3D Brain Modelling by HIBALL
A new collaboration between German and Canadian institutions has been launched with a goal to develop a high-resolution 3D map of functional... Read more
Who Uses Telemedicine?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, when physical distancing is necessary to help curb virus spread, telemedicine use has risen. A recent JAMA study... Read more
Benefits of Imaging Exams Access Through Patient Portal
If patients are able to use an online portal to access their imaging exams, this may have major benefits for patients’ quality of life... Read more
3D Printing on Breathing Lung
A team of mechanical engineers and computer scientists at the University of Minnesota have developed a 3D printing technique that allows... Read more
Global Panel for Responsible AI
A new coalition dedicated to governance of the AI technology, Global Partnership on AI (GPAI), has been launched to ensure that the... Read more
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What Have We Learned from the Pandemic? Digital Leadership Competence of the Modern Leader
The classic model of a boss, or someone in charge, focusing on command-control, using the style of rewarding or punishing subordinates, has generated an anachronistic experience in managing human capital while building an environment of psychological security, collaboration, and innovation. These are currently fundamental in the healthcare... Read more
Weighing the Benefits and Drawbacks of Remote Patient Monitoring
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is an emerging branch of monitoring technology that may soon upend how patients receive care, similar to how telehealth altered the path of the healthcare industry forever. Technological advancements are entering the field of healthcare at a rapid pace, with a strong emphasis on remote technologies. Other examples... Read more
Larger Scale Data Management, Decision Support in Patient Care and Health Data Business Models
Summary Not only in the U.S., but also in Germany it is a fact that in the current economic situation of service providers, i.e. with the prevailing liquidity bottlenecks, the proof of the above thesis sounds tempting, i.e. a service provider participating in "data marketing". Obtains valuable information for the treatment of its... Read more
White Papers and Case Studies
Thales’s End-to-End Comprehensive Offer for Connected Radiology
2022 15 Jun
As in many sectors, the COVID crisis has substantially changed the way of working, with an increasing need for digital solutions to guaranty continuity of services. The same applies for the medical domain. During the pandemic, clinicians maintained the link with patients, conducting remote consultations, but raising a huge concern with... Read more
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
From Our Journals
A Very Old Patient in the ICU: Much More Than an Acute Organ Dysfunction
Treating an elderly patient in intensive therapy requires the integration... Read more
Breast MRI: The New Standard in Breast Imaging?
Breast MRI is standard practice in all major breast imaging clinics worldwide.... Read more
Healthcare risk, quality & safety guidance
Violence in healthcare facilities In the below summary, ECRI... Read more
ICU Management Welcomes New Editorial Board Members
Editor-in-Chief, Professor Jean-Louis Vincent, has welcomed three distinguished Read more
Putting Quality and Safety for Patients First: ESR EuroSafe Imaging
The demand for medical imaging examinations is constantly growing, and... 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