INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
S.A.F.E.
May 17, 2013 10:01 am | by Steris | Steris Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsSteris offers the new S.A.F.E. Situational Awareness for Everyone Display. It is designed to provide automatic access to key patient information from diverse IT systems – laboratory, radiology, medical records, allergies, and more – within the operating room. It provides a dynamic view of clinical information on a dedicated, easy to read display to optimize clinical decision making and patient safety.
LISTED UNDER: E.R. Communications Equipment
Care Exchange Workstations
May 1, 2013 10:10 am | by Midmark Corporation | Midmark Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsMidmark Corporation has enhanced its line of Care Exchange Workstations to provide highly efficient clinical workflows as physicians integrate new technology in the exam room. They provide caregivers with the form and function of mobile units in a space-saving design ideal for healthcare environments where a mobile technology platform is not an option.
LISTED UNDER: Computer Equipment
SynTrack OR-Max
April 3, 2013 10:10 am | by IBSS | Product Releases | CommentsSynTrack OR-Max from IBSS is designed to dramatically increase efficiency in the OR. Use the new-found efficiency to increase case throughput, adding another case per O.R. daily using current resource levels; or substantially reduce costs of current caseloads.
LISTED UNDER: OR Control Systems
SynTrack OR-Max
March 18, 2013 9:59 am | by IBSS | Product Releases | CommentsSynTrack OR-Max from IBSS is designed to dramatically increase efficiency in the OR. Use the new-found efficiency to increase case throughput, adding another case per O.R. daily using current resource levels; or substantially reduce costs of current caseloads.
LISTED UNDER: OR Control Systems
TPZ-1300
February 25, 2013 9:57 am | by Adlink | Product Releases | CommentsAdlink introduced the first of its new Topaz line of medical computers, the 3rd edition of EN-60601-1 certified TPZ-1300. The TPZ-1300 is ruggedized and provides wireless support, making it ideal for mobile environments such as telemedicine, NIS (nursing information systems), and medical administration.
LISTED UNDER: Computer Equipment
Embracing An Integrated OR
February 13, 2013 11:42 am | by Mike Schmidt, Editor, Surgical Products | Articles | CommentsA strong desire to dramatically improve OR efficiency led one South Carolina hospital to purchase and implement a real-time process management solution.
LISTED UNDER: INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
Why We Need EMR 3.0
February 13, 2013 10:24 am | by David Nash, M.D., MBA | Blogs | CommentsEMRs are essentially electronic charts, but what we need going forward is a tool to promote accountability and measurement of quality and safety.
LISTED UNDER: INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
SynTrack OR-Max
February 8, 2013 9:43 am | by IBSS | Product Releases | CommentsSynTrack OR-Max from IBSS is designed to dramatically increase efficiency in the OR. Use the new-found efficiency to increase case throughput, adding another case per O.R. daily using current resource levels; or substantially reduce costs of current caseloads.
LISTED UNDER: OR Control Systems
Hospital Robot Helps Doctors Connect With Patients
February 7, 2013 10:02 am | by CBS News | Videos | CommentsWith more and more patients in need of specialized care, doctors are turning to technology to help them be in more than one place at a time. Some are calling it one of the best advances in tele-medicine.
LISTED UNDER: INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
Medical GPS Helps With Heart Surgeries
February 7, 2013 9:55 am | by CBS News | Videos | CommentsDoctors at Massachusetts General Hospital are using cutting-edge technology to treat a the common heart condition known as atrial fibrillation. Surgery to treat the condition often leads to several x-rays during the procedure. That may no longer be necessary.
LISTED UNDER: CARDIOLOGY | INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
Workflow Management Software
February 5, 2013 10:06 am | by Steris | Steris Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsThe RealView Visual Workflow Management Software from Steris is designed to help create Lean, highly efficient perioperative environments. According to the company, improvements include an increase of up to 85 percent in OR utilization and a 146 percent improvement in surgical volume without adding ORs or overtime.
LISTED UNDER: Inventory Management Software
The Ethics Of EMR: How Unproven Technology Affects Patients
February 5, 2013 9:35 am | by Wes Fisher, MD | Blogs | CommentsWe should acknowledge that there might be cause, ethically, to deploy a technology that truly benefits patients at some cost. After all, you have to break a few eggs to make a good omelet. If interoperability of EMR systems between facilities were commonplace and clinical data were shared with ease while patient privacy was vigorously upheld flawlessly, the cost of these systems might be ethically justified.
LISTED UNDER: INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
The Smartphone: The Future Of Medicine?
January 31, 2013 10:23 am | by NBC News | Videos | CommentsDr. Eric Topol has long been one of the world's foremost cardiologists. He has now become the foremost expert in the exploding field of wireless medicine. This explosion, he says, is about to make healthcare better and cheaper. Watch what he does with his cell phone.
LISTED UNDER: INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
A Universal Translator For Surgeons
January 31, 2013 9:19 am | by TED | Videos | CommentsLaparoscopic surgery uses minimally invasive incisions -- which means less pain and shorter recovery times for patients. But Steven Schwaitzberg has run into two problems teaching these techniques to surgeons around the world -- language and distance. He shares how a new technology, which combines video conferencing and a real-time universal translator, could help.
LISTED UNDER: INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
When Should Physicians Hire An IT Consultant?
January 30, 2013 9:49 am | by Rosemarie Nelson | Blogs | CommentsAccording to recent Medical Group Management Association surveys more than 50% of physicians used the services of a healthcare consultant or firm at least once in the previous 3 years. But did they have to? Was it a smart move?
LISTED UNDER: INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
