Search Tag: Apps

Cardiology Management

Ge-healthcare-alivecor-partnership-aims-to-help-reduce-cardiac-related-hospitalizations

2022 16 Mar

Physicians accessing GE Healthcare’s MUSE, a cardiac management system   that connects to and integrates into the electronic medical record (EMR), can now view and interpret in MUSE ECGs taken by patients using AliveCor’s KardiaMobile 6L personal ECG device, strengthening the care continuum from hospital into the home, or anytime, anywhere. Used...Read more

Health Management

Volume-19-issue-4-2019

2019 26 Aug

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Executive Health Management

Patient-trust-needed-for-healthcare-data-success

2019 26 Aug

Summary: Health data holds the promise of healing a plethora of healthcare operational woes. Saluscoop looks at how we can make data work for provider and patient.   More and More Data for a Healthier Society   We are experiencing a period of data explosion: the digitalisation of health records, the increasing use of smartphones, portable...Read more

Executive Health Management

Monitor-me-infographic

2019 26 Aug

An overview of mHealth and its application and implementation in healthcare. Read more

IT Management

The-trouble-with-mhealth

2019 10 Jul

  With the potential to contribute to streamlining care and improving outcomes, mHealth is frequently referred to being a saviour of healthcare. So why are so few people talking about the roadblocks to effective mHealth? HealthManagement.org spoke to Christine Jacob, founder of Digi-Bridges digital healthcare consultancy, about what...Read more

Executive Health Management

Encouraging-health-app-use-with-seniors

2019 21 Jan

Prevention, patient autonomy and use of digital goods A digital health coaching platform offers sustainable support of the elderly population to improve their mental, emotional and physical fitness. The German healthcare system is still one of the  best in the world. Nevertheless, for many years the contribution of healthcare...Read more

ICU Management

How-can-a-smartphone-be-used-for-haemodynamic-monitoring

2018 28 Nov

The parameters of the Capstesia app are described. After taking a photo of the arterial waveform on the monitor screen, and cropping it to the signal of interest, the picture is sent to the Capstesia server via a mobile Internet connection. The heart rate and systolic and diastolic arterial pressures are manually entered into the app to determine...Read more

ICU Management

What-is-the-icu-charts-app

2018 26 Mar

Patient care within an intensive care unit (ICU) is challenging and can lead well-intentioned critical care physicians to neglect some of the fundamental aspects of daily care. Care of the critically ill patient is often punctuated with physiologic changes that require immediate attention. Given the frequency of emergent and urgent interventions, ICU...Read more

ICU Management

Iresuscitate-app

2018 06 Mar

Cardiac arrest is one of the major causes of death worldwide. It occurs either in hospital and out of hospital situations with a common variable in the decision making process: time. Each year, according to the AHA (American Heart Association) statistical report , more than 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests per year occur in the United States...Read more

ICU Management

Airway-triage-app

2018 20 Feb

Airway management is of key importance to all critical care providers and their patients. Unanticipated difficulties during airway management can lead to severe complications or death. However, prediction of difficulties with upper airway access is challenging. Until now the accuracy to predict a “difficult airway” with the current methods or classification...Read more

Health Management

Radiology-education-goes-mobile-what-s-changed

2017 07 May

Mobile devices are used by most students, residents and radiologists in everyday life. They allow fast and convenient access to all internet resources and to data stored on the devices. Entire bookshelves of information can be transported easily and are at the device user’s fingertips. The interactivity of mobile devices allows new techniques of...Read more

ICU Management

Use-of-apps-in-intensive-care-medicine

2017 30 Apr

Technology has affected all aspects of our lives. And Critical Care Medicine is no different. This technology revolution has led to the development of many apps that are used by both patients and professionals. Here is an overview of technological advancements and medical applications that have had significant impact on Critical Care Medicine: See...Read more

ICU Management

Volume-17-issue-1-2017-1

2017 16 Mar

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ICU Management

New-app-for-patients-who-can-t-speak

2016 07 Nov

An app for patients who cannot communicate has been developed by Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre’s intensive care department. The app (voICe) was released in Dutch in 2013 and is now available in English. It consists of 50 pictograms, for adults and children, grouped in 6 themes, that speak and show the text. When the pictogram is touched,...Read more

IT Management

Mhealth-remote-monitoring-greatest-market-potential

2016 24 Oct

An article in HealthCareIT News focuses on recent data on the mobile health app market as revealed by the latest research.   In the mHealth App Developer Economics 2016 report from research2guidance, figures show that the mHealth market is inundated with apps with supply far outstripping demand.   In 2016, the number of mHealth apps...Read more

ICU Management

Taking-the-tablet-improved-resuscitation-performance-and-documentation

2016 21 Apr

Documenting in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitations in real time simulations on a tablet-based app improved both clinical performance and documentation quality when carried out by the resuscitation team leader. The study from Germany is published in the Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine . Tobias Grundgeiger...Read more

Health Management

The-older-patient-ehealth-and-mhealth-approach-in-today-s-context-of-demographic-ageing

