Understanding Healthcare AI’s Crucial Flaw and its Upcoming Solution
December 10, 2019
Artificial intelligence has been mystified to the point of near satire with films such as iRobot, Her, and more. And while we can never be too sure of what the future holds, knowing the current advancements and limitations of AI, specifically in the case of healthcare and medical grade computers,…
Innovating Veteran Care with the Latest Medical Computers and Technology
November 21, 2019
It’s not controversial to say that veteran care needs work: defending those who’ve defended all of us at the cost of their minds and bodies needs to be a higher priority. But how can we achieve these goals with the often limited budgets veterans’ healthcare facilities and organizations are often…
Is Your Hospital Ready for Hurricanes and Other Disasters?
September 10, 2019
Hurricanes are in the news right now and are a real danger for millions of people on the east coast of the United States. However, disaster can strike tragically at any time, from multiple different vectors: earthquake, flooding, storms, tornadoes, and snow. Unfortunately, recent data shows that…
How Hackable Are Modern Medical Devices?
August 27, 2019
Headlines all around the medical community are decrying connected medical devices and the inherent danger from hackers. But is there any truth to the concern? Should we be worried that nefarious keyboard cowboys are going to hack into our pacemakers and medical tablets and insulin pumps and cause…
How Can New Technology Fulfill the Promise of Precision Medicine?
August 13, 2019
The future of medicine isn’t a matter of mass-market solutions, of one-size-fits-all medical treatment. As it stands now, we must content ourselves with vaccines and surgeries and medicine that do the most good for the most amount of people: there are always going to be outliers, and cost and…
How Better Scanners and 4k Monitors are Transforming Digital Pathology
August 2, 2019
Though the concept of digital pathology has been around almost 60 years, it’s only recently that we’ve developed the networks, image resolution, data storage, sharing techniques, and machine learning to truly transform the practice into one of the most important branches of healthcare technology.…
Navigating FDA 60601-1 Compliance for Medical Devices
July 16, 2019
For years the US Food and Drug Administration has mandated that medical devices comply with 60601 standards for near-patient safety, and while that’s great for patients, it can be a difficult or frustrating road to navigate for medical device manufacturers. 60601-1 ratings are given to devices…
4 Strategies for Making the Most Out of Your Medical Cart Computers
May 30, 2019
Medical cart computers have been around for a while, but their saturation in hospitals has never been higher than it is now. Sometimes called COWs (computers on wheels), cart computers have increased connectivity, patient confidentiality, and accountability across the board. And while inputting…
Installing Commercial-Grade Tablets in a Medical Device is Asking for Trouble
May 7, 2019
A tablet is the perfect go-to for both the brains and user interface for a medical device: they’re slim, surprisingly powerful, easy to use, and simple to integrate into any given mount. However, grabbing the newest iPad or Tab and slapping it onto a machine may not be the hassle-free time-saver…
In the Trenches: What Are Doctors Saying About Telehealth?
April 25, 2019
It’s easy to get excited about the newest healthcare trends; it’s much harder to actually implement these trends on the ground level. Budget is a concern, certainly, as is the institutional difficulty of changing an entire intractable system. But the primary concern with implementing a new…
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