CellScope [TA 9 Apr 2009, 10 Jan], a recent graduate of Rock Health’s first class of startups, announced its raising of $1 million in seed funding from Khosla Ventures. It develops optical devices to smartphones to turn them into diagnostic-quality… Read moreShort telehealth takes for week's end (US)
Making considerable news is a Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA) study published 19 May, on how physician dictation of notes, later transcribed into an EHR, resulted in lower quality than either structured documentation or free-text notes typed… Read moreDoes doctor note-taking method affect quality of care?
‘Oddly’ because it’s about the 3,500-odd robots being used in Afghanistan to probe for IEDs, clear mines and scout in advance. Instead of being discarded when mal/non-functioning (750 have been lost in combat situations), even in bits, many are now… Read moreAn oddly heartwarming robotics story
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the ‘signature wound’ of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. And the causes–improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and other types of bombs–are apparent. But gauging how much blast a soldier has been exposed to, where he or… Read moreDARPA/RIT's 'Blast Gauge': measuring the unseen wound
Computer-based cognitive behavioral therapy, therapy delivered via telemedicine, mobile self-tracking, social networking and games for health are all ways where therapy online is effectively extending the office visit, especially for those with moderate depression and anxiety. Strengthening this trend are… Read moreBehavioral therapy, online and mobile
A short, tart article on MedCityNews provides some valuable tips for HIT managers on how to secure all those proliferating, personal mobile devices in the healthcare environment and to manage theft and loss. Install geolocation and tracking software or services… Read morePreventing data breaches on mobile in healthcare
AMD Global Telemedicine announced their partnership with ELINCO, a Vietnamese IT and telecom company, to integrate devices such as AMD’s high-res exam cameras and ophthalmoscopes with ELINCO’s AGNES 3.0 telemedicine portal. According to the release, quoting Vietnam’s Ministry of Health,… Read moreTelemedicine ventures into Vietnam
