FACTS AND STATS

How Technology is Meeting the Changing Needs of the Home Healthcare Worker

Over the past two years, the need for social distancing brought more patient care into the home. A March 2022 survey found that 76% of people who have had a telehealth visit since July 2021 would prefer telehealth visits in the future. Physicians are in favor of the trend as well, with 75% saying that telehealth has allowed them to deliver high-quality care and more than 70% feeling motivated to increase telehealth use. Studies suggest that in-home care results in better patient outcomes and costs up to 30% less to provide than in-person care.
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DIGITAL HEALTH

The Promise of Digital Health: Then, Now, and the Future

Over the past several decades, the development and accelerated advancement of digital technology has prompted change across virtually all aspects of human endeavor. The positive and negative effects of these changes have been and will remain the focus of active speculation, including the implications for human health. Application of mechanical and digital recording and capture of physical status, experiences, and narratives have set the stage for revolutionary progress in individual health and medical management, population-wide health strategies, and integrated real-time generation of new knowledge and insights.
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The Key Relationship Between Health Equity and Telemedicine

Health inequity is the result of the behavior of people. It is not the result of anything natural. It involves structural inequalities in the delivery of care – inequalities that are avoidable. Trying to correct health inequity is part of the job for Toni Land, head of clinical healthcare experience at Medallia, a patient and customer experience management company.
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MEDICAL GADGETS

Surgical Dressing Helps Kill Melanoma, Regenerate Healthy Cells

Scientists at the University of Nottingham in the UK have created a surgical dressing that is specifically designed to facilitate and enhance photothermal therapy following melanoma resection. The dressing allows for near-infrared photothermal therapy that lasts just 15 seconds every 48 hours. The concept involves killing any remaining melanoma cells, while encouraging healthy cells to regenerate within the resection site.
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Artificial Muscles are Stronger and More Flexible than Real Muscle

Engineers at the University of California Los Angeles created artificial muscles that are stronger and more flexible than the real thing. The new material is an example of a dielectric elastomer, which is an electroactive polymer that can change its shape or size when stimulated using electricity. Each film of the new material is only as thick as a human hair, but the researchers layer them up to form mini muscles. The technology could be very useful in robotic prostheses, medical soft robots, and wearable devices.
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GLOBAL WATERCOOLER

Technostacks has Developed a Telemedicine App for Doctors and Patients

Technostacks, the leading web and mobile application development company in Dubai, has launched a telemedicine application for doctor-patient communication. The telemedicine app is introduced to enable healthcare professionals, stakeholders, and patients.
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Israeli Telemedicine Changes Lives of Palestinian Women in West Bank

The West Bank has one of the highest fertility rates in the region for adolescent girls aged 15 to 18 with 48 births per 1,000 girls. Yet some 145,000 women do not receive adequate healthcare, according to the World Healthcare Organization. Israel's Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan announced the launch of a new program in collaboration with the Rozana NGO, aimed at enabling Palestinian women to access healthcare through telemedicine and other advanced technologies
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TRENDS

Holographic Patients are Now Helping to Train the Next Generation of Doctors

Future doctors at a hospital in the United Kingdom have become the first in the world to train with holographic patients. Wearing mixed-reality headsets, students can treat virtual patients using technology that mimics medical situations. Researchers at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge developed the pioneering technology. During the simulation, medical students encounter a virtual patient with symptoms – such as being asthmatic – and must make real-time decisions about their care.
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Reimagining Healthcare in a Quantum Era

With promises of more efficient and reliable diagnoses, future breakthroughs in personalized medicine and targeted therapeutics, and an expedited R&D lifecycle, industry leaders must be prepared to invest in quantum technologies to deliver better outcomes for their organizations and patients.
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Simply the Best

EnsembleIQ Recognized for Outstanding Company Leadership, Driving Positive Culture Change

EnsembleIQ, North America’s leading source of insightful information and actionable connections in retail, healthcare and hospitality, today was honored by workplace evaluation firm Comparably in its “Best Leadership Teams” category for driving positive culture change.
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News From Canada

TELUS Investing $23 Billion across Ontario Helping Generate 9,500 New Jobs from 2022 to 2026

TELUS broadband and 5G networks and technology are accelerating Canada’s digital economy by enabling online healthcare, education and teleworking flexibility.
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Robotic Legs Will Help Children Walk for the First Time at Toronto Area Facility

Thanks to an outpouring of community support, Kayla’s Children Centre won Trexo Robotics’ Canada- wide Trexo Plus Robotic Gait Trainer Giveaway. Children with mobility challenges will soon be able to visit Kayla’s Children Centre for physical therapy with the Trexo Plus robotic assistive device, designed to get children upright and walking.  .
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CloudMD Adds Telemedicine Services for Primary Care Health Navigation to Kii Personalized & Connected Care Offering

CloudMD Software & Services Inc., a healthcare technology and innovative health services company transforming the delivery of care, announced that it has launched a national telemedicine and physical health coaching service as part of its Kii Personalized & Connected Care offering. Kii, the Company’s flagship employer health and wellness solution, integrates several of its best-in-class technologies and services into one exceptional, connected, and personalized experience.
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Healthtech Holds Promise, but Finding Customers is a Challenge: Report

Alberta’s health-tech sector has grown by 130% since 2018, with 40% of those companies based in Edmonton, but those companies often must look outside the province or even the country to find customers, says a report from the research arm of the Information and Communications Technology Council.
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How To Support Mental Health in a Remote World

Mental health issues are on the rise and not just in the remote work world. According to Statistics Canada, one in five Canadians will develop a mental illness in their lifetime. In response to this, many businesses have taken it upon themselves to create policies and programs that support mental health. These efforts are fantastic and necessary, but how do we go one step further? How do we make remote work as an ecosystem more conducive to mental health?
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