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Facial Recognition Continuously Monitors ICU Patients

A new study evaluates an automated system that uses facial recognition technology to continuously monitor the safety of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). More...
12 Jun 2019
Image: Dr. Randall Bly of Seattle Children\'s Hospital checking his daughter\'s ear (Photo courtesy of Dennis Wise/ UW).

Smartphone App Detects Pediatric Middle Ear Infections

A novel application detects middle ear fluids using the speaker of a smartphone to emit sound and the microphone to analyze its echo from the eardrum. More...
06 Jun 2019
Image: A drone making a delivery in Zurich (Photo courtesy of Swiss Post).

Drone Delivery System Transports Samples Between Hospitals

Swiss Post is laying out a drone delivery system to convey laboratory samples between hospitals that will arrive function twice as fast as road transport. More...
05 Jun 2019
Image: A new study suggests that reflected radio waves can identify behavioral patterns (Photo courtesy of MIT).

Movement-Tracking System Collects Health and Behavioral Data

A new study describes how a low-power radio-frequency (RF) tracking system can provide insights about how people interact with each other and the environment. More...
28 May 2019
Image: The CareLink SmartSync, with base station, telemetry head and iPad controller (Photo courtesy of Medtronic).

iPad System Programs Implanted Pacemaker Devices

A tablet-based management system provides portable and secure wireless programming of implanted cardiac devices (ICDs). More...
28 May 2019
Image: Overlaid ER software helps staff triage patients (Photo courtesy of Vital).

ER Management Platform Visualizes Admission Process

New emergency room (ER) management software prioritizes patient triage, determines their likelihood of being admitted overnight, and coordinates care teams. More...
27 May 2019
Image: A new partnership will study patient safety in the digital age (Photo courtesy of 123RF).

Collaboration Formed to Advance Digital Patient Safety

The Doctors Company, the largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer in the United States, and the University of California, San Francisco have launched a new partnership that will enable leading UCSF researchers to pursue cutting-edge questions regarding evidence-based patient safety practices, safety and information technology–related policy, and artificial intelligence (AI). More...
21 May 2019
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The Health IT channel of HospiMedica informs about healthcare information technology for hospitals, clinics, and private practice. Among the subjects covered are electronic medical record environments, document management, HIS, RIS, PACS, LIM, and others.