News tagged with healthcare technology

iHome for smart elderly

The first smart home, "iHome", has newly opened in Yau Ma Tei in Hong Kong revealing the future of home care for the elderly. Established by PolyU in collaboration with the Hong Kong Housing Society and the ...

Technology / Other

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers develop outline that may help weigh benefits of new imaging technologies

A new article in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology provides a roadmap for imaging manufacturers to navigate the unique and increasingly complex U.S. regulatory and reimbursement enviro ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wireless patients

A wireless monitoring system for people with debilitating conditions such as Parkinson's disease or chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) could allow healthcare workers to assess a patient's health and the development ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Best go digital in a pandemic

The use of a digital checklist for patients being administered emergency drugs during a pandemic or following a biological terrorist attack reduces the fatigue factor, according to a report in the International Journal of ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ICT fails to accelerate drug approvals

Drug approvals are taking just as long as they ever did despite increased expenditure on new information technology at the Food and drug Administration. So says a statistical analysis of approval intervals from 1997 to 2006, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0