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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FDA offers guidance to manufacturers of home use devices

The FDA has issued a draft guidance in the Federal Register containing design considerations for medical device manufacturers developing products intended for home use.

IT integration issues top challenge for healthcare tech managers

Healthcare technology management (HTM) professionals working in hospitals said their top challenge is the management of medical devices and systems on IT networks, according to a survey commissioned by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI).

Hospital website design is key to a patient's first impression

For many healthcare facilities, its website is a patient’s first contact so designing an informative, user-friendly, navigatable site is crucial to establishing a good relationship. Two facilities discussed their website redesign efforts during a Dec. 11 webinar hosted by web development company Bridgeline Digital.

Venture capital funding for life sciences continues downward trend

Venture capital (VC) funding in the life sciences sector gained in the third quarter but remains down for the year. Venture capitalists invested $1.7 billion in 181 life sciences deals during the third quarter of 2012, according to a new report, "Biotech bounce," that includes data from the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)/National Venture Capital Association's MoneyTree Report, based on data from Thomson Reuters. The life sciences includes the biotechnology and medical device industries.

New bill to foster mobile health innovation

A new bill would foster innovation in mobile health technology. Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) introduced H.R. 6626, The Healthcare Innovation and Marketplace Technologies Act, that would introduce marketplace incentives, challenge grants and increased workforce retraining.

Eric Topol: We're undergoing a digital revolution in healthcare

The convergence of IT leads to radical innovation and “the most exciting time in medicine,” said Eric Topol, MD, speaking during a webinar hosted by the Health Information Management and Systems Society. This digital revolution with new tools is transforming medicine in virtually every way, he said, a theme carried over from his book, The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care.

ONC blog: health IT withstood Sandy

A recent post on HealthITBuzz, the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT's (ONC) blog, discussed how health IT systems fared during Hurricane Sandy. Paper patient records, not surprisingly, were another casualty of the storm but health IT held up well according to the post's author, Brett Coughlin, ONC health information specialist.

FDA publishes amendment to UDI proposed rule

The FDA published an amendment to its unique device identifier (UDI) proposed rule (77 FR 40736), published July 10.

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