A pilot program at Mayo Clinic using telemedicine technology is showing promise for patients with concussions in rural Arizona.
Doctors at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix recently conducted a live audio-video evaluation of a 15-year-old soccer player in Show Low, Ariz., who received a concussion during a game. The "teleconcussion" evaluation, believed to be among the first in the state to use telemedicine for concussions, supports the use of this technology to bring concussion expertise to rural locations. Similar telestroke, teleneurology, and teleepilepsy programs have been operating at Mayo Clinic in Arizona for several years.
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He stands about 5 feet tall, with a flat-screen head and video cameras for his eyes and ears.
"Good morning ma'am," says the voice from the screen.
Plaza Medical Center in Fort Worth and 11 other HCA facilities are trying out remote presence robots.
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Eine neue Studie zeigt nun, dass Verfahren aus dem Bereich der Erkennung natürlicher Sprache, der so genannten Computerlinguistik, beim Verarbeiten von Patienteninformationen helfen könnten, berichtet Technology Review in seiner Online-Ausgabe. Dabei nahmen sich US-Forscher jenen Bereich vor, der bislang als besonders komplex galt: den Teil der Krankenakte, in dem Ärzte ihre medizinischen Notizen hinterlassen.
In den USA flossen bereits Milliarden in Projekte zur Einführung elektronischer Krankenakten. Die Versorgungsqualität hat sich dadurch allerdings noch nicht wie erwartet erhöht. Eines der Probleme: Die Daten lassen sich bislang nur schwer automatisiert analysieren, um Problemen im Gesundheitssystem auf die Spur zu kommen.
Today the State of Arkansas announced that for the first time its official website, Arkansas.gov, has been named the best state website in the country in the annual “Best of the Web” competition sponsored by the Center for Digital Government.
"It has always been our goal to use technology to make it easier to access and use government services," Governor Mike Beebe said. "I am proud for Arkansas to receive this kind of recognition for innovation, showing that we are a national leader in online, user-friendly government."
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