Emerging Technologies

Yesterday at the Patient Safety in a Digital World symposium at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, panelists discussed the opportunity of digital to boost patient safety, as well as its potential pitfalls. 

The entire ecosystem is ready for innovation, according to Dr. Korpong Rookkapan and Dr. Achirawin Jirakamolchaisiri from Bumrungrad International Hospital, which won the Asia Pacific HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award.

According to a recent BT report, the VereCoV detection kit is expected to be commercially available by Feb 1 this year.

The drones were grounded following two incidents in January and May last year. 

Justin Gernot, vice president of HIMSS subsidiary Healthbox, says common pitfalls of healthcare innovation include the lack of follow-ups, the lack of an innovation strategy and an overemphasis on technology.

Tohoku University's Dr. Masaharu Nakayama says his group was able to withstand the disruption of Japan's 2011 earthquake but that level of resilience is difficult to maintain.

The Sleeprate platform uses AI algorithms to analyse athletes’ heart rate and brain activity.

Dennis Robbins, a member of the AHA's Health Tech Advisory Group, discusses the challenges of separating effective innovations from the chaff.

Data is at the heart of innovation in cardiology, which is greeting health innovation with open arms, says Dr. Robert Harrington, president of the AHA.

Scientists at the University of Bath say the test can help fight the global threat of antibiotic resistance.