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Smiths Medical Partners With Parkview Health to Enhance Patient and Clinician Safety

Apr 15, 2021

Smiths Medical, a global medical device manufacturer, announced today that Parkview Health, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana., has integrated its PharmGuard ® Infusion Management System with its electronic health record system to establish bi-directional interoperability across all hospital in its health system. Connected through their Epic electronic health record (EHR), this integration will enable smart pump programming and auto...

E Ink and IntelliCentrics Work Together to Create an Eco-Friendly Smart Badge with ePaper Display as a Medical Credentialing Solution

Apr 13, 2021

BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 12, 2021-- E Ink Holdings, “E Ink” (8069.TW), the leading innovator of electronic ink technology, today announced its partnership with IntelliCentrics, the innovator of the SEC³URE Ethos, SEC³URE Passport, Link & GO!, BioBytes™ and BioBytes™ Visitor, serving healthcare facilities across North America, the United Kingdom, and China, in developing a smart badge with...

What to Know About COVID-19 Vaccine Passports and Travel

Apr 08, 2021

As more people get vaccinated and travel ticks upward, some are raising questions about how to prove inoculation, including so-called vaccine passports. It's been over a year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. And while average daily cases in the U.S. are still hovering at a high number – nearly 60,000 per day – there are signs that some individuals are ready to travel again,...

Houston expert: Now is the time to diversify your workforce in the name of innovation

Apr 06, 2021

Pop quiz: What's the best way to introduce and nurture a culture of innovation in your organization? Give all employees a VR headset Mandate every team leader offer one new idea per quarter Add the word "innovate" to the organization's mission statement Actively recruit, hire and support a more diverse workforce If you didn't answer D, you have some research to do. A trove of recent research shows an undeniable link...

10 of the best nutrition apps

Apr 01, 2021

Nutrition apps can help people live a healthier lifestyle, either by enabling them to track which products they are buying or suggesting particular restaurants for their dietary needs. Eating healthfully is not always easy, especially when eating out, trying to cook new recipes, or managing the demands of a busy life. This article will explain what nutrition apps are and how they differ. It will also discuss what people should look...

Access to On Site Medication Solutions Help Pharmacies Address Increased Higher Acuity Patients at Skilled Nursing Facilities

Mar 25, 2021

Long-term care (LTC) pharmacies and facilities play a critical role in caring for the needs of an aging population with a lengthening lifespan. An expanding higher acuity aging population and limited clinical resources raise the importance of accurate and cost-effective medication management to provide quality care. To help address these challenges, long-term care facilities and pharmacies are partnering with Swisslog Healthcare...

Study reveals dietary factors associated with mental health

Mar 08, 2021

Although there is a well-established relationship between diet and physical health, the associations between diet and mental health remain largely undiscovered . A team of researchers recently used survey data to investigate the role that diet plays in mental health . Key findings include the associations that mental distress has with caffeine and fast food and the increased mental well-being that comes with higher...

Digital rehab is helping tackle America’s opioid crisis. Here’s how

Mar 04, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen the rapid adoption of telehealth in the US, as regulation has been relaxed. It has also seen a rise in drug overdose deaths, many attributed to synthetic opioids. Digital rehab start-up Workit Health offers group meetings and one-on-one counselling from the comfort of people’s homes. It could be the key to tackling the US opioids epidemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated...

A U.S. program aiming to channel a huge number of vaccines through pharmacies will start soon

Feb 23, 2021

The federal government will send one million vaccine doses to about 6,500 retail pharmacies on Feb. 11, the beginning of a federal program that will deliver vaccines directly to as many as 40,000 drugstores and grocery stores, Jeffrey D. Zients, the White House’s Covid-19 response coordinator, announced on Tuesday. The program’s launch will mark the start of a new stage in the massive vaccination campaign in the United States,...

Kroger Health Partners with Gauss to Provide Smartphone-Enabled COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Home Tests

Feb 17, 2021

CINCINNATI, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kroger Health, the health care division of The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR ), today announced plans to offer the first smartphone-enabled, at-home Gauss COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test Kit to patients nationwide, expanding the company's existing portfolio of in-clinic and employer-focused COVID-19 testing solutions. Kroger Health...

Five Technologies That Will Transform Medicine In Post-Pandemic America

Feb 16, 2021

GETTY When medical historians write about the coronavirus pandemic, they’ll likely focus on the slow U.S. response and failures of leadership that led to a tragically high death toll . But that will be only part of the story. From the wreckage and devastation will emerge something few contemporary observers would expect: a brighter future for American healthcare. Five technologies, all...

KDDI Research, Inc. Develops Smart Hands-Free Nursing Care Support System Using Vuzix Smart Glasses

Feb 09, 2021

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI ), ("Vuzix" or, the "Company"), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, announced today that KDDI Research, Inc. ("KDDI Research"), a research institute that combines the think tank functions of the KDDI Group with R&D functions, has developed a smart hands-free nursing care...

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