How Will AI Change Radiology?
December 1, 2022
Medical imaging is crucial to the management of different conditions and a major element in ensuring the continuum of care, from prevention, prompt detection and diagnosis, to informed treatment decisions and improved outcomes and rehabilitation. If the first few decades of radiology were about improving the...
Integrated web-based DICOM viewer: Reasons to choose Medicai
December 1, 2022
DICOM, or the Standard for Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine, started to be developed in 1983 when ACR (American College of Radiology) and NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers Association) allied to fulfill the needs of radiologists, physicists, and equipment vendors. Decoding the images exported...
5 Benefits of Interoperability in Healthcare Systems
November 30, 2022
The capacity of different systems, devices, applications, or products to connect and communicate in a coordinated manner without needing any help from the end user is known as interoperability. Regardless of its author or origin, interoperable components can perform functions including data access, data transmission,...
What's next for innovative healthcare leaders? (Cloud computing)
September 30, 2022
Webinar summary On the 29th of September 2022, Medicai together with Microsoft organised the webinar What’s Next for Innovative Healthcare Leaders? Find out why the future of medical imaging is in decentralized cloud infrastructure. The debate was hosted by Mircea Popa, CEO Medicai, Alexandru Artimon, CTO Medicai...
How Telehealth Can Help in a Medical Emergency
August 3, 2022
When it comes to telehealth, countless specialties have already discovered how to apply its benefits. Neurology, oncology, radiology, and more have all found ways to integrate remote or hybrid healthcare into their practices. However, one specialty, in particular, is finding new applications in surprising ways:...
Using Telehealth Services to Improve Internal Clinician Communication
July 27, 2022
Coordinating different physicians can be challenging, even if they're in the same practice. But, while challenging, strong communication and collaboration are crucial to providing accurate care and maintaining an efficient clinic. With the success of their practice at stake, physicians must improve internal...
How Telemedicine is Reducing Health Inequity
July 20, 2022
Physicians have been trying to reduce disparities in healthcare for years, but there has never been an easy solution. Particularly in rural and underserved areas, patients’ health suffers from limited availability of physicians and, respectively, healthcare. Without proper access, millions of patients are left with...
A Radiologist Profile: Interview with Dr. Sorin Ghiea
July 18, 2022
Interview with Dr. Sorin Ghiea, Radiologist specialized in musculoskeletal imaging, who works mainly with orthopedists, neurosurgeons, rheumatologists and medical recovery doctors.
9 Must-Have Features in a Telehealth Platform
July 13, 2022
More and more healthcare practices are looking to transition to hybrid healthcare, offering patients the best of remote and in-person care. But, before they can roll out their new hybrid model, practices must first adopt a telehealth platform. As telehealth grows in popularity, so do the market options for telehealth...
Improving Patient Retention with Telehealth
July 6, 2022
As a healthcare practice, improving patient retention should be an utmost priority. High patient retention demonstrates a positive patient experience and a high quality of care. From a business perspective, it's also easier to retain current patients than acquire new ones. Most physicians acknowledge this truth but...
Are Physical Exams Obsolete? Not with Hybrid Healthcare!
June 29, 2022
In the past, physical exams were the only means of regular healthcare visits. But today, with telehealth as an increasingly popular alternative, many wonder, "are physical exams obsolete?" If patients can receive most of their care remotely, why bother coming in for a physical exam? These are the questions on...
How to Help Patients Adapt to Hybrid Healthcare
June 22, 2022
As telehealth continues to grow in popularity, more and more healthcare practices are implementing the hybrid model. This model is extremely beneficial to both patients and providers, but adjusting to a hybrid healthcare model can be confusing for some patients. With this in mind, we’ve pulled together some tips for...
Why Medical Practices Need a Hybrid Healthcare Strategy
June 15, 2022
The pandemic kickstarted the launch of telehealth worldwide, introducing patients and providers to a reality of convenient and accessible healthcare. Years after its introduction, telehealth is still growing in popularity, but that doesn’t mean that in-person care is obsolete. To offer patients the best of both care...
Addressing the Physician Shortage with Telehealth
June 8, 2022
The pandemic took a significant toll on physicians worldwide, causing thousands of healthcare professionals to burn out and leave their position. Consequently, the world is now facing a physician shortage - the impact of which will continue for years to come. But, as the world cannot go on without physicians,...
Making a Case for Telehealth: Key Statistics
June 1, 2022
Worldwide, professionals in the healthcare industry are raving about the benefits of telehealth. The remote capabilities offered by a telehealth platform significantly increase accessibility and convenience for patients and allow physicians to provide care more efficiently. While this is enough to convince more than...
Challenges in Hybrid Healthcare
May 25, 2022
Hybrid healthcare has taken off with great speed and is offering enhanced access to healthcare to patients worldwide. But, as with all new solutions, it still has a few bugs that need fixing. For providers to offer hybrid healthcare most effectively, they must overcome these four challenges.
What It Means to be Digital-First in Medicine
May 18, 2022
Healthcare practices worldwide are finding new and innovative ways to utilize technology in patient care. Developments in medical devices and tests have made healthcare more accurate and efficient than ever. But, adopting a handful of new technologies isn’t enough to stay ahead in modern medicine. For healthcare...
