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The presentation starts out with Governor Arnold speaking about healthcare and the meaning of technology and how it will help with healthcare. Before his speech several organizations were recognized for their contributions to the telehealth network. ATT&T and United HealthCare were a...
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The reason for the cutback is a decline of patient volume and revenue. If you are not familiar with this hospital, they are in my opinion the most wired hospital in the US and even have translator technology and the end of the beds in the ICU. They have done their analysis to target savings...
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Sat, Aug 14 2010
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You have just love this one, plug in your MP3 player or IPod and let the music roll. It is also a radio. The design here is good too as the “egg” which stays out of the water where you plug in. Rub a dub dub, I can another duck in the tub! I do have to say this is some of the best use...
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The FDA here in the US has not cleared the entire Proteus system for use with the chip but did give approval to the wireless monitoring device portion; but the folks in Europe get to have the first crack at taking a pill that will send back an audit trail of all the information. FDA Clearance of...
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Thu, Aug 12 2010
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You would have to living under a rock today not to notice the fire that keep popping up for the FDA as the world we live in is changing and coupled with years of neglect in the IT department, they have a lot of work and need a lot of help with other agencies as it’s not all self contained to one agency...
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Mon, Aug 9 2010
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The drive and purpose of this summit is to explore role of research, technology & innovation in mobile health. Bill Gates has been active in many area of healthcare to include the Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation with immunizations and other projects and grants. Along with Warren Buffet...
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Tue, Aug 3 2010
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Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Windows Mobile, Microsoft/Windows News, microsoft, Health IT, Mobility, Bill Gates, Research and Development, White House, wireless, heatlhcare reform, mobile technology, mHealth, Aneesh Chopra, keynote speaker
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As technology rolls on and with the various areas of safety, devices and drugs we are living with today, the FDA might just in fact become the “most connected” federal agency as much of the work and research being done today that falls under the jurisdiction of the FDA depends on information gathered...
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Tue, Jul 27 2010
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How connected will we become to monitor our hearts? That seems to be a big question today and we also need the availability of the receiving end, the doctors and nurses to evaluated and communicate. This appears to be the move here with insurance companies expanding on the use of monitoring...
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Tue, Jul 27 2010
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This is fascinating and the video is well worth the watch. The computer can respond to facial expressions and more. The first image below shows a complicated proto type and the speaker explains of course why this would not work. The algorithm unmasks the cortex . Yes you heard...
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There’s a new law going into effect in New York that will require an individual to equip their car with technology that will see if a driver has any alcohol in their system, even for first time offenders. If you are a family member driving the same car, well you get to blow too. Is this going...
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Mon, Jul 19 2010
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By combining Cambridge Consultants’ Vena stack with Qualcomm's cellular modules, the new platform can implement standards selected by the Continua Health Alliance and increase the ability for patients to manage health and wellness anytime, anywhere. I started following this technology back in May...
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Fri, Jun 18 2010
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Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, Pharma/FDA News, drugs, healthcare, Diabetes, wireless, Algorithms, Venture Capital, portals, wellness, compliance, Cambridge Consultants, VenaHub, Continua Health Alliance, Healthcare Management Systems, Healthrageous, Cener for Connected Health, Partners Healthcare
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The electronic bio sensors could be in your pants soon. The ink used will measure blood pressure and other vital signs. This is called “intelligent textiles”. The project is being funded by the US military which is the first area targeted for the “smart underwear”. When a soldier...
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Cambridge Consultants released a report stating that our current reimbursement system is stifling growth for new surgical procedures, those that are minimally invasive. With new procedures that are minimally invasive, it usually requires the hospital and/or physicians to make a capital investment...
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Wed, Jun 2 2010
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Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, healthcare, Medical Devices, FDA, clinical trials, wireless, Bluetooth, devices reporting data, Altran, Health Alliance, Bayesian statistical analysis, : Cambridge Consultants
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If you have an IPhone, then you know what I am talking about as it reacts to how it is positioned. This is a good article about the next wave that is up and coming and being promoted by HP, so I guess we can now say that soon we will have a “smart accelerometer” that can give even further detail...
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Fri, May 28 2010
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This has been all over the news this week with celebrity cases and in healthcare we have many new and developing devices that record data. 2000 appears to be the decade of the sensors. As this article mentions, parents inquired about getting a device for their teenagers. Right now only...
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Tue, May 25 2010
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