Medtech

Covid-19: Protecting Staff, Protecting Patients

By Ben Kanter, MD, FCCP, Chief Medical Information Officer, Vocera Clinicians and nurses contend with infectious diseases every day. The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting this stressful aspect of care, partly because it’s highly contagious, and also because it’s creating unprecedented demand to protect hospital staff coupled with the need to optimize patient flow.  Caregivers Shouldn’t Risk Contamination for Communication Without…

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The COVID-19 Fight with LINET

The fight against the pandemic is not over and the need for medical equipment and supplies has been extreme for several months. In these difficult conditions, which include restrictions, quarantines, and supply chain outages, LINET has managed to maintain production and even increase its capacity. This allows LINET to continue to support healthcare professionals with their daily responsibilities. The first…

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GE Healthcare Launches New AI Suite to Detect Chest X-ray Abnormalities

… Including Pneumonia Caused by COVID-19 & Tuberculosis GE Healthcare continues to provide tools to support clinicians in today’s COVID-19 environment  GE Healthcare introduced its Thoracic Care Suite, a collection of eight artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms from Lunit Insight CXR to help alleviate clinical strain due to COVID-19. The AI suite quickly analyzes chest x-ray findings and flags abnormalities to…

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Pandemic Response: Maintaining Effective and Safe IV Infusion Therapy

Pandemic Response: Maintaining Effective and Safe IV Infusion Therapy for Critically Ill and Isolated Patients Lisa Gangol. RN, BSN. Beckton Dickinson. Senior Clinical Resource Consultant. Medication Management Solutions. Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa. Natalie Samuda. RM, BSc. Becton Dickinson. Senior Clinical Resource Consultant. Medication Management Solutions. Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa. James Waterson. RN, M.Med.Ed. Becton Dickinson. Medication…

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Information exchange during COVID-19: Lifesaving Data

By Dr. Bakr Sadoon Ismael, Ambulatory Healthcare Services Co, a SEHA System Facility Member of the Clinical Advisory Committee of Malaffi The key theme for the 2020 World Allergy Week of ‘COVID-19 and allergy’ has generated a lot of debate within the global healthcare community. According to the World Allergy Organization (WAO), discussions for the week will focus on the…

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Omnicell introduces New Rapid Pandemic Response Scheme to support partners in the Middle East in fight against COVID19

Omnicell, Inc. (NASDAQ:OMCL) – a leading provider of medication management solutions and adherence tools for healthcare systems and pharmacies – announced that the company is working alongside its distributor partners in the Middle East to fast-track its health care automation solutions to the front line, to help meet the increasing demand for services during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Omnicell technology…

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Coming out of COVID-19: the impact on healthcare tech

The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a light on the heroism, fortitude and cruciality of frontline healthcare workers. It has also highlighted the importance of having the right technology and resources in place to reduce the strain on those frontline workers and support them in their day-to-day work, with or without a pandemic unfolding.  As hospitals and healthcare workers are placed…

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