Telehealth: Building Trust in the Age of Digital Information Overload
May 11, 2022
Today, information is available in innumerable quantities and is accessible to us within seconds. Technology has offered us a wealth of information that could have only been imagined even a decade ago. But, while the benefits of technology are endless, that’s not to say that it goes without its drawbacks. The same...
5 Ways to Improve Patient Engagement with Telehealth
May 4, 2022
5 Ways to improve patient engagement with Telehealth Patient engagement is crucial for the long-term success of a healthcare practice. Patients with higher levels of engagement are more likely to stay loyal to your practice and actually experience better outcomes and healthier lives. But, getting patients to engage...
How Patients Benefit From Wearable Technology
April 27, 2022
While wearable technology may seem like a concept of the future, it’s actually already integrated into our normal lives. Consider smartwatches or fitness trackers; people worldwide use these devices to track data such as heart rate, daily fitness, and even sleep patterns. So, what if the same logic for these devices...
Telehealth for Mental Health
April 20, 2022
Discussion surrounding telehealth primarily centers on how it can help patients with physical conditions. While it is instrumental in doing so, that doesn’t begin to cover the possibilities that telehealth holds for patient care. Beyond physical treatments and administrative tasks, telehealth is also branching out...
How to Make Data-Driven Improvements to the Patient Experience
April 13, 2022
Developments in technology continue to improve the patient experience, mainly due to the role of data in healthcare decisions. Implementing data-driven improvements can drastically increase the accuracy of decisions within healthcare practices, thus improving the patient experience. The question is: how do you go...
Top Challenges in Orthopedic Practice Management
April 6, 2022
Orthopedics practices are only one of many that are struggling to keep up with today’s healthcare crisis. Many practices are struggling to meet patient demand with a dwindling workforce. On top of that, practices are still facing many pre-COVID challenges. For healthcare practices to maintain patient care and overcome...
5 Reasons Patients Resist Telemedicine & How to Overcome Objections
March 30, 2022
While telemedicine was introduced during the height of the pandemic, it has become widely adopted by healthcare practices worldwide even today. Although thousands of patients have already seen the benefits that telemedicine can bring, some are still hesitant to adopt the technology. So, what’s the reason for this...
Telehealth 3.0: What's Next for Virtual Healthcare?
March 23, 2022
In 2020, telehealth took root in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. During its introductory phase, telehealth was primarily about speed. Patients hadn’t met with their providers in quite some time, so telehealth platforms were primarily used to play catch-up and quickly move through patients. Now, two years later,...
Digital Transformation for Orthopedics through Telehealth
March 16, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic gave many healthcare fields the push they needed to seek new solutions. Technologies that seemed to be non-vital proved themselves to be the opposite. For a field like orthopedics, technology is critical to providing patients a full range of accurate and efficient care. Consider X-Rays, CTs, and...
Future-Proofing Your Orthopedics Practice
March 9, 2022
Medicine is constantly changing and developing, as is technology. For the modern healthcare practice to remain sustainable in the future, it is crucial to keep up with medicine and technology as it advances in order to future-proof your practice. For orthopedics practices, in particular, implementing the right...
How To Develop a Game Plan for Delivering a Better Patient Experience
March 2, 2022
Consumerism is driving the healthcare industry today. More and more healthcare practices recognize the importance of prioritizing their patients and improving the patient experience. But, while this realization is an excellent start, many practices need to make some significant changes in order to truly meet patient...
Post-COVID Changes in Healthcare
February 23, 2022
When COVID-19 hit in 2020, there was no way of anticipating how it would change healthcare, and the world, for the foreseeable future. Worldwide, people retreated into their homes and began to embrace the remote lifestyle - between work, school, and virtually everything else. Still, perhaps one of the greatest...
The Evolution of Image Sharing
February 16, 2022
Image sharing has evolved significantly in the past few years, easing the lives of both patients and providers. While traditionally an outdated and tedious task, image sharing today is now fast and effortless, thanks to developments in technology and telehealth. To help you understand just how significantly it has...
How to Avoid Physician Burnout
February 9, 2022
Most professionals experience some level of burnout in their careers, leaving them unmotivated and exhausted in roles that once excited them. While burnout is most often associated with 9-5 desk jobs, it can happen in any profession, including healthcare. Especially in the last few years, thousands of physicians have...
Helping Older Patients Navigate New Tech Devices
February 2, 2022
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic launched the world into all things remote, healthcare providers have eagerly adopted telehealth in addition to countless other new tech devices. While for many patients, these technologies are welcome, making healthcare more accessible and convenient for patients. For others -...
8 Healthcare IT Trends for 2022
January 26, 2022
Since 2020, the growth and popularity of telehealth technology have been tremendous. The outbreak of COVID-19 drastically accelerated this growth, showing 38 times higher utilization than prior to the pandemic, and it has yet to slow down. In 2022, market growth for telehealth is expected to continue climbing, as with...
