healthcare application Articles
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Achieving knowledge management integration through EAI: a case study from healthcare sector
Healthcare Information Systems (IS) non-integrated nature is associated with inefficient data and knowledge exchange and reduction in healthcare care services' quality. Therefore, numerous medical errors occur that impact healthcare services. Healthcare organisations have used Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) to integrate IS. Literature indicates that EAI achieves integration at four ...
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Worried About ChatGPT? Why Large Language Models Increase Healthcare Risks
Large language models (LLMs) are a type of artificial intelligence (AI) that can be used to generate text, translate languages, produce different kinds of content, and answer people’s questions. LLMs have great potential to transform many industries, healthcare included. “Potential healthcare applications of LLMs span patient care, research and workflow optimization (clinical and ...
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Integrative Medicine, chronic disease and Tibb
Integrative Medicine (IM) incorporates elements of complementary and conventional medicine into diagnosis and treatment of diseases. It focuses on health and healing by supporting the body's innate healing abilities. The complementary arm of IM can resort to specific therapeutic techniques like acupuncture, or broadly adopt particular medical paradigms such as Homeopathy or Tibb. IM has a role to ...
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Biomedical applications of organically modified bioconjugated silica nanoparticles
Nanoparticles are one of the most important prominent areas in the field of nanotechnology, with a broad significant role in current life sciences and human healthcare applications. Among the nanoparticles silica nanoparticles are explored in many biological applications because their size dependent novel properties and functions differ drastically from those of the bulk materials. In biomedical ...
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Implementing lean in surgery - lessons and implications
The principles of lean production originating from the Toyota production system has spread from manufacturing to healthcare. Needless to say, this raises concern whether such principles are actually applicable where the product are humans in need of medical care and what are the consequences for the medical staff. The literature on lean does not suggest that lean should not be applicable in ...
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New Automated Manufacturing System Can Produce Ultra-Pure Porous Plastics
A new state-of-the-art automated manufacturing system is enabling Porvair Sciences to produce ultra-pure porous plastics that are fully compliant with FDA, USP Class VI and European Pharmacopoeia statutory regulations as well as being free from heavy metals. Kevin Doolan, General Manager of Porvair Sciences said, "Over the last 18 months we have invested significantly in specifying, testing and ...
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Andy Slavitt: When it comes to AI, it is the best of times, worst of times story
AI is a topic that fuels the passions of healthcare entrepreneurs but is it also a distraction from where the real pain points in healthcare are? A panel discussion on AI at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference wrestled with the issue. Artificial intelligence is the kind of topic that brings out the inner geek in all of us. There is so much excitement about its potential applications and where ...
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Operating Room - UVC lights provide infection control, green benefits
Muskogee Community Hospital (Muskogee, OK) is using germicidal UVC (ultraviolet C) Emitters™ from Steril-Aire as part of an innovative infection control measure. The devices were installed in the air handling units and in custom-designed, ceilingmounted units in the surgical and procedural suites, marking the first time a hospital has used UVC technology in this way. Steril-Aire devices ...
By E-CO
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Whole Genome Sequencing for Rare Diseases
The diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases have long been a daunting challenge due to their complex and often undefined nature. However, with recent advancements in technology, specifically in the realm of genomics, whole genome sequencing (WGS) has emerged as a powerful tool that has revolutionized the diagnosis and management of rare diseases. This groundbreaking technique offers hope to ...
By Protheragen
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A Moment Matching Approach for Generating Synthetic Data
ABSTRACT Synthetic data are becoming increasingly important mechanisms for sharing data among collaborators and with the public. Multiple methods for the generation of synthetic data have been proposed, but many have short comings with respect to maintaining the statistical properties of the original data. We propose a new method for fully synthetic data generation that leverages linear ...
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Why Modular Wiring?
As our mobile devices continue to evolve at an accelerated rate, the way in which we charge these devices will change as well, ultimately modifying the face of our electrical wiring devices. While technological changes are inevitable, one thing will remain constant in our hyper-connected society: a need for power. From standard receptacles to the latest trend of USB outlets, there is no ...
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Microneedle Patch Technology: Revolutionizing Drug Delivery
Introduction Advancements in medical technology have led to innovative solutions for various healthcare challenges. One breakthrough is microneedle patch technology, holding immense promise in revolutionizing drug delivery. These patches consist of micron-sized needles that painlessly penetrate the skin's outermost layer, enabling the controlled release of medications or therapeutic agents. In ...
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Clonality Analysis Service: A Paradigm Shift in Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
Understanding Clonality Analysis Clonality refers to the origin of a cell population from a single 'parent' or progenitor cell through asexual reproduction or division. This concept is vital in cancer studies as it helps track the development of tumor cells from a single mutated cell. Clonality analysis is thus essential in understanding the evolution and the spread of cancerous cells in a ...
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InterSystems Survey Finds Asian Private Hospitals Expanding Digital Capabilities to Support Patient-focused Transformation
Private hospitals in South East Asia will dramatically expand the capabilities of their healthcare information systems over the next five years to support transformational changes such as value-based care initiatives and better care coordination, according to a survey by InterSystems, a global leader in information technology platforms for health, business and government. “Private ...
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Computer Vision for Medical and Healthcare Imaging Solutions
There are a ton of practical uses for computer vision at present times. One industry where this technology is increasingly useful in healthcare. It is impossible to exaggerate the value of computer vision services in the medical field. Its methods continue to be used more widely since they have demonstrated excellent utility in numerous medical contexts, including surgical planning and medical ...
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Making the Case for Lighting & Control Solutions in Health Care Applications
Health care facilities are as varied as the people they serve and the treatments they provide. From hospital emergency rooms, family practices, dental offices, and cosmetic surgery suites to assisted living complexes. Several common needs shared by health care facilities of all capacities are to enhance the patient experience, improve the ability for staff to provide care, and reduce energy ...
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A methodology for the development of innovation clusters: application in the healthcare sector
For more than ten years, the French State and administrative regions have pursued economic development policies that stimulate all forms of innovation and encourage strategic market alliances of the economic stakeholders of a region. These ‘cluster’ policies aim to create ecosystems that are conducive to innovation and promote the emergence of collaborative organisations. Among these innovation ...
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Biological Tissue Spectroscopy for Better Health
Executive Summary A fully scalable optical tissue spectroscopy solution has been developed for a wide range of applications to improve healthcare diagnostics and outcomes. As a result, health practitioners can now implement quantitative tissue spectroscopy can help them improve health outcomes in their field of work. The Zenascope™ Quantitative Optical Spectrometer uses standard ...
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Why Vaccines should be Refrigerated
Each vaccine needs to be stored in a cool and refrigerated place to ensure its efficiency and effectiveness are maintained during use. Every year, millions of people are vaccinated to strengthen their immunity and protect themselves from infectious diseases. According to the regulations of the World Health Organization (WHO), vaccination is an approved tool for dealing with deadly contagious ...
By AKCP
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Three Techniques to Ensure the Proper Sterilization of Dental Instruments
Surgical instruments must be carefully sterilized prior to their use in any medical procedure, in order to protect the safety of the patient. However, healthcare professionals realize that sterilization has applications that extend far beyond the operating room. In dentistry, a number of techniques have been developed to keep instruments free of microbes and other hazardous bodily fluids. ...
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