Tag: Informatics

Barco’s New 27″ 4K Surgical Monitor

Barco is releasing a new 4K surgical monitor that’s designed to give clinicians a high fidelity live image during interventional procedures. The Barco MDSC-8427 has a 27” screen, providing a new, larger size over common 24″ and 26″ monitors. The display features the company’s smart image processing technology optimized to improve how live video comes through. A […]

Machine-Learning Can Help Anesthesiologists Foresee Complications

During surgeries, anesthesiologists must monitor the vital signs of patients and administer the proper doses of anesthesia at the right times. While managing these responsibilities in a high-pressure situation, it can be difficult to anticipate surgical complications. One issue that can arise is hypoxemia, a condition in which the blood oxygen levels of the patient […]

Automated System Rates Breast Density on Mammograms

Nearly half of women have dense breasts, a risk factor for breast cancer. For proper screening, spotting dense breast tissue is important, as it can hide the presence of tumors. Currently, dense tissue is identified by radiologists viewing mammography images, but their evaluations are subjective and therefore can vary from physician to physician. A team […]

Researchers Use Novel Machine Learning Strategy to Accelerate Brain-Computer Interface Training

Brain-computer interfaces are typically systems which measure neural activity and convert it into artificial output. These systems have shown great potential for assisted movement in patients with motor impairments. The interfaces typically work by directing the patient to think about making a movement and allowing the system to repeatedly record the neural activity associated with […]

Demystifying Blockchain Technology in Healthcare: Interview with Nicholson Center CTO Dr. Roger Smith

Continuing our series of conversations with healthcare thought leaders about the burgeoning world of blockchain technologies, Medgadget spoke with Chief Technology Officer of the Nicholson Center, Dr. Roger Smith. The Nicholson Center is a medical research and training center founded in 2001, which operates within the Florida Hospital network. Dr. Smith has been researching blockchain in […]

Proscia Raises $8.3M Series A to Expand AI-Driven Digital Pathology Platform

This week, Proscia, a Philadelphia-based digital pathology company started by entrepreneurs from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Pittsburgh, announced the completion of an $8.3 million Series A financing led by Flybridge Capital Partners. Other participants in the round included Emerald Development Managers, Fusion Fund, Razor’s Edge Ventures, and RobinHood Ventures. The last time Medgadget heard […]

Proscia Raises $8.3M Series A to Expand AI-Driven Digital Pathology Platform

This week, Proscia, a Philadelphia-based digital pathology company started by entrepreneurs from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Pittsburgh, announced the completion of an $8.3 million Series A financing led by Flybridge Capital Partners. Other participants in the round included Emerald Development Managers, Fusion Fund, Razor’s Edge Ventures, and RobinHood Ventures. The last time Medgadget heard […]

Modernizing Hospital Drug Management: Interview with Kit Check’s CEO, Kevin MacDonald

Inventory management grows increasingly difficult as a business or institution grows larger. Often, it is viewed as a purely economic problem – better management of inventory (location, expiry dates, etc…) results in better savings for a business. However, hospitals have a particular obligation towards excellent management of their inventories to ensure the safety and efficacy […]

Welkin Health Launches Workshop for Patient Program Customization

Many patient programs require technology businesses and startups to deploy complex workflows for healthcare organizations, which can vary all the way down to the patient level. Scaling these programs can require significant effort and cost, not to mention increased reliance on the technology provider to accurately translate a healthcare organization’s complex patient interactions. Seeking to […]

NVIDIA Releases Computing Platform for AI in Medicine

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is already beginning to have an impact in medicine, but there’s certainly a lot more that we should be expecting from it in the future. There are a number of issues that prevent a wider adoption of AI in medicine, a lot of them technological in nature. For example, medical systems […]

Patient Verification and The State of Blockchain Adoption with Shyft Network CEO Bruce Silcoff

From prior authorization to cannabinoid oil, Medgadget has recently covered a range of companies leveraging blockchain technology to impact one or more aspects of healthcare. For this piece, similar to our conversation with technology thought leader David Houlding, we wanted to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. How broadly is blockchain being […]

Patient Verification and The State of Blockchain Adoption with Shyft Network CEO Bruce Silcoff

From prior authorization to cannabinoid oil, Medgadget has recently covered a range of companies leveraging blockchain technology to impact one or more aspects of healthcare. For this piece, similar to our conversation with technology thought leader David Houlding, we wanted to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. How broadly is blockchain being […]

Patient Verification and The State of Blockchain Adoption with Shyft Network CEO Bruce Silcoff

From prior authorization to cannabinoid oil, Medgadget has recently covered a range of companies leveraging blockchain technology to impact one or more aspects of healthcare. For this piece, similar to our conversation with technology thought leader David Houlding, we wanted to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. How broadly is blockchain being […]

Patient Verification and The State of Blockchain Adoption with Shyft Network CEO Bruce Silcoff

From prior authorization to cannabinoid oil, Medgadget has recently covered a range of companies leveraging blockchain technology to impact one or more aspects of healthcare. For this piece, similar to our conversation with technology thought leader David Houlding, we wanted to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. How broadly is blockchain being […]

New Features and Functionalities Released for Case Mobile App and Web

This past February, Medgadget spoke with Eric Kowalchyk, Co-Founder of Case, a mobile and web app to help scientists, clinicians, and researchers stay up-to-date on journal articles and publications in their areas of interest. Since the conversation, Case added a number of features and functionalities bolstering its offering. In May, Case added alerts that notify […]