Mayo Clinic Television Iproject. Jayanth Reddy Bogasamudram,

Every time I go job shadowing there is a recurring question that people never fail to ask, “Why do you want to be an optometrist?” Nowadays, we live in an age where generally much of the population are attached to screens. When one watches videos online the typical resolution preference is 720p or higher, and when one comes across a video

The use of mobile technology in the healthcare industry has exploded in the last ten years. Mobile health or mHealth, provides an entire new aspect of the relationship between patients and their doctors and other medical providers. Mobile devices place important and critical information into a medical professional’s hands in real-time. Doctors can monitor a patient’s condition more frequently, allowing them to make better and more informed decisions and diagnoses.

Mhealth has reached the poorest of communities (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, n.d.). More than 9 million patients email their physician in 2009 (Digital Health Care, 2010), because patients’ busy lifestyles do not allow time for an office visit for non-emergent health conditions. . In recent years, the expansion of mobile health (mhealth) technologies, including health text messaging, mobile phone applications, remote monitoring, and portable sensors, have changed the way health care is being delivered in the U.S. and globally (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, n.d.). Patients like the convenience of communicating with his or her physician through advanced technology.

This is critical in the medical field because it allows healthcare workers to access the information needed to provide patients with the care they deserve. Physicians, nurses, and technicians can use this technology to look medical records and past diagnosis to create future care plans for the patient.For example, the simple use of the cell phone pictures could favor in formulating a medical or nursing diagnosis. The enhanced technology regarding smartphones and digital cameras are now being tested as diagnostic tools. Some physicians are considering this process as a mean of time and cost efficiency, as well as a way to develop existing diagnostic and management practices (C., 2010).

Within PFCH, the Radiology Group leverages these technologies to view the interior of the physical human, enabling them to provide both diagnosis and treatment. The graphical capability as well as the ease of use that the Apple Macintosh operating systems provide PFCH’s staff not only the ability to support the growing need of MRI’s (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), CT Scanning (Computed Tomography) also known as Cat Scan, Projection Radiography, Mammography, PET Scanning (Positron Emission Tomography) as well as Sonograms. PFCH currently employs Modality Viewing Stations and two Apple 30 inch monitors.

The emergency department in the modern hospital is one of the most complex clinical settings to operate. According to Johnson, Sensei, & Capasso (2012), this department is an intersection of the diagnosis and treatment of emergency cases. As a result, it experiences immense volumes of patients every day. However, in most hospitals, patients visit the facilities with an indication of what they might be suffering from. Specifically, they use their iPhones to get a list of conditions that they might be having (Boncana, 2016). This method of detection has come to be known as mHealth. In this regard, mHealth, rather mobile health, is a method that patients use to enhance their health and medical practices via the use of mobile technology. The cell phones used in this approach are equipped with medical/health software, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and patient monitoring devices.

Users requiring medical care, typically will find the nearest facility providing the services they require, and must contact the clinic to initiate an appointment request. Once the individual has arrived to attend the appointment, instead of promptly receiving care, the individual must fill out many forms to meet the protocol that all patients must be expected to complete. Research from the International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security Research, studied the lacking functionality of the current healthcare system, the authors studied the effectiveness of a mobile program.“The current system is

Despite being a potentially lifesaving device, there have been some concerns from people inside and outside the medical field’s community. These concerns include privacy concerns, fear of users being distracted, HIPAA compliance, and network issues, but Google Glass has the ability to overcome each of these obstacles. With the correct applications, proper training, and the correct network, along with the current rules already enforced in the medical field, these hurdles can easily be conquered.

The health care industry has become increasingly reliant on technology. From medical translation tools to mobile apps, these devices are helping healthcare institutions save money and improve patient treatment.

Have you or your family member ever been in the hospital? Did you ever experience the anxiety, fear, and anger while waiting for the doctor or nurse to update you with the status of your loved one? The hospital is the last place where you or your family wants to be, but unfortunately, it either happens on the emergency basis or scheduled procedures. The project that we have chosen will address the communication problems between patient's families and medical personnel. The project will consist of a HIPPA-compliant, messaging system that will be updating family members about the patients undergoing surgical procedures. This service provided by utilizing a mobile platform with

Imagine pricking your fingers with a needle five times a day. As a type 1 diabetic, this is a reality for me. My fingertips are callused and scarred. I was frustrated that after years of having diabetes, there wasn’t an easier way to check my blood sugar. I scoured Google Scholar for alternatives and I found a contact lens technology that would be capable of checking sugar levels using only tears. This would eliminate the need to prick my fingers for blood! If an unassuming tear could simplify diabetes care, what else the eye was capable of? My curiosity led me to volunteer as an optometry intern for blind motivational speaker Nancy Solari. Nancy is based in California and I live in Maryland, so I was a remote intern, communicating with Nancy

Evidence Base Practice and research is the standard by which health care workers are expected to deliver higher quality care (Carter-Templeton, PhD, RN-BC & Wu, MLIS, AHIP, 2015). There is has been new developments made in terms of the way we gain access to the research and evidence based care resources, mobile electronics have paved way for a quicker more efficient approach to gaining the clinical knowledge for best patient care (Carter-Templeton, PhD, RN-BC & Wu, MLIS, AHIP, 2015). Some electronics that can carry out the task of facilitating this information are “tablet computers, handheld computers, smart phones and personal digital assistants” (Carter-Templeton, PhD, RN-BC & Wu, MLIS, AHIP, 2015) which can be used to download and run applications

In order to assist people who are seeking medical information symptom checkers have been developed. These symptom checkers are self-service applications that allow a person to enter information and then generate a probable diagnosis or in some cases triage for recommended level of care (Semigran, et al., 2015). Self-service in the healthcare is an emerging field. It is expected to expand and enhance healthcare delivery. Symptom checkers have been deployed by well-trusted organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente, and the Mayo Clinic (Semigran, et al., 2015). Many smart phone users are acquainted with several free applications available for download such as iTriage, WebMD and many more (Semigran, et al., 2015).

Attention getting device: Vision is one of our most used senses; in the world today many people struggle with this sense. Today I’m going to be talking about a way to help improve this sense for many people; I’m going to be talking about LASIK eye surgery.

A large, local hospital has requested consulting assistance with a technical research and specification project related to the selection of a tablet device for use in their medical practice. This tablet will be used by personnel for medical and administrative purposes throughout the hospital.