During the pandemic, many Americans discovered the convenience and quality of virtual care for the first time. A system that has been in the works for years has been thrown into the testing field much sooner than expected since its…
Telecardiology is a modern practice that allows specialists to remotely interpret electrocardiographic recordings. This practice shows potential to change the current primary care setting completely by slowly closing the gap between primary and secondary care while also allowing primary care…
Today in the United States, 114,000 people are on the National Transplant Waiting list. Over the last two and a half decades, these numbers have grown by nearly 80% due in large part to increased educational awareness and a higher demand for…
Telecardiology is life-saving. One 2018 meta-analysis determined that telecardiology improved access to echocardiogram imaging in rural areas and primary-care settings. This improved access, in turn, reduced the rate of hospital re-admission for patients with heart conditions. That’s not the only…
Pathology is evolving. More and more facilities are incorporating a digital scanner that expedites a pathology diagnosis. According to a study by the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA), telepathology has the potential to save U.S. healthcare providers $240 million…
Technology is changing almost every aspect of the healthcare world faster than we can track it. Doctors perform surgery rehearsals on 3D-printed models of their patients’ actual bodies, robots assist with operations, and patients have doctor’s appointments from the comfort…
Frozen section biopsies provide clinicians with critical data about an organ’s health. Biopsy assessment facilitates accurate patient diagnosis, and it can inform the direction of treatment. Frozen section analysis gets data fast. This is essential for time-sensitive procedures, like organ…
CT imaging increases survival rates for patients with lung cancer and those who’ve sustained injuries from falling or drowning. These tests reduce the mortality rate of traffic accident patients in the ER by 25%. Thus, researchers recommend CT scans for…
A kidney biopsy is one of the most accurate methods of diagnosing a range of diseases. But, the procedure is invasive. And, it can be expensive for a hospital to maintain the necessary space and equipment for a percutaneous biopsy….
In the United States, economists estimate the cardiographic ultrasound market’s value at over $1.4 billion. The value has steadily increased in the past decade as technology improved. Today, echocardiogram readings are more accurate, precise, and cost-effective than they’ve ever been….