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Interoperability between Health Systems

Interoperability solutions for exchanging patient information across care settings is one particular technological development that will shape the future of healthcare organizations.

These types of solutions

have only started being developed in the past

few years by companies

such as referralMD,

that are changing how healthcare companies communicate by including post-acute care providers in critical interoperability workflows, as these providers are expected to be a big part of health care cost containment.

Robotic nurse Assistant

There are many variations from a full robot such as RIBA (Robot for Interactive Body Assistance) developed by RIKEN and Tokai Rubber Industries and assisted hardware such as HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) robot

suits delivered by

Cyberdyne.

Artificial Retinas

Companies like

Nano-Retina develop a sophisticated and elegant solution intended to

restore the sight of people who lost their vision due to retinal degenerative diseases. The miniature Nano Retina device, the NR600 Implant, replaces the functionality of the damaged photoreceptor cells and creates the electrical stimulation required to activate the remaining healthy retinal cells. NR600 consists of two

components; a miniature implantable chip and a set of

eyeglasses worn by the

patient.

Advances in Prosthetics

War is in our DNA, and with conflict, there is injuries

to our Military including

loss of limbs and traumatic brain injury. DARPA is looking to change that by enabling wounded service members with amputations to neurally

control state-of-the-art prosthetic limbs.

The goal is to assist them in returning to active duty and to improve their quality of life. Program developments may impact the broad community

of patients with medical amputations, spinal cord injuries and neurological diseases.

Remote Patient Monitoring

Monitoring programs can collect a wide range of health data from the point of care, such as vital signs, weight, blood pressure, blood sugar, blood oxygen levels, heart rate, and electrocardiograms.

he Star Trek Style Tricorder

In the fictional Star Trek universe, a tricorder is a multifunction hand-held device used for sensor scanning, data analysis and recording data.

The standard tricorder is a general-purpose device used primarily to scout unfamiliar areas, make detailed examination of living things, and record and review technical data. The medical tricorder is used by doctors to help diagnose diseases and collect bodily information about a patient.

10 Amazing Healthcare Technology Innovations

2016 was one of the biggest years for healthcare technology ever, with innovations in medical devices, software, and changes in how healthcare is administered, both from a care and financial perspective. The UK market size for digital health is £2bn and is expected to grow to £2.9bn by 2018, predominately driven by mHealth apps

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