Virtual Reality Could Improve Surgical Safety
Imagine a world where surgeons and their teams could practice a surgical procedure using VR software. It’s apparently here, and Osso claims to train approximately 1,000 surgeons a month using not much more than a headset that looks like a pair of goggles and two handheld controllers.
How Telehealth and eConsults Are Reducing Patient Wait Times
The shortage of specialist physicians in the United States continues to receive a great deal of attention. However, a lesser-known compounding factor is the increase in referral rates to specialists.
“Alexa, What’s Wrong With Me?”
Chatbot uptake is rising rapidly. It is one of the fastest-growing segments in healthcare, with the market expected to be worth more than $314 million by 2023. As chatbots gain broader acceptance, the initial distrust surrounding them has ebbed.
How AI Can Impact Chronic Disease Management
Digital health management can be used to support patients outside the four walls of care delivery; it offers the potential to extend clinical resources, with some encouraging results.
Data Breaches Cost Hospitals $4B Annually
Ninety-three percent of healthcare organizations reported a data breach in the past three years and 57% of respondents said their respective organizations experienced more than five data breaches over the same period of time.
AdventHealth Uses AI to Balance Capacity Issues Among 9 Hospitals
Fueled by AI and predictive analytics, which amass data from multiple sources, a team of more than 50 nurses, EMS and flight dispatchers, transport techs, and other specialists work in the 12,000-square-foot facility with 60 monitors to oversee activities on nine campuses with 3,200 beds and more than 2 million patient visits per year.
Top 10 Medical Technology Hazards for 2020 Announced
Surgical staples, point-of-care ultrasound, and infection risks from sterile processing top ECRI’s list of medical technology hazards for 2020.
Study: 1 in 4 Healthcare Workers Lack Cybersecurity Training
The report’s findings uncover a stunning lack of cybersecurity training among healthcare workers, leaving healthcare information technology systems—and electronic protected health information—vulnerable at a time when the healthcare sector leads all other industries in cybersecurity breaches.
What Can We Do About Medical Device Security?
There is no denying that medical IoT is a huge step for medicine, and many IoT devices are life-saving for patients. But we can’t overlook their obvious weaknesses and associated risks. What can patients, clinicians, and regulatory bodies do to improve the situation?
Drones Could Be the Future of Healthcare
WakeMed Health & Hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina, teamed up with the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation to conduct a first round of test flights for drones to carry simulated medical packages from Raleigh Medical Park, located across the street from the campus, to a main tower at the hospital.