2016 05 Jan

Background  The demographic trends projected over the long term reveal that Europe is ‘turning increasingly grey’ in the coming decades. By 2025 more than 20 percent of Europeans will be 65 or over, with a particularly rapid increase in the number of over 80s. This ageing trend will continue, and it is expected that by 2060 more than 30 percent...Read more

IT Management

Health-it-issues-for-2016

2015 28 Dec

In his article appearing in MedCity News , Dr. John D. Halamka, chief information officer and dean for technology at Harvard Medical School, discusses key issues in health IT that will shape strategic planning for FY16. Documentation requirements. Current demands of Meaningful Use, hundreds of quality measures, population health, care management,...Read more

IT Management

How-new-technologies-analytics-are-improving-healthcare

2015 02 Nov

Healthcare globally is moving towards connectivity centred around the patient, aiming to improve the overall patient experience. However, the existing IT infrastructure must first be optimised before a truly connected healthcare system can be implemented, according to an article published online by The Information Daily . This means simplifying the...Read more

IT Management

Antibiotics-app-designed-for-patient-safety

2015 29 Oct

Researchers at the University of Twente (Enschede, Netherlands) have developed an eHealth application that provides support for care providers when administering antibiotics in hospitals. They say this eHealth tool is intended to help improve the quality of work of healthcare professionals that leads to safer patient care. The app was created as part...Read more

IT Management

New-apps-fighting-killers

2015 20 Oct

Oregon Health & Science University have released an iPhone app designed to advance melanoma research by giving users the ability to accurately measure and monitor moles, and contribute photos of how their potential trouble spots evolve over time. Called Mole Mapper, the App allows individuals to photograph and measure mole sizes relative to a common...Read more

IT Management

Game-app-helps-improve-memory-in-schizophrenia

2015 06 Aug

University of Cambridge researchers have developed a "brain training" iPad game that can help improve the memory and daily functioning of patients with schizophrenia. The game is aimed at improving an individual's episodic memory, one of the facets of cognitive functioning to be affected in schizophrenia patients. "We need a way of treating the cognitive...Read more

IT Management

Figure-1-crowdsourcing-for-clinicians

2015 17 Jul

As its name suggests, Figure 1 is a mobile app for sharing images. Medical professionals can upload photos, x-rays, biopsies and other images of their patients' health conditions or disorders. Figure 1, also referred to as “Instagram for doctors", lets colleagues chime in with comments, questions and potential diagnoses. The app was launched in May...Read more

IT Management

A-first-with-telehealth-and-parkinson-s-disease

2015 29 Jun

Mobile apps targeted at patients with Parkinson's disease are being tested by researchers from the Center for Human Experimental Therapeutics (CHET) at the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center. The study aims to help researchers understand day-to-day struggles of those suffering from this illness, as well as how patients respond to various...Read more

IT Management

July-4-data-independence-day

2015 29 Jun

This year's Fourth of July celebration has taken on a new meaning for supporters of the "Get My Health Data" movement, which is pushing for better patient access to health data. They are eager to raise awareness for their cause by holding “Data Independence Day” on the 4th of July. Organisers are hoping that the one-day event will actually spur a larger...Read more

IT Management

App-allows-patients-to-donate-data-to-scientific-research

2015 30 Mar

A new app for people with long-term health ailments, created by a patient diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, has raised initial funds for a series of studies in the UK and the US. The MyHealthPal app allows people with chronic illnesses to keep track of their symptoms and maintain records of medication doses. It also allows users to donate their anonymised...Read more

IT Management

Predictive-analytics-can-improve-surgery-schedules-and-readmissions

2015 30 Mar

An entrepreneur has raised $7 million from investors to expand a predictive analytics software platform for hospitals and large surgical centres. Rich Krueger, CEO of Patient Route Systems, said in a recent interview with MedCity News that the goal of the predictive analytics tool is to help analysts and department heads within health systems to detect...Read more

IT Management

Secure-text-messaging-as-workflow-tool

2015 30 Mar

Physicians who send text messages to other clinicians using their own smartphones risk the privacy and security of the information they send. However, insisting that they adopt additional gadgets and tools to communicate with other clinicians can prevent a smooth workflow. A secure app that can be downloaded to doctors’ existing devices now provides...Read more

IT Management

Patient-to-partner-app-tracks-breast-cancer-journey-for-research

2015 15 Mar

A new patient-centred app now available for download in the iTunes Apple Store will empower women affected by breast cancer to participate in the research process by recording their symptoms and progress using sensors and surveys via their iPhones. The “Share the Journey: Mind, Body and Wellness After Breast Cancer” app is itself an interactive study...Read more

IT Management

Epic-to-open-its-ehr-system-to-customers-for-app-development

2015 23 Feb

IT giant Epic Systems (WI, USA) is set to launch an app store that will allow third-party companies to develop products in tandem with the vendor's EHR system, which is the most commonly used across hospitals and physician practices. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that the app store was announced by Mark Bakken, co-founder and former CEO...Read more