Search Tag: Innovation
2018 20 Nov
Have you introduced a new service, technique or way of working in your ICU or ER? How did it go? What were the lessons learned and challenges overcome? Would you like to share it with the worldwide readership of ICU Management & Practice? Our first issue of 2019 will have a cover story on “Innovation”. We welcome submissions under this broad...Read more
2018 22 Sep
Jacobs Institute idea to Reality (i2R) Centre addresses major health crisis. A medical innovation centre shows how a one-stop-shop approach to CVD medical device creation is accelerating impactful results for all stakeholders. There is a global health crisis in cardiovascular disease that will require out-of-the-box thinking, collaborations,...Read more
2018 01 Aug
In today's fast-paced world, where technology evolves by the day, IT decision-makers are always on the lookout for new trends and innovations to improve the way a product is made or service is rendered. In a recent roundtable hosted by consultancy Impact Advisors for healthcare CIOs, these things emerged as the key priorities of the nearly...Read more
2018 23 May
Can the vision of emerging markets transfer to developed countries for better healthcare? From the mobile banking revolution and use of healthcare drones in Africa to production-line surgery in India, emerging markets embrace tech innovation with speed and boldness that developed markets only dream of. The reasons are many including a lack...Read more
2018 09 Jan
Innovative models and partnerships are making it possible for healthcare organisations to devise ways to improve healthcare delivery, according to Dr. Jerry Penso, president and CEO of the American Medical Group Association. AMGA comprises of multispeciality medical groups and integrated systems of care; its membership represents 175,000 physicians...Read more
2017 26 Sep
On a daily basis, some 4,000 to 5,000 vials of blood are analysed at UAB Medicine's main laboratory. This may seem like a daunting task, but the lab's new automation system ensures the multistep process is done without difficulty. With this innovation, it's more like a hands-free operation once the specimens arrive in the laboratory. Automation provides...Read more
2017 13 Jun
Clinicians are a potential source for innovations that could lead to healthcare quality improvement and reduction in cost. To help clinicians gain expertise in jump-starting new projects, Boston Children's Hospital has launched an internal startup accelerator. The hospital says it opted to develop the Innovation & Digital Health Accelerator...Read more
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
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
2016 06 Oct
Africa Health Business Ltd. is a Kenyan based company that brings together a team of experts from the healthcare, event planning and design sector in Africa making Africa Health Business the ideal partner in the coordination and organisation of healthcare related events and conferences.Read more
2016 25 Aug
There are always trailblazers implementing the latest technology, experimenting with management styles and putting the latest best practice in place. There are too many leading lights to name here, but HealthManagement. org has created a round up of facilities and individuals in healthcare - leaders who have caught our attention because...Read more
2016 25 Aug
ONE INSTITUTE ’S COLLABORATIVE PROCESS IMPACTS MEDICINE The Jacobs Institute (JI), a non-profit medical innovation centre in Buffalo, New York, is using 3D printing to further its mission of creating the next generation of medical technology to treat vascular disease, such as heart attack and stroke. One of the ways it achieves this is...Read more
2016 06 Jul
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton's recently released technology agenda has honed in on boosting opportunities for women and young people. The plan is far-reaching touching on education, jobs, infrastructure, the economy, security and healthcare. Both criticised as being “pandering” and praised as “surprisingly solid,” healthcare...Read more
2016 01 Jul
You’re much more imaginative than you think, but your workplace — which needs your very best ideas — may be driving the creativity right out of you. Big businesses can be the worst offenders, demanding a level of predictability and efficiency that is good for today’s bottom line but bad for tomorrow’s. The pressure to grow is relentless, but...Read more
2016 01 Jul
A new not-for-profit organisation, the European Institute for Innovation through Health Data (i~HD), held its inaugural conference and public launch in March this year in Paris. This institute was formed in order to unite efforts to enable better uses of health data for the benefit of learning health systems and clinical research (The European...Read more
2016 16 May
3D PRINTING AND AMPRONIX The Utilization of 3D printing in Research and Development Department expedites creative engineering process, drive prices down. In The Third American Revolution , renowned American economic and social theorist Jeremy Rifkin proposes that the world is in the midst of experiencing a reprise of the manufacturing/technological...Read more
2016 27 Feb
Every facet of the healthcare sector has a role to play in the future of the care continuum as it evolves and faces new challenges. With an increasing segment of the continuity of care relying on effective and efficient filtering of Big Data and development of related systems, government and individual health facilities in Europe and the U.S. are investing...Read more
2016 24 Feb
“Forward thinking” is becoming a buzzword in business; in fact, the phrase is often included in the core values or vision statements of many organisations — both big and small. An innovation expert clarifies that forward thinking is more than a generic phrase. It describes how organisations proactively look toward the future to identify opportunities,...Read more
2016 18 Feb
Status will allow specific reimbursement codes for EOS® exams in Korea EOS imaging, the pioneer in 2D/3D orthopedic medical imaging has announced today the decision from the Center for New Health Technology (NECA) to grant the EOS imaging platform the Innovative Technology status, recognizing EOS as a unique modality worthy of a new reimbursement...Read more
2016 15 Feb
Hologic is offering a series of 45-minute educational sessions for radiologists. A brief lecture will provide an overview of the clinical experiences with vacuum breast biopsies guided by 3D Imaging, prior to a demonstration of a phantom procedure using live imaging supervised by radiation protection services. This program is intended for radiologists...Read more
2016 15 Feb
Hologic is offering a series of 45-minutes educational sessions for radiologists. A brief lecture will provide an overview of the clinical experiences of imaging and new quantification applications of DXA. This program is intended for radiologists interested in learning more about new application based on the Hologic DXA technology. Date...Read more