There are all kinds of specialist services provided by telemedicine – telepsychiatry, teleradiology, tele-ICU, just to name a few. But there’s a unique telemedicine service that has been growing that merits attention: medical device prescriptions via virtual care. UpScriptHealth specializes in this form of healthcare delivery. Recently, Axena Health – a medical device company focused … Read more
The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement directory has made it possible for consumers to clear the hurdle of joining data from multiple electronic health record (EHR) sources. And now Epic is offering new functionalities that capitalize on that fact. “We’ve opened up an API so that our customers can allow patients to connect with … Read more
The famous Dana-Farber Cancer Institute built a secure and private exploratory environment to evaluate, test and deploy large language models for non-clinical applications such as clinical and basic research and operations. The provider organization overcame governance, ethics, regulatory and technical challenges, and deployed a secure API to enable its developers to embed AI into their … Read more
From enhancing efficiency to helping organizations strengthen essential face-to-face human interactions, artificial intelligence holds significant promise for healthcare. But strong regulation and clear definitions of the technology’s use and capabilities will be required. WHY IT MATTERSThose were among the conclusions drawn from a roundtable discussion, featuring two dozen leading experts on healthcare AI, hosted this … Read more
Staffing for urgent care sites has always been a challenge at Baptist Health, which is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, and serves that state and Indiana. THE PROBLEM Staff at Baptist Health can look at prior patterns but still struggle at times to predict correctly for specific days and times. Further, with today’s healthcare staffing challenges, … Read more
Overview Burns are tissue damage from a variety of sources. Examples are hot liquids, the sun, flames, chemicals, electricity and steam. Kitchen-related injuries from hot drinks, soups and microwaved foods are common among children. Major burns need emergency medical help. Minor burns can usually be treated with first aid. When to seek emergency help Call … Read more
Headaches: Reduce stress to prevent the pain Stress can make your head hurt — and a headache can really stress you out. To reduce the pain, rein in the stress. By Mayo Clinic Staff In the flurry of a frantic morning, you may find that your head starts pounding. It’s not a coincidence — headaches … Read more
Eating during cancer treatment: Tips to make food tastier You may find that cancer treatment has affected your sense of taste. Here are some tips to help food taste better. By Mayo Clinic Staff You may find that cancer or cancer treatment has affected your sense of taste. Food may seem to lack flavor or … Read more
Ostomy: Adapting to life after colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy Learn all you can about life with an ostomy. Use this information to boost your self-esteem and help you adapt to your ostomy. By Mayo Clinic Staff Enlarge image Colostomy Close Colostomy Colostomy In some cases, after the surgeon removes a … Read more
Allergy medications: Know your options Several types of medicines are used to treat allergy symptoms. Here’s more information. By Mayo Clinic Staff Several types of medicines are used to treat allergy symptoms. Here’s what you should know. Allergy medicines are available as pills, liquids, inhalers, nasal sprays, eye drops, skin creams and shots, also called … Read more