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Spine injuries are very painful and many of them will inevitably require surgery. Over the years, not only have the procedures become less invasive but the technology has continued to push the boundaries. None more so than augmented technology. How Augmented Reality Technology Is Changing Spine Surgery Augmented reality technology is changing spine surgery for the better. Just this past month, a spine surgeon in Las Vegas, NV completed the first ever AR guided robotic...

In today’s fast-paced healthcare industry, your business needs to embrace new technologies in order to stay competitive. Covid-19 brought us the digital transformation the world was expecting for a while, and now the healthcare sector is one of the most saturated fields when it comes to innovative solutions. Last year we saw how easily existing healthcare systems could be overwhelmed. We also learned current weak spots such as poor coordination of hospital management systems, low...

Each year, hundreds of thousands of people either die due to hospital errors, or get sick due to infections acquired in a hospital or healthcare setting. Because of this, patient safety has become an important part of health care provision, with care providers, physicians, support staff and other healthcare providers urged to ensure these incidences are reduced. But, how can healthcare professionals ensure patient safety while they are in their facilities? Hospitals will ensure the...

By Ruben Ugarte Countless articles take aim at the pandemic’s many negatives: mental health challenges, financial difficulties, and uncertainty about the future. However, healthcare practices are undergoing a once-in-a-lifetime transformation, and I got to experience it firsthand.  A few months, I signed up for my first telehealth doctor’s appointment. Before, I had driven for a half hour, sat in the large waiting room for another half hour, and then waited in the examining room for...

In a world where healthcare technology improves rapidly, requirements and regulations are subject to change, and knowledge is always expanding, healthcare providers are faced with the constant challenge of keeping their caregivers trained and in compliance on all fronts. Here’s the problem. Training is expensive. In fact, companies spend thousands of dollars every year to make sure that their employees are properly educated, trained, and certified. Live training is also difficult to navigate from a...

Providers of emergency medical services (EMS) have a lot of responsibility on their plate. When someone’s health is in danger, EMS responders must ensure that they arrive at the right place, at the right time. It’s no secret that timely and efficient dispatch of EMS saves lives. But it also tightens the coordination between medical teams, and it enhances the quality of work they do from the site of the emergency to the hospital. In...