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Connected health monthly mash-up #10
New use of the iPad in the operating room
Gaus Surgical Inc. has created a medical platform which uses the iPad to measure blood loss during surgery. Right now anesthesiologists measure blood loss visually, a process that can be imprecise and therefore cause significant problems for the patient’s health. The new platform uses the iPad to scan surfaces that are covered in blood, such as pieces of gauze, and sends them to the cloud. They are then processed by special algorithms that estimate the amount of blood present in each image. Read more
Tagged eye-tracking, iCraft, infographic, iPad, mhealth, navatar, patch, sano intelligence, sensor
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How is technology being used in post-operative care?
More and more hospitals and doctors are using the iPad and other smart devices to stay in touch with their patients and monitor their condition post surgery. Today, we will discuss some of the most notable initiatives! Read more
Tagged facetime, healthcare, healthunlocked, iPad, m-health, mhealth, post-op, surgery
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Health 2.0 highlights from 2011 and predictions for 2012
Another year has gone by! 2011 offered many interesting innovations in connected health, and the development continues to move forward at a fast pace. Here are some of the highlights from 2011 and some predictions of what 2012 holds for health 2.0 and self-tracking. Read more
Tagged connected health, gamification, health 2.0, highlights, innovation, iPad, mhealth, predictions, prosthetic, quantified self, robot, self-tracking, technology
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Connected health monthly mash-up #2
Posted October 26, 2011
Categories: Health 2.0, Mashup, Mobile Health, Self-tracking, Smart technology, Trivia
Apple’s top 50 iPad apps for doctors
Apple has created an “iTunes healthcare room”, with their selection of the 50 best medical iPad apps. Apparently, this iTunes room can be difficult to find, which is why Mobihealthnews has divided them into categories and made a slideshow. Among these categories you’ll find: Reference, Education, EMR & patient monitoring, Imaging, Point of care, and Personal care. Some of these apps have previously been mentioned here on the blog, such as: DrChrono, Medscape, and WebMD, but this article gives you a more comprehensive overview of what’s available according to your specific needs. Read more
Tagged connected health, future of healthcare, health 2.0, iPad, mhealth, self-tracking
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How the iPad has modernized hospitals and patient reception
We previously discussed here on the blog how the use of Internet and smartphones has changed the way patients and physicians interact and how, today, the general public have easier access to medical information. Nevertheless, a hospital or doctor’s visit now and then is still inevitable, but, we see a lot of change and modernization in hospitals today both from the physicians’ and the patients’ point of view, especially with the introduction of the iPad. Read more
Connected health monthly mash-up
Ten predictions for the mobile health market
MobiHealthNews has compiled a list of ten predictions for the next five years of mobile health including forecast for both consumers and businesses. Their focus is remote patient monitoring via devices and mobile applications and how these will improve internal workflow and ensure higher efficiency. Their assumption is that in a three-years’ time, the market for mobile health apps will be more than ten times bigger than today. Also, Wi-Fi embedded consumer devices will rapidly make their way into professional settings. A stunning 500,000 shipments of blood pressure monitors will supposedly be reached by 2013. An astonishing future for health care! Read more here.
