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Reducing hospital readmissions through telemedicine partnerships with skilled nursing facilities
by Raymond Hino Telemedicine systems, including remote presence technology, have evolved over the years from stationary workstations to mobile carts to the latest “robotic” units that self-propel themselves down our hospital corridors without a driver, according to preprogrammed GPS instructions. This technology has been credited with bringing specialists, including critical…
Continue reading →A wearable stimulation bandage for electrotherapy studies in a rat ischemic wound model.
Abstract The clinical efficacy of electro-therapy in the treatment of chronic wounds is currently debated, and a in-vivo evaluation of stimulation parameters will provide the statistical evidence needed to direct clinical guidelines. A low-cost, wearable electrical stimulation bandage has been developed for use with an established rat ischemic wound model….
Continue reading →In Groundbreaking Move For Health Trackers, Apple Teams With Mayo Clinic
In a move that propels mobile health apps and fitness trackers from a mostly amateurish realm into the formal health care setting, Apple AAPL +1.06% announced that it is working with Mayo Clinic to integrate medical information via its platform HealthKit, a part of its new operating system iOS 8…
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