We discuss modern imaging workflows, digital health, telemedicine, multidisciplinary collaboration enabled by cloud, AI.
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...
Building a Post-Covid Imaging Ecosystem
November 12, 2021
For radiologists, or any doctors who rely heavily on imaging, technology is the key to simplifying your job. On a given day, physicians must access and review significant volumes of patient data and images, which can be time-consuming and tedious. Even for patients, managing so much data can be challenging....
Emerging Trends in Teleradiology
October 1, 2021
The teleradiology industry has seen dramatic growth in recent years, resulting in the appearance of many notable trends. These trends are changing the way that radiology patients receive care, accelerating customer satisfaction and optimizing treatment. Many of these trends involve the adoption of teleradiology...
How Secure are Medical Devices?
September 3, 2021
As medicine continues to intersect the world of technology, doctors and patients have more capabilities than ever. Healthcare providers can more easily communicate with patients, sharing important images and information in a timely and efficient manner. The technological developments of medical devices have...
Patient Experience Challenges in Oncology & How Technology Can Help
August 19, 2021
Patients with cancer face myriad challenges, from the moment of diagnosis through their treatment, recovery, and beyond. Surveys show that patients have relatively simple expectations for their cancer treatment program:
3 Healthcare Challenges that Covid Revealed--and How to Solve Them
July 27, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted many of the shortcomings of the global healthcare system. But it also helped us discover potential solutions to those challenges.
How Can AI Help Doctors?
July 26, 2021
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a large part of our lives on a regular basis, and its presence in healthcare will only add to the list of how technology has made life easier.
8 Ways to Dial up More Growth with Telemedicine
June 24, 2021
Telemedicine might have exploded with the Covid-19 health crisis, but it was already rapidly growing in popularity before it became a medical necessity. Now, offering telemedicine is also a necessity for growing your practice.
6 Tech Trends in Medicine Every Physician Needs to Know About
June 21, 2021
Technology has disrupted virtually every industry, and healthcare is no exception. The advent of digital tools, from apps to wearable devices, has changed so many aspects of practicing medicine.
Top Challenges in Improving the Patient Experience
June 16, 2021
Delivering exceptional patient experiences is a difficult task. Clinicians face an ever-growing list of responsibilities, and patient expectations are constantly evolving. Optimizing the patient experience has clear benefits. To achieve these benefits, healthcare organizations must overcome several key challenges.
Important Doctor Subscriptions Pricing Changes
June 1, 2021
When Medicai first launched, we felt it was our responsibility to help doctors and chronically ill patients with their most dire needs, like collaboration, time, and cost-saving options. Last year, when the COVID-19 outbreak took place, we offered our paid 20GB storage plan for free to all doctors in the hope that they would find a better way of helping their patients. We’ve also grown our business a lot, and we now have more than 30 clinics and hospitals, 1500 doctors, and 800 patients in our network, and we’re onboarding new clients every day.
PET CT Scan: Purpose, Procedure, Benefits
March 23, 2021
A PET-CT scan is a relatively new diagnostic method that is successfully used to accurately identify certain types of cancer, as well as their metastases. PET CT enables both locating the tumor with maximum accuracy and tracking its evolution over time. [1]
CT Scan - All You Need to Know About Computed Tomography
March 23, 2021
A computerized tomography (CT or CAT) is a non-invasive method of diagnosing diseases that could otherwise not be diagnosed without surgery or autopsy. The computerized tomography (CT scan) is also known as a CAT – axial computerized tomography or CAT scan. [1]
MRI Scan – Magnetic Resonance Imaging
March 23, 2021
MRI scan is a non-invasive computerized medical procedure that uses magnetism, along with radio waves, to scan the body and obtain two-dimensional and three-dimensional images of anatomical structures.
Year in review 2020
December 22, 2020
We have been working hard this year to make Medicai one of the most important tools for doctors and patients.
Interview with Dragos Tudorache, Managing Partner @ Neuroaxis
July 13, 2020
We took the opportunity of interviewing Dragos Tudorache about how Medicai is helping him on day-to-day work.
Medicai’s role in the COVID-19 crisis
April 5, 2020
The statistics we have until now don’t paint a very pretty picture. At the time of this writing on April 5th, there are over 1.2 million cases worldwide with the death toll reaching a little under 65 thousand. Out of the total cases, 5% are in serious or critical condition.
The Coronavirus will put the healthcare system to the test
March 17, 2020
Medicai is at the very interface of healthcare facilities and chronically ill patients, the ones that we now know are the most vulnerable patients in the face of the new Coronavirus. We feel that it is our duty to lend a hand to our partners in the healthcare industry and our patients alike.
Chest CT Scans vs COVID-19
March 11, 2020
The Novel Coronavirus, also named COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-19 is an RNA virus from the Corona family which usually lives in bats. Being a zoonotic virus, it’s able to mutate and transfer from animals to humans. This is what happened in January in Wuhan’s animal market, the ground zero of infection.
Why Medicai isn’t just your average patient portal
December 17, 2019
Modern healthcare facilities are increasingly providing their patients with online portals to manage their health data, appointments, and treatments without the need for visiting their healthcare facility each and every time.
MRI and CT tests – is there more than meets the eye?
November 8, 2019
The evolution of technologies and ever-expanding coverage of broadband internet has triggered a shift in the way healthcare providers position themselves with respect to the patient.
Artificial intelligence, medical imaging and workflow automation
November 4, 2019
Online behavioural analysis, big data forecasts, meteorology, self-driving cars or speech recognition are all based upon technologies that in some degree employ artificial intelligence. But what is exactly this ‘artificial intelligence’? How intelligent it actually is? And last but not least, should we fear it?