Transporting Blood Samples to Labs via Drones?
In a proof-of-concept study at Johns Hopkins, researchers have shown that small aerial drones can be used to transport samples for routine blood... Read more
New IT Resource for Safety-net Primary Care
Primary Care Information Network (https://www.pcin.org) is a new online resource intended to help improve practices of safety net primary care... Read more
Organisational Structures of the Future
In his book The Future of Work , Jacob Morgan describes five types of organisational structures and concepts that "either already exist in today’s... Read more
Virtual Medical Training for Improved Outcomes
A team of researchers from the College of Nursing (CoN) and NYU School of Medicine (SoM) are addressing the barriers to wide-spread adoption... Read more
Text Service Helps Care Coordination
Athenahealth's new secure text messaging service "athenaText" makes coordination within care teams easier and faster — which contributes to improved... Read more
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HIMSS 2020: Irresponsible COVID-19 Hazard?
The annual congress of the Health Information Systems Society (HIMSS) pledged that the show must go on while announcing that President Donald Trump will hold an address. This will be the first address at HIMSS from an incumbent president and looks like a welcome success for a leadership under some pressure. But, in light of the numerous... Read more
Reimagining Hospitals
One of the most cost-effective ways to reinvent hospitals will be through information technology. Over the next decade we can give hospitals the equivalent of brains and nervous systems. The fully digitised hospital of the future will become a healing machine, sensitive to the precise needs of each patient, seamlessly supporting human caregivers... Read more
The Urgent Need for Digital Skills in Healthcare
Technology is playing a larger role than ever in healthcare, and with the latest iteration of the NHS’s Long Term plan stating that it intends to integrate technology to previously unprecedented levels, the fact that workforces are still significantly lacking in digital skills is worrying. While admirable steps have been taken in recent years, such... Read more
White Papers and Case Studies
Taking the Mystery Out of Machine Learning
2017 06 Apr
Radiologists have been taught to fear machine learning. It means what it says, a machine can learn. It is an inherently frightening concept. It is almost a shame to put such a label on the process, because it is not really new. Remember Fuzzy Logic? Neural Networks? We were all impressed that a computer could recognize the letter “A”, but that... Read more
Seven Steps to a More Efficient and Resilient IT Solution
2017 20 Feb
Efficient patient-centric care models require consolidating mountains of data. Acquisitions and regionalization further compound the challenge. How does an organization capitalize on what could easily become a liability? Fredrik Gustavsson, Sectra CTO, sums up the answer simply, “Don’t buy technology. Buy solutions for your clinical pathways.”... Read more
Canterbury Hospital, Australia
2016 15 Nov
Located in Sydney’s Inner west, Canterbury Hospital has just over 200 beds. DT Research and its partner, HPA supplied 49 Carts with DT592BU Medical-Cart Computers to Canterbury in June 2016. Canterbury uses Surginet (Cerner) for theatre & recovery eMR applications on their PC’s Source & Image Credit: DT Research Read more
From Our Journals
Why I became a radiology whistleblower
Whistleblowers who raise concerns continue to be at risk of losing their... Read more
Novel Interventions for Early Parkinson Detection
Summary: An award-winning ICT-based early detection of Parkinson’s Disease... Read more
Putting the patient at ease - 10 steps to better communication.
When it comes to physician-patient communication, tone is key, from... Read more
New Philips Technology to Empower Emergency Departments
Philips innovation in advanced health technology is delivering next generation... Read more
Success Isn't Everything
Over the past few months I have discussed my book, Red Pill , with a... Read more
Hospitals: Facing Austerity and Ageing
Global Challenges The major challenges faced by healthcare today are... Read more
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iNtuition - Advanced Visualization Software
Key Features We can provide an impressive range of clinical tools and deliver a remarkable clinical experience. On your PACS, off your PACS, within the surgical suite and beyond, iNtuition ensures your workflow is seamless and your imaging costs are...