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The Technology That’s Everywhere From Kindergarten Classes To Cardiac Research
Virtual reality and augmented reality are increasing in importance in business and even in everyday life. While many people think of VR and AR as a cool way to play video games—think of Pokemon Go as the flagship of AR gaming—both are in fact much more useful beyond gaming. Medicine is a field that is…
Tips to Eliminate Kitchen and Bathroom Bacteria
Bacteria are everywhere. They are unavoidable. No matter how clean an area is, a certain number of bacteria are likely to grow on almost any surface, and that’s not necessarily a cause for concern, with certain germs in small doses. Some of these microorganisms are even good for us—take, for example, the probiotic microbes that promote a…
Increasing Security and Safety in Healthcare: One Blockchain At A Time with Luciano Pesci of Emperitas
There have been numerous times in history where an invention’s initial application turned out to not be the optimal use of the idea (Post-it Notes and Play-Doh come to mind). Blockchain technology is mostly known to the general public as something to do with cryptocurrency, but business owners know there’s more to it. On…
PRES-FLEX MINIMIZES WASTE TO MAINTAIN REGULATORY STANDARDS
Pres-Flex is an industry leader in film innovation. For more than 50 years, we have produced and supplied customized film designed specifically for the vinyl floor industry. Presco recently reformulated their vinyl flooring film with a plasticizer that is REACH registered as a non-ortho-phthalate plasticizer. Through the modification of traditional formulas, our expert engineers were able to…
How to End a Worker Shortage With a Smartphone
The economy is booming, wages are rising, and unemployment is at its lowest in twenty years. While Americans continue to reap the benefits of a post-recession recovery, this positive economic climate has empowered many workers to leave their jobs altogether, primarily incentivized by the wide array of job openings. This has led to a surprising…
The Latest Addition to McDonald’s Has Nothing To Do With Its Menu: Why That’s A Good Thing
McDonald’s recently opened a new kind of restaurant in Chicago, and it’s drawing interest for something other than its famous fare. In addition to the standard menu, the corporation is serving up a new concept: sustainability. The new building itself is constructed of steel and wood timber, surrounded by over 70 trees and drought-tolerant plants….
ROI of Working with TPC
Today’s independent community-based hospitals are operating on razor-thin margins in a market that caters to large consolidated health systems. While the advantages of size and scale are real, about 80% of those can be realized without a merger or acquisition. TPC allows hospitals to aggregate and work together like a large system – while remaining…
THE OUTLOOK FOR ENZYME SUPPLEMENTS IS STRONGER THAN EVER
According to the market research firm Credence Research, Inc., the digestive enzyme supplements market is projected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 6.9% over the coming years, reaching about $1.6 billion by 2025.[1] This growth is being driven by conditions like lactose intolerance, as well as a growing awareness and concern over those…
New Algorithm Uses CT Data to Create 3D Map and Better Assess Osteoarthritis
Engineers, radiologists and physicians based in the UK have developed a new technique for improving clinical imaging. It uses an algorithm to create a detailed three-dimensional map of a patient’s joint using computed tomography (CT) data. The team, led by co-author Tom Turmezei, Ph.D. of Cambridge University, recently reported on their breakthrough with a journal article titled…
Company Culture Lessons from Southwest Airlines with Ginger Hardage of Unstoppable Cultures
Everybody knows that Southwest Airlines as a company knows how to have fun. On today’s podcast, we spoke to the woman largely responsible for many of the unique things about the company’s brand and image. “Culture is everybody’s job,” said Ginger Hardage, former Senior Vice President of Culture and Communications for Southwest Airlines, and…
Watch: Microsoft and Hospitals Turn to Augmented Reality to Improve Operating Rooms
Microsoft has announced its HoloLens and Surface Hub will be used by Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in the U.K. The Surface Hub will allow doctors to collaborate and share images. The HoloLens, Microsoft’s augmented reality headset, will be used in operating rooms. This will allow for instant reviews of ultrasounds, CT scans and tests. Surgeons…
Watch: WBCT International Study Group Meeting – AOFAS 2018
Presentations from speakers Dr. Alastair Younger, Dr. F. Lintz, Dr. Daniel Guss, Alberto Leardini, and Dr. Cesar de Cesar Netto on how they see weight bearing CT technology changing the treatment of foot and ankle injuries. Read more about how CurveBeam is changing CT Technology.
