ECRI Institute has released its annual Top 10 Hospital C-suite Watch List to help hospital leaders make tough decisions about new and emerging technologies in 2017 and beyond. Available as a free public service, the list gives hospital leaders evidence-based perspectives on new and emerging innovations that promise to deliver safe and cost-effective patient care. Each entry includes recommendations in a “What to Do” section.
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In a recent survey of senior executives and representatives from medical device and pharmaceutical companies in Europe and the United States, the PA Consulting Group—an independent firm with expertise in healthcare and life sciences, among other sectors—reviewed what the critical factors for success are today when developing innovative and compliant products faster and at lower cost. Read them here.
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A major development in the wearable technology and devices market is quickly becoming popular, according to new research conducted by Transparency Market Research. The firm found that the wearable devices market, or the remote patient monitoring devices market, is anticipated to reach $0.98 billion by the end of 2020—at a compound annual growth rate of 14.2%.
Read MorePersonalized care and genomics are happening now, despite minimal support from electronic health record systems. Moreover, EHR systems—which were new technologies 10 to 12 years ago—are falling behind in providing for new thinking and research. This installment of Networking explores the main issues between personal medical technologies and EHR systems.
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The American Association of Diabetes Educators Annual Meeting and Exhibition, which took place at the San Diego Convention Center from August 12 to 14, featured digital imaging systems from Canon U.S.A. One of the technologies on display was the Canon teleretinal imaging solution, which includes the Canon CR-2 Plus AF digital non-mydriatic retinal camera and imageSpectrum Image Management System software.
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