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Imaging for Women reduces wait times with tablet-based registration

The center is reaping the benefits of handing patients an iPad, including improved allocation of staff and receptionists time. The vast majority of physician offices and clinics still process registration paperwork manually. But more and more healthcare organizations have transitioned...

Secure video messaging supporting parents of premature babies gets NHS Digital approval

An application that provides parents of sick and premature babies with video updates has just received central governance approval. The seal of approval from NHS Digital means that the web-based application, vCreate, is now recognised by the NHS and will...

FDA clears insulin dose calculator that’s connected to a smartphone app

The Food and Drug Administration has cleared a mobile system that could simplify diabetes management for some patients. Doctors treating Type 2 diabetes patients with long-acting insulin usually prescribe them a daily dose to take, and adjust the dose at...

DiaMonTech and the development of non-invasive blood glucose monitoring

Professor Werner Mäntele has considerable experience as a physicist and a physical chemist, and is now Head of Research and Development for DiaMonTech, which has developed technology to revolutionise monitoring glucose levels for diabetics, using molecular spectroscopy – the...

Price cap on cardiac stents stifling innovation, harming patients: Manufacturers

As the first anniversary of the price capping of cardiac stents draws near, medical device manufacturers and related associations assembled at the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NAPPA) to argue against the current price caps and propose more viable solutions. According...

Health advocacy groups skeptical over syringe, needle price cap move by manufacturers

As the clock ticks on the deadline set by the National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) to set price cap on syringes and needles, a pre-emptive move by the manufacturers’ association to self-regulate the prices fails to bring cheer to...

Sutter Health’s Palo Alto Medical Foundation and Plusoptix Collaborate to Improve Vision Screening for Kids

Palo Alto Medical Foundation, an affiliate of Sutter Health, a leading not-for-profit health care system in Northern California, and Plusoptix, a world leader in instrument based vision screening, announced they are working together to help improve routine vision screening...

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