Funding For Health Care Tech Companies Climbs
CHICAGO — With telehealth gaining momentum in the health care industry, funding for on-demand health care companies that provide services 24/7 is climbing drastically.
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Palos Community Hospital Invests in Disinfecting Robot
PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. — Palos Community Hospital is investing in new technology to strengthen its infection control and ensure patient safety.
CloudVisit Telemedicine Introduces Online Patient Care Tools
COLD SPRING, N.Y. — CloudVisit Telemedicine, a provider of telemedicine and telepsychiatry based in Cold Spring, N.Y., has introduced a new tool for efficient and cost-effective online patient care.
Read moreAvatars Enlisted to Track Patient Progress
SAN MATEO, Calif. — As the demand for health care rises, more medical facilities are turning to technology to pick up the slack. One such facility is San Mateo Medical Center, which enlisted an avatar named Molly to help gather information from patients.
Read moreDesigning for Health Care Technology
In response to smaller reimbursements, greater operational costs and more demanding record-keeping requirements, the delivery of health care is becoming increasingly tied to technology.
Emerging Technologies in Health Care Delivery
Managing one’s health in the future will involve an app, a “smart” device or a patient portal. The explosion of the mobile technology industry is fast and furious, and health systems are scrambling to keep up. These changes create both opportunities and risks; but by far the positives outweigh the negatives. The impact of this technology-driven era will provide more analytics, accountability and accessibility.
DPR Attempts to Predict Future of Health Care
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Between electronic medical records, green technology and increasing attention from Washington in terms of new laws and regulations, health care is becoming an ever-increasingly complicated industry. Ironically, the phrase “it’s not like this is brain surgery” does not seem to apply to the industry that actually conducts those procedures. The actual act of carrying out complicated operations is merely one facet of a very complex organism.
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