Topic: Medical Technology

Defective Medical Products - Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators

Guidant had an idea to develop an implantable cardiac defibrillator that captured the world by storm, but ended up in a nasty recall of 7 models of their medical product.READ»

SmartHand: Cyborg Limbs Will Feel Like User's Own

SmartHand is a European collaborative project to develop a next-generation robotic prosthetic limb, and as part of the project Swedish researchers have successfully demonstrated a neat psychological trick that makes wearers feel like ...READ»

Obama's Healthcare Agenda Highlights EMR Software as Cost Saver

President Barack Obama's healthcare agenda epitomizes business intelligence with its stressing of increasingly pervasive EMR software.READ»

Obama's Stimulus Package May Lead to a Medical Records Bonanza

A two-year window spurred by the new Administration's providing economic stimulus funding for purchasing EMR software could lead to a veritable "bonanza" as clinicians rush to take advantage prior to January 1, 2011, when the money kicks in.READ»

Reimagining the Prosthetic Arm

Students at New York's School of Visual Arts rethink what a prosthetic arm can be.READ»

EMR Packages Can Help Chiropractors

A busy chiropractic practice can benefit from electronic medical record software packages in significant ways.READ»

President Obama Continues to Push for Electronic Medical Records

Since he was candidate Obama, the new President has been calling for a comprehensive electronic medical records system with the U.S. Health Care juggernaut.READ»

Why Electronic Health Records Are Worth the Hype -- and the Price

The push for electronic medical records has stirred controversy -- but their potential is immeasurable.READ»

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President Obama’s Call for Universal EMR

Barack Obama’s call for pervasive computerization and electronic medical records is ambitious and focused, but implementation issues remain challenging.READ»

An Artificial Knee, for Just $20

High-tech prosthetics can easily cost $50,000. They're a luxury usually afforded only to Westerners. But an engineer at Stanford has just unveiled an artificial knee that costs a mere $20. Last year, Joel Sadler was presented ...READ»

Hospital & Healthcare Management Suppliers Profile - Hill-Rom

http://www.hhmglobal.com/SuppliersProfile/Hill-Rom/Hill-Rom specializes in hospital and home health care equipment. As an innovator in medical technology, we specialize in hospital bed design, hospital equipment, and medical care ...READ»

Fox Meadows Software Packages Certain to be Federally Complian

Fox Meadows plans to continue its proven track record of diagnostic and treatment efficacy while meeting all ARRA standards.READ»

Fast Talk: Bush's Record Collector

Dr. Robert Kolodner National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Department of Health and Human Services Washington, D.C. Dr. Robert Kolodner, 59, advises HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt on health IT initiatives and ...READ»

How Toumaz Is Building a Complete Ecosystem for the Networked Body

Alison Burdett Director of Technology Toumaz Abingdon, England Building the Plumbing Alison Burdett, 42, developed the Sensium, a tiny chip-based wireless system for medical-device developers that is sold through Texas ...READ»

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• Fast Talk: Designing a Lifestyle App
• Fast Talk: Empowering the Patients

Holy MOMA! An Eames-Inspired Prosthetic Leg

You read that right: For an undergrad design project at Carnegie Mellon, Joanna Hawley came up with the funny, strange concept of a prosthetic leg inspired by the famous Eames Lounge Chair. As she writes: Prosthetics generally lack ...READ»

On the Cutting Edge of Science

The recent presidential election brought the topic of embryonic stem cell research to the forefront of public debate. Despite the moral controversy, stem cell research is a burgeoning field.READ»

The Body: Bulletproof

If you want to live forever, change your skin color, or just firm up those abs from the comfort of your own couch, you might be in luck: Gene therapy is on its way--and it's coming fast.READ»

Toyota Unveils Wheelchair Propelled by Thoughts Alone

We'll still have to wait a few years to mind-meld with our Camrys, but researchers at Toyota have unveiled an advanced brain sensing system that controls the movement of a wheelchair by reading a user's thoughts alone. By processing ...READ»

Fox Meadows Software Systems to be Funded by Obama's New Stimulus Plan

Excellent "paperless" solutions from Fox Meadows are expected to be a perfect fit for ARRA. READ»

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Artificial Knees, Made to Order

ConforMIS, which creates custom knees using rapid prototyping, just raised $50 million in venture financing.READ»

Fantastic Voyage

Cyberonics' medical implant is the size of a chocolate-chip cookie, and it could--could--be worth $2.8 billion someday. But as this dramatic tale of innovation and entrepreneurship shows, saving lives can be one tough business.READ»

Comparing the Candidates’ Technology and Innovation Policies

The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation has been tracking Barack Obama and John McCain's positions on innovation and technology policy for some months. In September, ITIF released a report Comparing the Candidates' ...READ»

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To E-Prescribe or Not

E-prescribing may be the safe way to dispense medications in the future, and it's just beginning to make inroads in the medical system.READ»