Can Technology Be The Solution To Food Poisoning at Fast Food Restaurants?
Food poisoning is far more than an unpleasant inconvenience for many, which is why restaurants that sicken their customers rightfully face serious scrutiny. Though food safety standards are consistent across the board, the technologies and methods restaurants use to adhere to them vary as widely as their public relations response. Recently, another chapter in Chipotle’s…
Listen: Is 23andMe Trading Your DNA? With Maria Liu from First Health Advisory Solutions
23andMe, the genetic testing company, just announced that it will be entering a 4-year partnership with pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to develop new drugs and therapies. As part of the partnership, 23andMe will share voluntarily-shared genetic data with the big pharma company. Maria Liu from First Health Advisory Solutions joined us to talk about…
Patient Portals Promote Healthy Habits for Teens
Most teens are taught in health class the importance of exercise, healthy eating, flossing, getting enough sleep, etc. The goal is for them to learn habits that will promote a long, healthy life. However, this information does not necessarily lead to the appropriate actions. Usually, when teens want information on their physical well-being, their parents…
CurveBeam Relocates Headquarters for Expanding Team
In 2009, a group of professionals with a passion and proficiency in extremity CT imaging joined together and formed CurveBeam. Since then, the entirely employee-owned company has built strong relationships within the orthopedic & radiology communities and uses the knowledge from those connections to continually improve its Cone Beam CT imaging equipment. After nearly decade of…
Listen: Shopping for Healthcare like Shopping for Jeans with Ryan Coplon of HealthWallet
The healthcare industry is one of the hardest to crack into as an emerging company, but at the same time, is the space with the most opportunity. While regulations are strict and change is slow, the customer base for healthcare is…well, everyone. Ryan Coplon, co-founder of HealthWallet, saw this gap, and decided to fill…
Restaurant Re-branding: Worth the Risk?
Taco Bell recently announced the addition of three Cantina-style restaurants in Manhattan, New York by year’s end. The new cantinas feature open kitchens, sharable tapas menus, local artwork, and free Wi-Fi. The three restaurants will debut in New York and there are plans to open 125 more such locations in the city by 2022. Falling…
Listen: The Gray Wave is Coming with Kourtney Govro of Sphere 3 Consulting
Millennials aren’t the only ones who are adopting the use of Alexa AI en mass. Nursing call technology is coming into focus as baby boomers approaching elderly age are turning to Alexa to help them age-in-place with telemedicine, prescription management and more. “The Gray Wave is coming,” said Kourtney Govro, founder and CEO of…
The University of Kansas Announces Grant Funding for Knee Imaging Biomarkers Acquired from Weight Bearing CT
The University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute Department of Rehabilitation Medicine has received a grant from the National Institute of Arthritis Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), one of the 27 Institutes and Centers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to fund three years of research on the usefulness of bilateral weight bearing CT…
The True Benefits Of AUTOMATED SOFTWARE TESTING
Testing measures quality. This statement is never truer than in medical device development. Automated testing augments other processes to dramatically improve product reliability, predictability, and productivity. It reduces anomaly, field service, product support, and liability costs. Properly designed, it provides quality metrics for your organization to review and analyze. Given the proper environment, automated testing…
Listen: Real Estate is the New HR with Brandon Tinianov of View
Innovations in workplace and building design can do more than improve productivity. They can also increase a person’s overall health and wellness. Brandon Tinianov, Vice President of Industry Strategy at View, knows this can be difficult to get across to building operators. “Seeing real estate as a medical device is challenging to the typical…
MarketScale Original Series: Welcome to the Show
Nothing says summer in America like our National Pastime. Terence Mann (played by James Earl Jones) may have said it best in the classic baseball movie Field of Dreams: “The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It’s been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt,…
MarketScale Original Series: Welcome to the Show
Nothing says summer in America like our National Pastime. Terence Mann (played by James Earl Jones) may have said it best in the classic baseball movie Field of Dreams: “The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It’s been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt,…
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