Why You Need a Second Opinion: Misuse of Healthcare
January 19, 2022
The healthcare industry is far from perfect. As providers are human, just like everyone else, human error is a factor, and mistakes can happen in patient care. Even beyond human error, some physicians may misuse healthcare resources, resulting in increased healthcare costs and possibly harming patients. As a patient,...
Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Telehealth: Which One Fits For You?
January 12, 2022
A growing number of healthcare practices worldwide are embracing the innovative concept that is telehealth. Telehealth enables both patients and providers to access healthcare via a remote and electronic health platform. As such, providing and receiving care has never been more convenient, opening the healthcare...
Addressing the Need for Better Patient Matching
January 5, 2022
An often overlooked aspect of healthcare is the administrative side of it. Keeping patient records organized and maintained is a critical role that can negatively impact patient care if mismanaged. Healthcare providers are constantly searching for ways to optimize patient record keeping, ensuring that records are...
How to Connect With the Next Generation of Patients
December 30, 2021
Times are changing, and it is time for healthcare practices to get with the times. Traditionally, everything healthcare-related was in-person and manual, often resulting in less-than-efficient care. While this may have been sufficient for older generations, the next generation of patients has higher expectations...
Identifying an Overwhelmed Patient with a Chronic Condition
December 29, 2021
It can be very easy for patients with a chronic condition to become overwhelmed by their diagnosis. For many, such a diagnosis could mean significant changes in their daily life and this realization can be quite the stressor. If patients are not informed enough of their condition, they may become overwhelmed and...
The Cloud Data Life Cycle & Patient Privacy
December 23, 2021
Developments in technology such as the cloud have opened the doors of opportunity for businesses in every industry. In the healthcare industry, the cloud has enabled patients and providers remote data storage and management - specifically in the use of electronic health records (EHR). EHRs allow users to upload,...
Emerging Trends in Chronic Disease Management
December 22, 2021
Recent developments in technology are revolutionizing the healthcare industry for patients and physicians alike. Telehealth solutions, in particular, are making healthcare more accessible than ever, enabling patients to receive the care they need from any location. These trends are especially beneficial to patients...
How Hospital Automation is Improving Telehealth Services
December 16, 2021
Hospitals worldwide are still struggling to recover from the effects of the pandemic, a major one being a shortage of healthcare providers. With a drastic increase in patients, practices were at maximum capacity, leaving physicians overworked and frequently exposed to illness. Even today, practices can still barely...
Medical Trends: Consumerism
December 15, 2021
It may seem as though healthcare has always been centered around the patient experience - after all, what purpose does healthcare serve without patients? But, while this might seem like the case, it has not been the reality of healthcare until only recently. Patients have to constantly advocate for themselves in order...
How to Get Patients to Share Electronic Health Data
December 9, 2021
Worldwide, more and more healthcare practices are embracing technology and transitioning to telehealth. Telehealth is instrumental in the healthcare industry, closing the gap between patients and access to convenient and seamless care. But, while telehealth is profoundly popular with providers, some providers fear...
The Future of Telehealth: 5 Emerging Trends
December 8, 2021
The adoption of telehealth has experienced a significant surge over the past few years. This is in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic but also because of recent developments in technology. As more and more patients experience telehealth, it continues to become the preferred method of healthcare. As a result, more...
What are Patients’ Digital Health Preferences, Really?
December 2, 2021
Just as businesses cater their products to their customers, healthcare practices need to cater their services to their patients. One of the ways that practices are doing this is by offering telehealth to their patients. With such digital tools, patients obtain greater access to healthcare in a more convenient manner....
Overcoming Challenges in Telediagnosis
December 1, 2021
Telediagnosis is an extraordinary development in telemedicine, enabling healthcare providers to diagnose patients remotely. This concept makes healthcare significantly more accessible to patients as they can receive a diagnosis at any time or location. For many patients, going to the doctor in person means taking off...
Using Technology to Make Healthcare More Accessible
November 25, 2021
In recent years, technology has been able to revolutionize nearly every aspect of our lives. It seems as though everything we do is made easier through technology, and this includes healthcare. Specific developments in technology have made healthcare, which was traditionally inconvenient and a privilege, more...
How to Prep Your Imaging Department for Respiratory Season
November 24, 2021
Respiratory season, or flu season, is a dreaded time for patients and healthcare providers alike. The risk of becoming infected with a respiratory infection such as influenza is highest from October-February, and during this time, 5%-20% of people contract a virus. For immunocompromised patients, it is especially...
The Role of Technology in Combating Unwarranted Variations
November 18, 2021
Uniformity in medical diagnoses and treatment is essential, as it ensures that conditions are treated the same way, cultivating some sense of equality in medicine. Still, it is challenging to achieve such uniformity as all patients are different, with varying symptoms and medical histories. Furthermore, it is...
Innovating on a Budget: Five Tips for Growing Medical Practices
November 17, 2021
For modern companies in any industry to stay competitive, innovating your business is crucial. Even in the medical industry, it is vital that healthcare providers pursue innovation in medicine to ensure that they can provide their patients with the most optimal care. But, while innovation can pay off, it can also be...
