When it comes to tracking technologies, hospitals are often advised to implement the tools systemwide to eliminate bottlenecks. But, that means hospitals are also waiting to implement these ...

A Washington, D.C., nonprofit organization is developing a set of requirements for patient tracking systems for use in disasters. The organization, Comcare Emergency Response Alliance, has drafted a ...

Mayo Clinic in Phoenix announced the implementation of a data platform to help improve patient flow in the emergency department. Vernon Smith, MD, an emergency room physician at Mayo Clinic in Arizona ...

Healthcare technology company Ospitek was granted two patents for a live patient tracking system for hospitals and ASCs and a smart schedule board for operating rooms. Both patents are related to ...

President Donald Trump has announced a new private health tracking system, aimed at streamlining patient access to health records and wellness monitoring. The proposed system is a joint venture ...

Hospitals use ultrasound technology for a range of diagnostic processes, such as evaluating fetus health, diagnosing some forms of cancer, imaging the heart and evaluating flow in blood vessels. Now, ...

To better catch patients at risk of future overdoses, Ohio’s prescription drug monitoring program will begin alerting health care providers about patients who have experienced a non-fatal drug ...

Medical errors can have devastating consequences for patients, and one of the most alarming errors is the retention of surgical items in a patient’s body after surgery. Retained surgical items (RSIs) ...

A hospital in Saarbrücken, Germany, is using radio frequency technology to track bags of blood to record transfusions and ensure that patients get blood intended specifically for them. The project, ...