Search Tag: point-of-care
First to Power Continuous Data Access at Point-of-Care
2016 03 Nov
DT Research All-in-One Medical-Cart Computers Breakthrough Hot-Swappable Battery Design Eliminates Delays in Patient Care and Addresses COW Challenges in Healthcare DT Research , the leading designer and manufacturer of purpose-built computing solutions for vertical markets, has announced the DT590 series of All-in-One... Read more
POCTED: Use of Point of Care Test Devices in Emergency Department
2016 27 Sep
Use of point-of-care test devices in the emergency department has shown significant benefits in patient management. A proper governance policy will ensure credible, effective and safe practice. Emergency Department (ED) practices have evolved, modified and developed pathways over the years to recognise and initiate appropriate early treatment... Read more
Redesigning Emergency Ambulatory Care with Point-of-Care Testing: Reduced Costs and Length of Stay
2016 27 Sep
Many patients presenting to the hospital emergency department do not need to stay overnight. Ambulatory emergency care (AEC) may optimise identification and management of such patients by delivering streamlined, efficient patient care within one working day. This may improve clinical outcomes, patient experience and lower costs. At James... Read more
How useful is multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound?
2016 06 Sep
A review article in the Journal of Intensive Care outlines the role and usefulness of symptom-based and sign-oriented multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound (MOPOCUS) for patients with undifferentiated respiratory difficulty, chest pain or shock. The authors, Young-Rock Ha, Bundang Jesaeng Hospital, South Korea and Hong-Chuen Toh, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital,... Read more
Unique Point of Care connectivity developed for patient-dedicated blood gas analysis
2016 14 Jun
Proxima™ Interface To Conworx Data Management Solutions Enables Seamless Data Transfer From Ex-Vivo Analyser Sphere Medical , an innovative company in critical care monitoring and diagnostics equipment has announced that its Proxima™ patient-dedicated blood gas analysis system can now be connected into the Conworx family of laboratory information... Read more
Philips Launches New Handheld Blood Test for Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnosis of Heart Attack
2016 09 May
Launch in selected countries in Europe follows CE marking for Philips Minicare I-20 system for cardiac troponin testing Handheld Minicare I-20 system for use in emergency departments provides results in 10 minutes from a droplet of blood instead of the current one-hour wait and supports ruling out a possible heart attack in three hours... Read more
Fujifilm Sonosite Announces Launch Of The New Sonosite Sii, The Simply Smart Ultrasound System
2016 12 Apr
FUJIFILM SonoSite Inc. , specialists in developing cutting-edge ultrasound solutions and providing world-leading education to enable point-of-care visualization access has announced CE mark and 510(k) clearance for its new mountable ultrasound system, the SonoSite SII. Developed for regional anesthesia, vascular access and trauma applications, the... Read more
Abbott to Acquire Alere,Becoming Leader in Point of Care Testing & Advancing Global Diagnostics
2016 18 Feb
ABBOTT GAINS LEADERSHIP IN THE $5.5 BILLION POINT OF CARE SEGMENT, BROADENS DIAGNOSTICS FOOTPRINT AND ENHANCES ACCESS TO FAST-GROWING DIAGNOSTICS CHANNELS - Transaction expected to be immediately accretive to Abbott's ongoing earnings per share upon close - Acquisition will provide access to new product applications, channels and geographies -... Read more
‘LabDisk’ Technology Enables POC Infectious Disease Diagnosis
2015 03 Apr
A new ‘lab-on-a-disc’ technology developed by an EU project research team can diagnose malaria and other febrile infectious diseases simultaneously in just an hour – allowing faster point-of-care treatment and precise drugs administration that could save thousands of lives. A major problem with current testing for infectious diseases in Africa is... Read more