Search Tag: health care quality

Decision Support

Titanium-contrast-enhanced-mammography-ticem-mammography-becomes-a-functional-technique

2022 02 Jun

Arlette Elizalde, MD and Luis J. Pina Insausti, MD, PhD Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain Abstract Digital Mammography has evolved into more accurate techniques, such as Digital Breast Tomosynthesis and Contrast Enhanced Dual Energy Mammography (CEDEM). CEDEM combines the high spatial resolution of Digital Mammography and the...Read more

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How-pet-ct-scans-aid-in-early-detection-of-diseases

2022 13 Apr

PET/CT is a hybrid imaging procedure that visualizes metabolic processes. Since tumor cells have a different metabolism from normal cells, PET/CT is primarily used to aid in cancer diagnosis. PET/CT scans can also be used to evaluate Alzheimer’s disease and heart disease.  This short film shows how this hybrid procedure works and how metabolic...Read more

Decision Support

Clinical-decision-support-improve-pneumonia-outcomes

2022 21 Mar

A study published in the  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine  found that using a clinical decision support (CDS) tool can improve patient care and lower the mortality risk for pneumonia patients receiving emergency department (ED) care.   Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, pneumonia was a leading cause of death from infectious...Read more

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Siemens-healthineers-announces-first-u-s-install-of-somatom-x-ceed-premium-single-source-ct-scanner-1

2022 31 Jan

Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, Fla., installs high-speed, low-dose scanner, which enables consistent, high-quality imaging in cardiac and trauma settings Lee Health’s Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, Fla., recently became the first U.S. healthcare institution to install the SOMATOM X.ceed, a premium single-source computed tomography...Read more

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Lung-cancer-care-empowered-by-ai-meet-the-team-behind

2022 27 Jan

Facilitating decisions using vast amounts of comparative data – AI can do this, but creating the algorithms is a complex and lengthy process. Yet it can make a difference, especially in lung cancer care. The lack of early symptoms and the aggressive progression of lung cancer make it one of the deadliest types of cancer.[1]  Individually adapted...Read more

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European-physicians-dont-trust-cdss-for-elderly-fall-risk-management

2022 25 Jan

It is important to minimise fall risks for the elderly since these can result in severe injury. Since many cardiovascular and psychotropic medications commonly used by the elderly carry fall risks, a full review of prescribed medications should be conducted for elderly patients to assess fall risk. A Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) integrated...Read more

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Siemens-healthineers-sessions-at-rsna-2021

2021 19 Nov

From 28th November until 1st December unlock the access to dozens of free curated sessions by Siemens Healthineers. Nov 28, 18:30 GMT+2 Unveiling of the world’s first photon-counting CT A quantum leap in clinical decision making. Learn more about how it works, the answers it provides and how it changes clinical decision making....Read more

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On-the-way-to-the-moon

2021 31 Aug

From the first digital X-ray images to the digital assistant If you took all of the digital data generated in the healthcare industry up to 2020 and loaded it onto tablets, would the stack of tablets be shorter or taller than the Empire State Building? The tablets would certainly have to store an almost unimaginable quantity of data. While...Read more

Executive Health Management

Improving-medical-technology-management-through-value-partnerships

2021 03 Aug

Executive Summary  Value Partnerships™ are the enduring relationships that Siemens Healthineers forges with customers in order to optimize operations, expand capabilities, and advance innovation within healthcare enterprises. One of the areas where optimization can transform care delivery and improve patient experience is in the holistic management...Read more

Executive Health Management

How-to-create-the-healing-environment-of-the-future

2021 03 Aug

The human-centered approach to healthcare facility planning and design. Executive Summary Transforming care delivery through facility design and planning Healthcare environments continue to evolve, with new pressures from patients, staff, and payers driving care providers to be more people-centered and value-driven. Meeting the challenges...Read more

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How-to-create-the-healing-environment-of-the-future

2021 03 Aug

The human-centered approach to healthcare facility planning and design. Executive Summary Transforming care delivery through facility design and planning Healthcare environments continue to evolve, with new pressures from patients, staff, and payers driving care providers to be more people-centered and value-driven. Meeting the challenges...Read more

Executive Health Management

The-value-of-digital-twin-technology

2021 03 Aug

Transforming care delivery in a single department or an entire healthcare enterprise. Executive Summary  Digital twin technology has proven its value in manufacturing, where use of connected technology to monitor performance, model processes, and optimize efficiency is already a mainstay of “Industry 4.0”. The link between the physical and...Read more

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Germany-government-approves-covid-19-antigen-self-test-for-lay-persons-1

2021 26 Mar

The German Federal Office for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) has given temporary special approval for self-administration of the CLINITEST Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Self-Test by lay persons. Moreover, the regular conformity assessment procedure for CE marking for self-administration by lay persons has been initiated. The test had already received a...Read more

Executive Health Management

When-covid-19-strikes-we-learn-from-the-traces-it-leaves-behind

2021 11 Feb

Hot on the trail of COVID-19: Working with collaborators from around the world, a team began developing an algorithm that helps to evaluate changes in lung tissue. Read about how scientists reached a significant milestone during the pandemic. Putting the “AI” in aiding clinical decisions  One of the major challenges in radiology is dealing...Read more

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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

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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

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Siemens-healthineers-introduces-biograph-vision-quadra-extended-axial-fov-pet-ct-scanner-1

2020 23 Oct

Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine Large 106 cm axial PET field of view enables simultaneous whole-body imaging from top of head to thigh Industry’s most sensitive extended field of view scanner¹ designed for clinical and research use During the virtual 33rd Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear...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

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