Digital Transformation

This evolution of healthcare involves using technology to improve diagnosis, treatments, monitor patients, enhance hospital operations and culture, and bolster consumer-focused care. This includes virtual reality tools, wearable devices, workflow software, health apps and other digital health tools.

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Numera partners with HealthTrio for biometric integration

Numera has entered into a partnership with HealthTrio.

Study: Mechanical ventilation protocols improve outcomes, reduce costs

Implementing five guidelines to reduce the use of mechanical ventilation for premature infants positively impacted outcomes and reduced the cost of care, according to study findings published June 13 in Pediatrics.

PositiveID partners with Rogers for diabetes management platform

PositiveID has partnered with Rogers Communications to improve diabetes management.

Wireless chips developed to monitor implants

University of Pittsburgh researchers have patented a wireless chip that can be attached to orthopedic devices for the purpose of tracking and monitoring surgical implants. Developers claim the technology could make obtaining information about implants easier.

Pa. organizations partner for bioengineering program

The Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse (PLSG) has created the Bioengineering Innovation and Commercialization Program that PLSG will lead in partnership with the Biomedical Engineering Society of the University of Pittsburgh.

ESA: Hypnosis + local anesthesia prove beneficial in surgeries

Hypnosis used in combination with local anesthesia (LA) may improve healing time, reduce drug use and lengths of stay for patients undergoing certain types of surgery, according to two studies presented June 12 at the European Anesthesiology Conference in Amsterdam, which assessed hypnosis and LA compared with using general anesthesia for patients undergoing thyroidectomies and breast cancer surgeries.

Ethicon debuts trocar for minimally invasive procedures

Ethicon Endo-Surgery has launched a 5mm Endopath Xcel trocar with Optiview Technology. The product is designed to mitigate smudging of the endoscope or laparoscope during surgical procedures.

Stem cells may pose solution for those with healing deficiencies

Transplantation of adult stem cells enriched with a bone-regenerating hormone may help mend fractures that are not healing properly, according to findings presented June 5 at the Endocrine Societys 93rd annual meeting in Boston.

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U.S. health systems are increasingly leveraging digital health to conduct their operations, but how health systems are using digital health in their strategies can vary widely.

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Toylike robot pleases counseling clients where humanoid counterpart struggles to connect

When human counselors are unavailable to provide work-based wellness coaching, robots can substitute—as long as the workers are comfortable with emerging technologies and the machines aren’t overly humanlike.

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Medsender, Patagonia Health team up to aid public health efforts against COVID-19

A vendor that supplies EHR software to public health agencies is partnering with a health-tech startup in the cloud-communications space to equip state and local governments for managing their response to the COVID-19 crisis.

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