Search Tag: Clinical Decision Support System

IT Management

Impact-of-telehealth-expansion-on-hospitals-cds-system

2021 29 Jan

A new study analysed how the pandemic-driven increase in telehealth technologies affected the ambulatory CDS programme at a large medical institution. The results showed clinically significant CDS malfunctions that highlight the importance of reassessing ambulatory CDS performance after the telemedicine expansion.   You might also like:...Read more

Decision Support

Covid-19-antigen-test-achieved-ce-mark-for-easier-specimen-collection-from-the-frontal-part-of-nose

2021 12 Jan

The CLINITEST Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test, distributed by Siemens Healthineers , can now be used with swabs from the frontal (anterior) part of the nose, in addition to the nasopharyngeal swab method. The new anterior method offers 97.3% sensitivity and 100% specificity. This new sampling method can be used with existing test kits in the field,...Read more

Decision Support

Onccovid-app-to-estimate-impact-of-delayed-cancer-treatment

2020 09 Nov

Cancer treatment delay has had significant impact on cancer-specific survival and COVID-19–specific mortality. While treatment delay is being recommended during the pandemic, this could be associated with suboptimal outcomes.  A decision analytical modelling study was conducted to evaluate how effective a web-based application called OncCOVID could...Read more

Decision Support

Online-rehabilitation-at-home-established-in-record-time

2020 06 Nov

In March, when the whole country locked down, almost 150 patients were undergoing their rehabilitation stay at the LHL Hospital in Gardermoen, Norway. Within one day, everyone was sent home to prevent COVID-19 from spreading. “It was a bit chaotic that day,” recalls Anne Edvardsen, head of the rehabilitation department...Read more

Decision Support

Detect-study-fitness-trackers-can-predict-covid-19

2020 02 Nov

The first six weeks data from the DETECT study show that wearable fitness devices can improve public health efforts to control COVID-19.  The  DETECT study  is a landmark initiative that was launched in March 2020. The study uses a mobile research app called MyDataHelps to collect smartwatch and activity tracker data from study participants. The...Read more

Decision Support

Molecular-tests-are-pivotal-in-combating-the-covid-19-pandemic

2020 28 Oct

The central laboratory of the Niels-Stensen-Kliniken group in Osnabrück wasted no time in setting up its own test facilities for the molecular detection of SARS-CoV-2. We spoke with Michael Erren, MD, Head of the Institute for Laboratory Medicine about his strategy and the importance of diagnostic molecular testing in fighting the pandemic....Read more

Decision Support

Qcovid-helps-predict-hospital-admission-death-from-covid-19

2020 26 Oct

As COVID-19 continues to plague the world, and with cases increasing once again in the U.K. and across the globe, clinicians are in urgent need of reliable models that could help predict the course of COVID-19 and support important decisions related to the spread of infection, hospital admission, treatment and vaccinations.   A new prediction...Read more

Executive Health Management

New-fluoroscopy-system-from-siemens-healthineers-combines-industry-leading-fluoroscopy-radiography

2020 02 Oct

Journées Francophones de Radiologie Diagnostique & Interventionnelle 2020 (JFR), Paris Not for publication in the USA LUMINOS Lotus Max1 offers a high level of clinical versatility and automation Automatically reduces radiation dose without compromising results Highest cyber security standards protect patient data, for example...Read more

IMAGING Management

New-fluoroscopy-system-from-siemens-healthineers-combines-industry-leading-fluoroscopy-radiography-1

2020 02 Oct

Journées Francophones de Radiologie Diagnostique & Interventionnelle 2020 (JFR), Paris Not for publication in the USA LUMINOS Lotus Max1 offers a high level of clinical versatility and automation Automatically reduces radiation dose without compromising results Highest cyber security standards protect patient data, for example...Read more

Executive Health Management

Siemens-healthineers-announces-collaboration-agreement-with-novartis-1

2020 21 Sep

Siemens Healthineers and Novartis collaboration to develop assays supporting Novartis’s therapeutic pipeline. Initial program to focus on development of serum neurofilament light chain (sNFL) immunoassay for people living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and other neurological diseases. Global distribution on Siemens Healthineers immunoassay platforms....Read more

Executive Health Management

Siemens-healthineers-collaboration-with-cdc-to-standardize-sars-cov-2-assays-1

2020 15 Sep

The collaboration will standardize SARS-CoV-2 assays by defining concentrations of antibodies to specific viral proteins to confer neutralization that could one day be extrapolated to thresholds considered sufficient to confer immunity. Standardization across manufacturers is also expected to improve patient care by enabling long-term antibody level...Read more

Executive Health Management

Clinical-decision-support-for-prostate-cancer-care

2020 01 Sep

Urologists at University Hospital Basel are rising to the challenge of providing evidence-based prostate cancer treatment in an age of multidisciplinary care and accelerating medical progress. Thanks to artificial intelligence and smart data integration they can successfully deal with complexity and data overload. Photos: Philip Frowein Download...Read more

Decision Support

Investments-in-recent-years-are-paying-off

2020 21 Apr

Questions to Wolfgang Heimsch, President Customer Service at Siemens Healthineers Mr. Heimsch, how many PPEs, i.e. pieces of personal protective equipment, do you have at home? I'm happy if those who do their so important work in hospitals and medical centers have the protective equipment. As advised, I am currently working from home. We...Read more