The Da Vinci Robot – Marvel of Medical Technology

The Da Vinci robot is a highly sophisticated, computerized optical and mechanical system for performing a great many surgical procedures with an ease, accuracy, and effectiveness never before possible. The surgeries are not performed by the robot per se; rather, the robot is an extension of the surgeon’s eyes and hands, which gathers information about what is going on in the patient’s body and enables the surgeon to perform precise movements which are much less invasive of the patient’s body than conventional surgery. Because the incisions required to insert the tiny hands and eyes of the robot are much smaller than the large incisions needed to insert human hands, there is much less patient pain and discomfort, considerably less blood loss and reduced scarring than in conventional surgery. This means faster recovery times and return to normal daily activity. Often patients can recover and resume playing athletics in a few weeks.

Some of the Alternatives to an Electronic Medical Records System

A couple of years ago we faced a lack of office space for our patient charts; we considered purchasing more space. As I’d been examining EMR systems for ophthalmology practices, it felt like the time to go paperless was finally at hand. Since that time we’ve planned out and worked on severing our ties to paper record-keeping.

A full conversion to an EMR system requires a substantial investment in terms of both time and money. As we are a medium-sized practice with nine physicians and more than one hundred staff over five locations, we have the required staff and resources to realize this goal. But what can a smaller practice do, or one which cannot financially commit to such a large project

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Changing the Work Flow at Your Practice With Electronic Medical Records

Recently, when discussing EMR with a colleague, I was asked about customization of different electronic medical records systems. Some of the systems available today highlight ease of use, or perhaps that templates aren’t required. This more modular approach could be sufficient within some special practices, but overall this solution seeks simplicity at the expense of ability. Sure, it would be great to have patient records in electronic format, but it may not be any easier to derive valuable meaning from the information, or use it practically.

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Infertility Centers – How Today’s Medical Technology Can Help Reverse Your Infertility

In the olden days, couples who cannot have their own children do not have the option to go to fertility centers. Instead, they have no choice but to resign themselves to the fact that they are unable to have children. Couples today, however, can rely on the miracle of science to help them solve their infertility crisis and build a family of their own.

If you and your spouse are in this kind of situation, wherein you try so hard to get pregnant but are unable to, you can go to an infertility center and seek the help of a fertility doctor. More and more couples are becoming successful in having their own children with the assistance of fertility treatments. It could happen to you, too.

New Technology Improves Hospital Beds

No longer just a place for patients to rest their heads before surgery or afterward in recovery, hospital beds are playing a more active role in helping caregivers to treat their patients. More sophisticated bed models incorporate features that can assist caregivers in getting patients out of bed, provide pulmonary therapy, sport built-in-scales, patient positioning features and more.

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