Google and Fitbit collaborate on tech and wearables
Fitness wearables and apps help patients to take a more active role in their wellness and chronic disease management. While data from wearables... Read more
Tech and the genome sequence: the story so far
It took about 10 years to complete the first-ever full human genome sequence – at a hefty cost of $3bn (£2.2bn). With advances in technology... Read more
How to turn around failing EHRs
Electronic health records were supposed to cut medical costs by driving down administrative expenses. However, despite a wider adoption of EHRs,... Read more
Blockchain healthcare IT set for huge growth by 2025
The need to improve interoperability and security of the healthcare information systems is a major factor for the growing adoption of blockchain... Read more
Portfolio of healthcare apps moves to cloud
Hospitals and other healthcare facilities with tight IT budgets can turn to Mercy Technology Services for help with their cloud computing needs.... Read more
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Shaping the Artificial Intelligence of the Future
In 2014, Stephen Hawking had warned that ‘the development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race’. 1 A bold statement indeed, but if we focus on the term ‘full’, we’ll understand that if not designed properly, certain level of autonomy that could be difficult to control and can be extremely damaging to fundamental... Read more
Is There a Place for Healthcare in the Metaverse?
Towards a metahealth industry? The announcement by Mark Zuckerberg on October 28, 2021 that Facebook would become an entity called “meta” has triggered an immediate interest about the possibilities of the inclusion of healthcare in such ecosystem. At this stage, most people in the tech world are aware of the notion of metaverse:... Read more
Digital Healthcare Focus: European Hospitals on Fire (FHIR) EMH-onFHIR
In this space I will explore monthly topics, from concepts to technologies, related to the necessary steps to build Digital Healthcare Systems. For this month, I have invited Mr Giorgio Cangioli to co-author a brief article on Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), as hospitals and their interconnections are a critical asset and next... 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
Introducing the Intubation Credit Card
A go-anywhere checklist format to improve emergency tracheal intubation.... Read more
Can Blockchain support advances in radiology?
In 2019 we will embrace Blockchain and innovation as necessary support... Read more
Personalised Medicine in Intensive Care
The specialty of intensive care medicine grew out of the realisation that... Read more
Going from a Culture of Blame and Denial to a Culture of Safety
Summary: Many healthcare organisations face difficulties while managing... Read more
Robotic companion on ward
Fighting hospital patient isolation is the aim of a talkative robot.... Read more
Secrets of innovation success
International transfer of successful lessons and strategies is essential... Read more
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Comarch Diagnostic Point
Comarch Diagnostic Point High demand for accessible and convenient healthcare has led to the rapid development of telemedicine services. Among these services are diagnostic points, which allow proper care to be provided to patients – anywhere,...