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Healthcare technology is any technology, including medical devices, IT systems, algorithms, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud and blockchain, designed to support healthcare organizations. It is used to improve the quality, efficiency, and accessibility of healthcare. IT Reseller news relating to Hospital & Healthcare Technology, Healthcare IT / Infrastructure, Managed Services, Cloud Computing, Pharma Technology, Pharmaceutical Supply Chain.

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TOSHIBA TEC and Nordic ID in alliance to provide fast track to wireless productivity

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The alliance will provide significant wireless and mobile telecommunications solutions for retail, manufacturing, healthcare, warehousing and security industries.

Citizen provides safer, faster label printing

2 Citizen provides safer, faster label printing

The latest barcode label printing technology from Citizen Systems Europe is streamlining processes and ensuring patient safety in health environments.

BWE BELL + HOWELL 'ushers in next chapter in innovation' with new production scanner

3 BWE BELL + HOWELL 'ushers in next chapter in innovation' with new production scanner

BWE BELL + HOWELL has released Ngenuity, a new mid- to high-volume production scanner designed to accommodate the document management needs of paper- intensive industries

French pharmacies get ready for Data Matrix codes

4 French pharmacies get ready for Data Matrix codes

Pharmacies across the entire European Union (EU) will be required to read Data Matrix codes on pharmaceutical and drug packaging starting January 2011

Conviction of 'bomb plot' doctor highlights need for Enterprise Screening, says Datanomic

5 Conviction of 'bomb plot' doctor highlights need for Enterprise Screening, says Datanomic

Systematic screening of employees, internal contractors, external partners, agents, third parties and distributors must become standard practice for risk management

Whiston Hospital finds ultimate answer with Episys

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Prior to working with Episys the company had labelling issues where incorrect expiry dates were being put on labels

RFID technology drastically improves efficiency and reliability in health care sector

7 RFID technology drastically improves efficiency and reliability in health care sector

Encouragingly, electronic patient record systems are being implemented in healthcare systems across the world, making all medical information related to a particular patient available, wherever he or she is located

Agfa integrates OrthoView into IMPAX

8 Agfa integrates OrthoView into IMPAX

Agfa HealthCare and Meridian Technique Ltd., have signed an agreement to integrate Meridian's orthopaedic digital planning solution, OrthoView, into Agfa HealthCare's IMPAX, for Orthopaedics solution

Hospital manager sacked over stolen laptop

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Colchester University Hospital has sacked one of its managers following the theft of his work laptop containing the unencrypted names, postcodes and treatment plans of several thousand patients

Healthcare attire supplier implements wash proof, totally traceable label system in the UK & China

10 Healthcare attire supplier implements wash proof, totally traceable label system in the UK & China

Buckley Lamb is a manufacturer of healthcare attire with a customer base in the UK, throughout Europe and, more recently, in China

Healthcare Technology

Healthcare technology is any technology, including medical devices, IT systems, algorithms, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud and blockchain, designed to support healthcare organizations. It is used to improve the quality, efficiency, and accessibility of healthcare.

Some of the most common healthcare technologies include:

  • Medical devices: These devices are used to diagnose, treat, and monitor patients. Examples include pacemakers, MRI machines, and insulin pumps.
  • IT systems: These systems are used to store and manage patient data. Examples include electronic medical records (EMRs) and hospital information systems (HIS).
  • Algorithms: These are mathematical formulas that are used to analyze data and make predictions. Examples include algorithms that are used to identify patients at risk for disease or to recommend treatment options.
  • Artificial intelligence (AI): This is a field of computer science that is concerned with creating intelligent agents, which are systems that can reason, learn, and act autonomously. AI is being used in healthcare to develop new diagnostic tools, improve the accuracy of treatment, and personalize care.
  • Cloud and blockchain: These technologies are used to store and share data securely. Cloud computing is a way to access computing resources, such as servers, storage, and applications, over the internet. Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology that is used to record transactions in a secure and transparent way.

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