Medical Diagnostic Devices

The cost of Medical equipment plays a significant role in the delivery of health care. The clinical engineering at Victoria Hospital is an important branch of the hospital team management that are working to strategies ways to improve quality of service and lower cost repairs of equipments. The team members from Biomedical and maintenance engineering’s roles are to ensure utilization of quality equipments such as endoscope and minimize length of repair time. All these issues are a major influence in the hospital’s project cost. For example, Victory hospital, which is located in Canada, is in the process of evaluating different options to decrease cost of its endoscope repair. This equipment is use in the endoscopy department for

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.

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).

That growth is likely to continue, driven by changes in healthcare delivery which are aimed at delivering less costly care closer to the patient’s home. In the developing world there is the challenge of more effective care for infectious diseases and PoCT may play a much greater role here in the future. PoCT technologies can be dividing into two categories: the first is small handheld devices, providing qualitative or quantitative determination of an increasing range of analytes. The technologies here are glucose biosensor strips and lateral flow strips using immobilised antibodies to determine a range of parameters including cardiac markers and infectious pathogens. The second categories of devices are larger, often bench-top devices which are essentially laboratory instruments which have been reduced in both size and complexity. These include critical care analysers and, more recently, small haematology and immunology analysers.

Medical technology is advancing at a rapid rate. For example, a very common procedure is an endoscopy and colonoscopy which checks for bowel and stomach cancers and some other conditions. New technology is being trialed at the moment, instead of a patient going under an anesthetic and having to have a special diet and bowel preparation prior to the procedure, this will now be done by taking a capsule in a tablet like form where the patient will swallow the capsule that contains a tiny camera and batteries and then be later eliminated by the patients natural bowel movements. This is swallowed by the patient and will travel through the gastro intestinal system, taking

Integrated EMR systems allow participating physicians to have real time access to patient charts, including test results, medical histories, and physician care notes. This provides organization throughout a patient's’ care and across different specialties improving the accuracy and efficiency of decision making. Integrated EMR systems as utilized in the ACO structure encourages physician communication and coordination in regards to testing, avoiding unnecessary frustration for the patient.

Technology permeates every domain of critical care and has contributed to rising survival rates. The technological innovation grew out of boundaries, changing all industries involved. In health care, the advancement in science and technology play an important role in almost all process from patient registration to data monitoring, from lab tests to self-care.

In the past, doctors have used old ways of writing prescriptions and keeping health records. The days of the doctor writing a prescription on a pad in handwriting only they can read are over. Also, electronic health records make accessing records a breeze. The doctor’s experience now is much easier now with implementations of virtual prescription, electronic health records, and the ability to speak with a doctor from the comfort of your own home. In the future, the experience will be made a lot easier by taking the human doctor out of the equation and providing a program that scans someone and comes up with a diagnosis within seconds.

A fluid containing barium is consumed through the mouth or rectum which flows through the intestines to provide a clear view of the infected areas; ulcers, abnormal connections between organs, narrowed intestinal areas etc. Another piece of technology used is the endoscope or a camera which runs down the tract showing direct views from the inside of the body. These technologies also aid in figuring out the perfect type of treatment for the individual and the steps the individual must follow in order to remain

The task support field has been revolutionized through the implementation of the electronic medical record in conjunction with EPIC. The universalization of the electronic medical record will increase the accessibility of patient information to clinicians as well as increase the amount of data available for clinical use, reducing medical error significantly. However, the greatest tool to increase the standardization of care, reduction of practice pattern variation, successful and effective diagnosis, and correct care path choice will result from the development of Information system facilitating true interdisciplinary care. Clinical Information specialists offer the possibility to improve the quality and reduce the cost of care by influencing medical decisions at the time and place that these decisions are made. Our clinical Nurse Information specialist would alert physicians and Nurses when outlier results are returned from data entry of laboratory testing. The data attained for a specific patient can then be compared to the general population to indicate whether the data is within the normal fit or is an outlier that may require further analysis. Such a practice would induce the physician and Nurses to notice certain data that may otherwise go unnoticed, and therefore, alter the diagnosis of the patient. A physician may enter a possible diagnosis into the system and then receive feedback from

In observation, (Fahnestock, McComb, & Deshmukh, 2013) stated "Information technologies are transforming the way healthcare is delivered. Innovations such as computer-based patient records, hospital information systems, computer-based decision support tools, community health information networks and new ways of distributing health information.” (p.3.2). In the sector of delivering healthcare using technology, has made it easier for healthcare professionals to access medical records, digitization of prescriptions and view test results. With the use of high-performance devices being used in the hospital, helps to make the jobs of healthcare professionals a little easier. As well as relieve anxiety from anxious patients that may be awaiting lab results to come back. Therefore, IT devices and services has been and continues to be a tremendous help and game changer for the healthcare system. However, there is still a lot of work to be done to help shape and reform the healthcare

Wireless video capsule endoscopy allows a physician to see his regular clinic patients without blocking the day to perform procedures. It also allows the patients to arrive at the office early in the day to complete ingestion

The book, The Patient Will See You Now, by Eric Topol, withholds an extreme amount of educational value and discusses how the vast world of medicine can combine with the ever-expanding world of technology to make things such as medical information, diagnoses, treatments, and even prescriptions at our fingertips. This book takes the point of view from Dr. Eric Topol, a cardiologist who is trying to better the world of medicine while increasing the convenience of it at the same time. The goal that Dr. Topol is trying to establish is that in this day and age, there is absolutely no need for one to have to wait so long to see a doctor. In fact, why should the general population have to wait what feels like hours in a waiting room, or even days for an appointment to be made when everything can be presented right in front of us? Medicine is advancing at such a fast rate that now scientists and doctors can find cures to diseases in a matter of months, or sometimes even days after they are discovered. Since we have such high advances in the fields of science and medicine, people all over the world (more than just doctors and nurses) should have access to know what these diseases do and how to cure them the second that they are discovered. This concept seems something that would be nearly impossible to achieve, but thanks to breakthroughs in new technology and silicon, this dream can surely turn into a reality.

There are many diagnostic devices in the ICU. One diagnostic device is the Electroencephalograph or EEG, which is used to record brain waves in order to show the brain cells electrical activity. The device works by attaching small caps to the patient’s scalps in order to indicate the brain electrical energy. Then, the health caregiver will be able to constantly record the brain waves activity of the patient. Another diagnostic equipment is the Intracranial Pressure Monitor or ICP, which is used to monitor and determine the brain pressure of a patient. The way that ICP works is by attaching a small tube such as catheter to the patient’s skull, and it is connected to a transducer on the other side in order to record the pressure of the patient’s

A Biomedical Equipment Specialist is someone who is responsible for servicing and maintaining the medical equipment. Biomedical Equipment Specialist has a huge responsibility to keep up with all medical equipment in hospitals, clinics, and other facilities. Their duties for their job have many responsibilities. Their responsibilities are important to the patients. Some medical equipment help keep patients alive or to monitor them. Biomedical Equipment Specialist are highly skilled and provide a duty that helps ensure that medical equipment is fully functional, and safe.