The Innovation Studio at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), today announced10 semi-finalists from the first ever Gamifying Pediatrics Hackathon, which took place April 12-14, 2019 at BCG Digital Ventures (BCGDV) in Manhattan Beach (CA), the global corporate venture and incubation arm of the Boston Consulting Group. This hackathon brought together 185 enthusiastic participants, including physicians and nurses on the front lines of pediatric medicine, engineers, developers, and experts in
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Augmented Reality
Vuzix, VSee Launches Telemedicine Smart Glasses Solution
Vusix, a supplier of Smart Glasses
and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, today announced it is
partnering with VSee, San Jose-based telemedicine
company, to provide a smart glasses telemedicine solution for real-time video. Adding
HIPAA-compliant live video chat to the Vuzix smart glasses line means real-time
video doctor visits, surgical training, medical equipment training, and more.
VSee provides a HIPAA-compliant video telehealth and
telemedicine video conferencing solution
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CHLA Innovation Studio Launches Gamifying Pediatrics Hackathon
The Innovation Studio at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is launching the first-ever Gamifying Pediatrics Hackathon taking place April 12-14, 2019 at BCG Digital Ventures (BCGDV), the global corporate venture and incubation arm of the Boston Consulting Group. By bringing together physicians and nurses on the front lines of pediatric medicine with engineers, developers, and experts in virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and gaming, the Hackathon’s aim is to encourage development,
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Philips, Microsoft Unveils Augmented Reality Concept for Operating Room of the Future
Health technology company Philips unveiled a unique mixed reality concept developed together with Microsoft Corp. for the operating room of the future. Based on the state-of-the-art technologies of Philips’ Azurion image-guided therapy platform and Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 holographic computing platform, the companies will showcase novel augmented reality applications for image-guided minimally invasive therapies.Image-Guided Minimally Invasive Therapies In contrast to open surgery, minimally
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Report: Revolutionizing Healthcare with Augmented Intelligence and Social Determinants of Health
New Innovaccer research report applies machine learning algorithms to 55+ factors to deliver one of the most accurate views ever for social determinants of healthUS clinicians are at a critical juncture, newly responsible for both the quality and value of care and expected to have a deeper understanding of their patients’ risk factors. The health impacts of the environment in which patients live affect their health and these health impacts need to be documented and studied properly.According to
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PeerWell Launches Augmented Reality Trip and Fall Hazard Detector for Smartphones
Digital health company PeerWell just announced the launch of Trip and Fall Hazard Detector, an augmented reality (AR) extension providing real-time analysis from video stream from a smartphone’s camera that identifies and helps correct trip and fall hazards at home, one of the major setbacks for postoperative recovery, especially for those undergoing joint replacement and spine surgery.This AI-powered app extension allows patients and caregivers to scan their home using smartphone cameras,
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Israeli Startup Augmedics Lands $8.3M for Augmented Reality Glasses for Spinal Surgery
Augmedics, a Yokneam, Israel-based developer of an augmented-reality (AR) surgical visualization system has raised $8.3M in Series A funding led by AO Invest, Israeli Innovation Authority, Terra Venture Partners and other undisclosed investors. The company plans to utilize the latest round of funding accelerate research and development as well as pre-clinical and clinical trials of its ViZOR System. In addition, the company plans to establish strategic distribution partnerships, and seek 510(k)
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4 Ways Augmented Reality Will Transform the Medical World
Looking to the near and distant future of medical technology, augmented reality (AR) will be central to innovation. The medical field will be enhanced dramatically via the rise of augmented reality products emerging in the market. In just a few years, the entire healthcare experience will look entirely different from the medical environment today. How so?By overlapping valuable medical information with the real world – whether it be making visible patient information, mapping an individual’s
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Is Google Glass the Future of Connected Health?
7 possibilities that Google Glass could unlock for connected health to enhance the transformation of health care.
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