New tools are emerging in the healthcare space that are so full of potential, it’s anyone’s guess what their impact may be. Some of these trends may prove to be fleeting, or merely a stepping stone to something else, but others may ultimately transform the entire industry.
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The Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety recently conducted a survey among 73 nurses who are members of the American Hospital Association. The results revealed that nurses want safer patient monitoring technology that is wearable, wireless, and interoperable.
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As hospitals are increasingly charged with treating sicker patient populations, patient deterioration often goes unrecognized. Surveillance monitoring, the practice of monitoring patients who have not been identified as being at specific risk, can help increase safety, enhance quality of care, and improve hospital workflow.
Read MoreThe FBI has issued a public service announcement warning that increasing reliance on web-based technologies is creating new opportunities for cyber attacks, and these threats apply to a range of medical and other devices—essentially any component or system that “connects to the Internet to automatically send and/or receive data.”
Read MoreIBM’s Watson Health unit is acquiring Merge Healthcare with the goal of adding image analytics with deep learning to its Watson Health platform. The deal will help clinicians gain a consolidated, patient-centric view of current and historical images, electronic health records, data from wearable devices, and other related medical data, according to the company.
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