Blockchain

How Blockchain Is Transforming Health Records

October 2, 2018

Electronic health records are a pain point across the healthcare industry — from maintaining privacy to filling out paperwork every time you visit a doctor or transfer records when you move cities or doctors. Read how several organizations are now turning to blockchain-based electronic health records to streamline the sharing of medical records in a secure way, protect data from hackers and give patients more control over their information.
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Emerging Technologies

Now That’s a Stretch: How These Flexible Sensors are Redefining Wearables

November 19, 2018

Rather than providing basic information through a standard blood-pressure cuff or skin monitor, ultrasound-powered readings give doctors far more information, such as what arteries are doing and how fast blood is moving.
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Virtual Reality

Retail’s Try-Before-You-Buy Engine: VR

November 15, 2018

While improving the customer shopping experience is key, retailers are also discovering another benefit of embracing immersive environments. The “try before you buy” experience that VR and AR technologies enable helps curtail returned merchandise.
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Machine Learning

Fraud-Busting Bots Save Billions In the Healthcare Sector

November 12, 2018

Healthcare bill challenges like fraud, unintentional coding or billing errors are addressable through predictive data analytics and machine learning.
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Data Analytics

Doctor on Your Wrist: How Wearable Technology Is Saving Lives

November 7, 2018

Smartwatch makers are beginning to monitor biomarkers — from heart rate, glucose, and oxygen levels to toxins and other physiological signs — to detect and predict serious medical episodes.
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Artificial Intelligence

How Veteran Affairs is Tapping into AI

November 5, 2018

While there are no immediate solutions to correct the agency’s perennial wait time problem, the VA is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) for at least a few answers.
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Transformative Technology

How Wearables and Mobile Technology Could Help Veterans Overcome PTSD

November 2, 2018

It’s due to the seriousness and prevalence of psychological afflictions veterans face that researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), among others, are collaborating with the VA to find tech solutions to aid with veteran reintegration.