Category: Misc

Article By: Aditi Pai | Jun 9, 2015 Some 95 percent of nurses own a smartphone and 88 percent use smartphone apps at work, according to a survey of 241 nurses conducted by InCrowd. The research firm conducts two- to five-minute online microsurveys.     Source: Survey: Majority of…

I received a call from a physician regarding him receiving a fax that did not belong to him plus it contained private patient information. I had a 30 minute dialog with the physician and he was pleading his cause that no doctors offices should no…

The Nursing Show | Nurse Practitioner Develops Diagnostic Smart Phone App.   Kicking off the news this week is a look at an article I found about a nurse practitioner who developed a smart phone app to help in the diagnosis of pediatric hypertension. This is not…

I am always on the lookout for new technologies but this medical technology that is made in Israel is truly remarkable. Checkout some of these links to technologies below and see if you agree they are amazing too. Orcam – OrCam harnesses the power of Artificial Vision…

Since my post regarding Steve Jobs would Cringe! I stumbled across this article which is very good and goes along with my post and thoughts so I would like to share it with you, enjoy :=) Despite the fact that it has been out for over half…

For a long time I have noticed many people including myself when I purchased my own iPhone, that I bought a protective case for it that could almost withstand an Atomic Blast. In the same way; after reading the Biography on Steve Jobs, I know…

The device you’re looking at is called the Scanadu SCOUT and, basically, it’s a medical tricorder that will give you precise vital information about any human being within seconds, just on contact. It’s very real and it works now. I tried it myself, and knew I was looking…

While Rounding in the hospital this evening an ‘older’ nurse brought up an interesting point that I had not thought about, she stated that a lot of the newer nurses we have on staff, perhaps have never charted on paper their whole Nursing career, strange…

More hospitals try voice recognition to improve health records – USATODAY.com. If your doctor is talking to an iPad the next time you see her, she may actually be flipping through your file.