New Technologies that are Changing Healthcare

Affordable care act's have a new model, and it has hospital leaders looking for efficient ways toimprove the quality of care while at the same time reducing the cost. While there are hundreds of technologies that have emerged and are improving the way care is delivered, only a few are really beneficial to both the patient and the caregivers.1. Mobile Stroke UnitsStatistics show that one in three patients that have the 911 called because they have suffered a stroke do not make it to the ER alive. Even more worrying is the fact that when an ambulance is directed to a lesser crowded ER; the patients are more likely to die within the year. These are some of the reasons that motivated the people who invented the mobile stroke units to make it happen. MSUs use ambulances that are specially outfitted and telemedicine to perform blood tests, CT scans and TPA before the patient gets to the hospital. As a result, the chances of the patient ’s survival increase by 70 percent. The possibility of the stroke recurring is also lowered significantly.2. Miniature leadless pacemakersPacemakers are a lifesaver for patients with problems such as arrhythmia. However, the conventional pacemaker implantation comes with its own risks. These include clot development, pacemaker infections, air leaks and pacemaker malfunction. These are conditions that affect one in 50 to one in 100 pacemaker patients. The newleadless pacemakers are smaller than the conventional ones making them less likely to create...
Source: ePharma Summit - Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: 3d printing ePharma leadless pacemakers mobile stroke unit MRIs Telemedicine telepresence warm donor organ perfusion systems wireless wearable sensors Source Type: blogs