PACS: the never ending story
A short story about life with and without PACS written at the University Hospital for Radiodiagnostics.
Fast forward for clinical reporting
Digital dictation devices can read a patient's data, automatically assign information to the relevant report and interpret human speech into a text version. Armin Scheuer reports
Single image/data management system integrates major medical fields
IMPAX Enterprise - a single image and data management system that draws together radiology, cardiology, orthopaedics, and women's care.
Dictation device can be accessed via mobile phones and another scans barcodes
Philips Speech Processing recently introduced two new dictation devices to ease medical information recording.
Integrating speech recognition with a RIS
A report turnaround time decrease of 50% leads doctors to plan for 100% usage of the dictation system. Interview: Armin Scheuer of HealthTech Wire.
IT for cardiovascular workflow
Leading representatives of the Bush administration are politicising IT systems as a cornerstone for the revision of US healthcare. Updated technology is seen as mandatory for the future of healthcare, by improving chronic disease management, increasing disease prevention efforts, and the sustainability of the health insurance system.
Med-e-Tel
Med-e-Tel - the International Exhibition and Conference for eHealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT - will present a multitude of ICT healthcare applications for debate.
EPR includes images
Germany - The Walldorf-based firm InterComponentWare AG (ICW) launched its hospital networking solution for electronic patients' records (EPR) at MEDICA 2005, reporting that the system can connect existing but so far isolated hospital information systems (HIS) without having to change currently used software.
Data management in cardiology
With CardioNet by SCHILLER SEMA the number of unnecessary multiple exams can be greatly reduced as family physician, specialist and hospital can exchange data.
iSite: an insight into advanced healthcare communications
With iSyntax Philips Medical Systems provides a PACS for an advanced medical image and information management system.
Telemed screening for diabetic retinopathy
The United Kingdom's Diabetes Retinal Screening Service
How to buy a HIS
SALK, a hospital company based in Salzburg, has a budget of €350 million for three hospitals and employs 4,500 people who serve 80,000 patients and 300,000 out-patients per annum.
Intelligent messaging
Gothenburg, Sweden - Ascom Wireless Solutions reports on a new Internet Protocol-based messaging platform that can integrate traditional hospital paging with DECT systems and public communications technologies such as GSM, Email and the Internet. Using Linux as its operating system, Unite provides a standard communications protocol to connect different types of applications and hardware modules.…
Telemed for ophthalmology
O-PACS, the first integrated Digital PACS solution and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) developed specifically for ophthalmology, heralds a new era of tele-ophthalmology and could save the sight of thousands of Type II diabetics, says the system's maker ComMedica, of Woking, UK.
Web advisories aid physicians
Monitoring and rapidly introducing new developments into everyday practice is an increasingly difficult task for many doctors. Additionally, patients are more informed due to media medical reports, which raise their expectations that doctors can offer a quick, reliable interpretation of the latest medical data.
A national electronic healthcare system
The National Health Service launches one of the world's biggest IT projects this month (April) aiming to connect British healthcare providers in 28 strategic health trusts via NHSnet. In the future, the plan “Delivering 21st Century IT Support for the NHS”:
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Interoperability: finding the missing link
Finding the common denominator is the goal of interoperability. Whether between research and clinical application, between medical disciplines such as laboratory medicine and radiology or between different IT standards – the search for common interfaces is a multifaceted challenge.
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Digitalisation in healthcare
From telemedicine to smart hospitals, the digitalisation of healthcare is advancing - bringing exciting opportunities, but also new challenges. Keep reading for latest developments and background reports.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare
With the help of artificial intelligence, computers are to simulate human thought processes. Machine learning is intended to support almost all medical specialties. But what is going on inside an AI algorithm, what are its decisions based on? Can you even entrust a medical diagnosis to a machine? Clarifying these questions remains a central aspect of AI research and development.
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Robotics in healthcare
From science-fiction to powerful medical tool: Robots perform an increasing number of valuable tasks in healthcare settings. From surgical robotics to applications in patient care – medical robots are here to stay. Keep reading for latest developments and exciting new areas of deployment for this technology.