impressed.However, all is not completely rosy in the transformation from brick and mortar to e-commerce.In an effo...
Source: Life as a Healthcare CIO - April 26, 2017 Category: Information Technology Source Type: blogs
The ADHA Puts A Case For Digital Health. Pity The Evidence Is So Old And Inconclusive.
This blog from the ADHA appeared a few days ago.Health in an age of information Thursday, 20 April 2017"Cause we are living in a material world
And I am a material girl
You know that we are living in a material world
And I am a material girl"[1]You know these lyrics. Madonna's single "Material Girl" and its accompanying video were huge hits in 1985, and went on to define much of her career. But was she right? Is she really a material girl? And are we living in a material world? More than 30 years after she sang this song, we find that the world we live in is becoming less and less about material things, and more and mor...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - April 26, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David More MB PhD FACHI Source Type: blogs
Laser Treated Graphene Circuits Push Stem Cells to Differentiate Into Neural Schwann Cells
Schwann cells are important targets for stem cell therapy because they surround neural axons and can help regrow damaged or diseased nerves, potentially restoring movement to disabled arms and legs. Differentiating such cells has been difficult, but researchers at Iowa State University may have stumbled on a technique that will allow for mass production of Schwann cells.
The researchers previously developed a way of using lasers to create patterns and textures on graphene, a two dimensional material made of carbon atoms. What they discovered is that they can use this technique to motivate bone marrow stromal stem cells, w...
Source: Medgadget - April 25, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: Genetics News Source Type: blogs
Where Did You Start and How Did You Get Here? The Story of Your Healthcare Career Path – #HITsm Chat Topic
We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 4/28 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Lizzie Barrett (@eliztbarrett) on the topic of “Where Did You Start and How Did You Get Here? The Story of Your Healthcare Career Path”.
I’ve found that there is no ‘one answer’ when the question ‘What led you to a career in health IT?’ is asked. The paths that got each of us here are singular, and I think that point is best proven in hearing your stories.
Passions and pursuits are often times changed, molded, and shaped by experiences. We may all ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 25, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: #HITsm Healthcare HealthCare IT #HITsm Topics Healthcare Stories Source Type: blogs
Allergan Wins FDA Clearance for Tear Inducing Nasal Stimulator
Allergan, best known as a pharma firm, won FDA marketing clearance to introduce its new TrueTear intranasal neurostimulator. The device is designed to boost the production of tears by sending a controlled electric current between its electrodes that in turn stimulates the lacrimal gland.
The device comes with a bunch hydrogel slip-on tips that can be thrown away after each use. After putting one a set, the tips are inserted into the nasal cavity and the device is activated to begin therapy delivery. The user can choose the strength of the stimulation and the length of each treatment.
Some details about the studyies that l...
Source: Medgadget - April 25, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: ENT Ophthalmology Source Type: blogs
Taking time off from the job is important to reboot
Don ' t wait to learn that lesson the hard way, time away from work is not optional. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - April 25, 2017 Category: Information Technology Tags: Women In Health IT Workflow Workforce Source Type: blogs
Most Americans favor a national healthcare plan according to Economist/YouGov poll
Whether the doctor or patient is a Democrat, Independent, or Republican, the numbers are clear that people think healthcare coverage is important for all. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - April 25, 2017 Category: Information Technology Tags: Government & amp; Policy Women In Health IT Source Type: blogs
ResMed Unveils World ’s Smallest CPAP Designed for Travel
ResMed, one of the bigger names in CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) therapy, is unveiling today the world’s smallest CPAP device. The ResMed AirMini weighs less than 11 ounces (300 grams) and is only 5.4 inches (14 cm) on its longest side. Being so light and small can help patients take it along when traveling, as traditional full size CPAP devices are impractically large.
It has a built-in “waterless” humidifier that recirculates the water moisture breathed out back to the patient, so no refills of a water cartridge are necessary to think about.
The device offers Bluetooth wireless connectivity...
Source: Medgadget - April 25, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: Cardiology Medicine Source Type: blogs
Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 25th April, 2017.
Here are a few I have come across the last week or so.Note: Each link is followed by a title and a few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.General CommentRather a quiet week as we count down to the Budget on the Digital Health front. There seem to be a good range of topics this week.I wonder when SA Health can get their act together – seems like a huge mess at present!-----http://medicalrepublic.com.au/sonic-primary-sitting-digital-health-progress/8562Are Sonic and Primary sitting on d...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - April 25, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David More MB PhD FACHI Source Type: blogs
Where HIMSS Can Take Health 2.0
I was quite privileged to talk to the leaders of Health 2.0, Dr. Indu Subaiya and Matthew Holt, in the busy days after their announced merger with HIMSS. I was revving to talk to them because the Health 2.0 events I have attended have always been stimulating and challenging. I wanted to make sure that after their incorporation into the HIMSS empire they would continue to push clinicians as well as technologists to re-evaluate their workflows, goals, and philosophies.
I’m not sure there is such a thing as a typical Health 2.0 event, but I generally see in such events a twofold mission. Sometimes they orient technologi...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 24, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: Digital Health Health IT Startups mHealth Disparities health 2.0 HIMSS Indu Subaiya Innovation Matthew Holt Source Type: blogs
