We recently discovered the following video from the New York Times highlighting the benefits (and potential drawbacks) of using mobile devices in hospitals. We want to share this with you because it demonstrates some unique use-case scenarios of mobile…
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In Kürze wird unser erster HTML5 DICOM Viewer für das herstellerunabhängige PACS aycan store verfügbar sein. Sehen Sie hier eine erste Präsentation des Webviewers.
Vor gut 2 Jahren hat der PACS World Blog in einem Artikel auf die Entwicklung von DICOM Viewern in HTML 5 hingewiesen und vorausgesagt, dass in 3 Jahren mehr und mehr Viewer mit dieser Technologie kommen werden.
Diese lösen die Webviewer, die Drittanbieter Technolgien wie Flash, Active-X, Java, Silverlight, etc. verwenden, ab.
Der Vorteil liegt klar auf der Hand. Ein HTML 5 fähiger Browser, wie Opera, Chrome, Safari, Firefox ist in der Lage DICOM Bilder ohne Installation von Clientsoftware zu visualisieren. Dies vereinfacht die Bildverteilung auf Station und zu Zuweisern dramatisch. Auch auf mobilen Geräten, wie Smartphones und Tablets sind diese Browser verfügbar.
Jüngste kritische Sicherheitslücken in Java und Flash gehören damit nicht mehr zu den Bedrohungen, die eine Klinik oder Praxis ausgesetzt ist.
Read It For Me is a great service that will help you to learn important business principles in a very short period of time. This is an interview with its founder Steve Cunningham.
“If you want to invest in Europe, invest in museums.” –Hans Rosling Known for his dynamic TED talks, Hans Rosling is an extremely well known figure in the world of global health. Dr. Rosling is a physician and public health expert by training and is currently a professor of public health sciences at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. I was recently able to see Hans Rosling give a lecture to public health students at Karolinska Institutet. He shared his insights and viewpoints on various global health issues and also introduced his “Trendalyzer” application, Gapminder World. Much of what Hans Rosling explained with respect to global health trends and changes was illustrated using his Gapminder World application. What is Gapminder World exactly? Think of it as a visually appealing way to present statistical information for every country of the world. With this software, it is possible to make comparisons between countries based on such measures as GDP per capita, population size, and life expectancy, as well as various economic, education, energy, health, infrastructure, and population parameters. It is then possible to visually observe how these statistics have changed over time among the various countries. My explanations will not do justice to […]
The floor is open for discussion, we like to know your opinions. This will be my first post of the kind and hope to follow up with many more. Most of the valuable substance of these type of posts will come from the comments area and social media discussions. The goal: get a convergent conclusion about the topics we discuss. ____________________ The story: Marky Jones is a 27 year-old charming young man who followed the advice from his parents and graduated from high school with honors, entered in a well-recognized college of engineering (a career well-suited for his smarts) and graduated top of his class. He was doing great on the path to work and develop a career in a prestigious company on the thriving healthcare industry. However, while being surrounded by the whole healthcare atmosphere, the “medicine bug” bit him and he felt the calling of becoming a physician… He thought that most of the time and resources spent on engineering education would be wasted. To only consider going back to school and learn not only a completely different kind of knowledge but also very standard and strict attitudes and skills; make this decision the hardest one that he […]
A friend sent me an email 2 weeks ago about his experience in establishing care. A young male in his early 20s, he is healthy and was looking only for a physical. He had a less than stellar experience with the physician who saw him. “Is it just me or does it feel like mechanics gather more data on an initial inspection than doctors do during physicals?” he wrote, “I’m pretty sure that humans are more complex than most internal combustion engines.” He had a point. His concern is a common one: feeling like a physician’s quick glance at vitals and listening through the stethescope were not quite thorough enough. If there was something to be found, would this physician have found it? Our ensuing conversation and his experience was about expectations. We want our doctors to spend a sufficient amount of time on us to gather real data but we’ve come to expect our doctors to be in a hurry. A physician who takes his time is heralded as being above the curve. Those who don’t are never considered to be considerate of our time only sloppy with theirs. In order for healthcare delivery to be effective a physician […]
Thinking about the future of medicine can be intimidating at times. There is an accelerating pace of technology and knowledge to keep up with. Big data means that, not only will patients be objectified and quantified, but the doctor’s performance as well.
On November 6-7 2012, the long-awaited 3rd annual Health 2.0 Europe Conference will take place in Berlin, Germany. MedCrunch will, once again, be one of the official media partners attending this important and exciting event! For the third consecutive year, entrepreneurs, tech geeks, physicians, and other leaders in the field, will be showing the world how thinking out-of-the-box is changing the future of healthcare. This year’s innovative solutions will range from building solid patient and health professional communities to encouraging health and wellness. Have a look at the full agenda here. We will be bringing you the latest news directly from the conference. Make sure to follow our live tweets (@MedCrunch #health2con) and keep up with our blog posts for exclusive interviews and a final recap of the most innovative findings! Analoguous to the concept of “Med-a-thons” the organizers are now hosting a developer challenge – a great addition to the event, since engineers are crucial in the future of healthcare. If you are attending this year’s conference, be sure to share your observations, experiences and perspectives with us. We look forward to keeping you updated on the latest hacks in healthcare! Also, e-mail or tweet us if you are […]
Das Smartphone als mobiler Gesundheits-Coach wird immer wichtiger. Das zeigt auch die wachsende Zahl von Nutzern, die Gesundheits-Apps auf ihre Smartphones downloaden: Waren es 2011 weltweit 124 Millionen Nutzer, hat sich die Zahl in 2012 auf 247 Millionen User erhöht und damit fast verdoppelt. Fast jeder Dritte (29 %) in der Altersklasse der 18 bis […]