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The Growing Emergence of Robots in Healthcare: Key Opportunities & Benefits

by HITC Staff 12/05/2019 Leave a Comment

Konica Minolta Deploys AI Robots to Support Patient Care at Hospital in Italy

Robots are a rapidly growing part of the modern health care landscape. The history of robots in medicine dates back to 1985 when a robotic arm called “PUMA” assisted with surgery for the first time. The operation — a neurosurgical biopsy — was a complete success.  Some of today’s health care robots make PUMA look a little primitive by comparison. Advances in sensor and motion control technologies mean robots are more precise and autonomous than ever, and capable of not just assisting, but
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Industry 4.0 in Life Sciences: A “5C” Point of View

by Chetan Kothari, Director of Business Consulting, Life Science Division at NTT DATA Services 11/21/2019 Leave a Comment

Industry 4.0 in Life Sciences: A “5C” Point of View

McKinsey & Company describes Industry 4.0 as the next phase in the digitization of the manufacturing sector that is being driven by four disruptions: the astonishing rise in data volumes, computational power and connectivity, especially new low-power wide-area networks; the emergence of analytics and business intelligence capabilities; the new forms of human-machine interaction, such as touch interfaces and augmented reality systems; and the improvements in transferring digital instructions
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AVIA Launches Partner Network with Cerner, Deloitte, AHA, HFMA

by Jasmine Pennic 10/28/2019 Leave a Comment

AVIA Lands $22M to Expand Healthcare Innovation Network to New Markets

Healthcare innovation network AVIA launches AVIA Partner Network for health systems to gain access to proprietary insights and resources.American Hospital Association, Deloitte, Cerner Corporation, and the Healthcare Financial Management Association among leading organizations collaborating to accelerate digital transformation in healthcare.AVIA, the nation’s leading healthcare innovation network, today announced the launch of the AVIA Partner Network, which brings together several prominent
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Mastercard Unveils Suite of Healthcare Solutions to Detect Fraud & Protect Health Data

by Jasmine Pennic 10/28/2019 Leave a Comment

Mastercard Unveils Suite of Healthcare Solutions to Detect Fraud & Protect Health Data

- Mastercard unveils new suite of healthcare solutions to move beyond cards and reimagining how its technology and capabilities can benefit the healthcare ecosystem. - Mastercard Healthcare Solutions will develop and provide the tools needed to protect detect fraud, waste, and abuse, capture more revenue, and protect patient health data.Mastercard today unveiled Mastercard Healthcare Solutions, a new suite of products dedicated to helping healthcare partners detect fraud, waste, and abuse,
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Cerner Acquires Strategic Health IT Consulting & Engineering Firm AbleVets

by Fred Pennic 10/18/2019 Leave a Comment

Cerner Acquires Strategic Health IT Consulting & Engineering Firm AbleVets

- Cerner announced it will acquire strategic health IT consulting and engineering firm AbleVets as a wholly-owned subsidiary. - The acquisition will help Cerner expand its scale and expertise in implementing health IT modernization solutions in the federal market.Today, Cerner Corporation announced a definitive agreement to acquire AbleVets—a strategic health IT consulting and engineering firm—as a wholly-owned subsidiary. Through its work with civil and defense health agencies, AbleVets
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The Health IT Staffing Shortage Is a Problem Morphing Into a Crisis

by D'Arcy Gue, Director of Industry Relations at Medsphere Systems Corporation 10/16/2019 Leave a Comment

The Health IT Staffing Shortage Is a Problem Morphing Into a Crisis

Staffing shortages have plagued the healthcare industry for years, and this year hospital IT departments are feeling more pain than ever. The shortfall in physicians and nurses understandably gets the most press attention, but two phenomenons are pushing scarcity of specialized IT workers into the stratosphere: computer and IT jobs across all industries are projected to grow 12% from 2018  to 2028,  and healthcare is projected to add 3.5 million jobs during the period, about one-third of all new
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AdvaMed Launches Center for Digital Health to Advance Data-Driven Healthcare

by Fred Pennic 10/15/2019 Leave a Comment

AdvaMed Launches Center for Digital Health to Advance Data-Driven Healthcare

- AdvaMed launches Center for Digital Health, an advocacy platform to drive data-driven healthcare- The Center for Digital Health includes a wide range of medical and digital technology companies that are leveraging health care data and technology innovation to enable new insights, support health and wellness, improve patient interventions and outcomes and enhance the quality and efficiency of healthcare delivery.The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) today announced the launch of
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ECRI Institute: Top 10 Health Technology Hazards to Watch in 2020

by Jasmine Pennic 10/08/2019 Leave a Comment

ECRI Institute: Top 10 Health Technology Hazards to Watch in 2020

- Surgical stapler misuse and point-of-care ultrasound tops ECRI Institute’s 2020 health technology hazards list that warrant attention from healthcare leaders. - Hazards selected are based on a rigorous review of ECRI’s incident investigations, medical device testing, and public and private incident reporting databases.ECRI Institute identified surgical stapler misuse as the number one health technology hazard in its Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2020 report. ECRI Institute’s Top 10
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5 Approaches to “Diagnose” The Deeper Causes of Physician Burnout

by Rick Sheff, MD, Chief Medical Officer, The Greeley Company 09/25/2019 Leave a Comment

5 Approaches to “Diagnose” The Deeper Causes of Physician Burnout

The number of physicians experiencing symptoms of burnout continues to be unsustainably high.  Physicians cannot contribute to delivering and improving quality patient care if physicians continue to burnout at this rate, leave practice, drop out of medical school, or take their own life. Characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a reduced sense of accomplishment, burnout has a devastating impact on doctors and is linked to increased rates of suicide and depression – more
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Founded by Medical Doctors, Clinical Cyber Defense Systems (CCDS) Launches Security Analytics Platform

by Fred Pennic 09/25/2019 Leave a Comment

Clinical Cyber Defense Systems (CCDS) Launches in Boston with a Security Analytics Platform Created by Medical Doctors

- Founded by two medical doctors, Clinical Cyber Defense Systems (CCDS) officially launches in Boston with a new security analytics platform called DYNAMIKANALYTIX. - CCDS is a healthcare cyber defense systems manufacturer dedicated to protecting hospitals and preserving patient safety. - CCDS ‘ Active Threat Intelligence (ATI) solutions translate technical security findings into real-time healthcare outcomes so hospital leaders, from the CISO to the CMIO have access to actionable
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