sing sound waves.
The new device, adapted from existing portable ultrasounds, could potentially provide a cheaper and more portable alternative to ultrasounds typically limited to hospitals.
In a world where 70 percent of the population does not have access to medical imaging, Zar said, he and his partner expect the device to permanently change the current medical and global computer landscape.
"Twenty-first century medicine is defined by medical imaging," Zar said. "But it's typically not used."
The device also allows patients ... to do ultrasounds at home and send information to any centralized unit in the world for a diagnosis.
Everyone, not just medical professionals, can purchase the ultrasound device from California-based Interson Corp., the manufacturer, in about a month....Zar and Richard received a $100,000 grant from the Microsoft Corp. in 2008 as part of its larger project to make health care mobile in remote areas. Microsoft External Research has funded approximately $2 million dollars toward projects using cell phones for health care...
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easier. Thanks to the U.S. Army's Mobile Care (mCare), a telehealth pilot program, veterans with traumatic brain injuries or other serious injuries can be medically monitored by using their cell phones.
Researchers at the U.S. Army's Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) are using AllOne Mobile technology to determine if wounded warriors have a better recovery if they're in frequent contact with their case managers. The pilot started in summer 2009 and has 100 soldiers enrolled, but will expand to accommodate 10,000 returning soldiers in a phased implementation over the next year...
... mCare is a downloadable mobile application that facilitates two-way communication between patients, doctors and approved third parties. The application lets users store health-care information on their phone in one place and provides a secure channel for sending and receiving messages ...
... According to preliminary survey results, more than 75 percent of users think it's easy to use and 90 percent said the wellness tips have been helpful.
... "mCare allows the CBWTU [Community Based Warriors in Transition Unit] to communicate to soldiers who are on the go and whose time is limited," said Staff Sgt. Richard Fortuna. "It also allows the CBWTU to give reminder updates to the soldiers who need it, i.e., soldiers with post traumatic stress disorder who may have issues remembering appointments."...
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from AT&T* and empowering healthcare professionals with smart mobile devices to diagnose and prescribe treatments for patients with chronic wounds anytime, anywhere...
... Under a 2 year agreement with AT&T, Wound Technology Network will equip its clinical staff including physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants across South Florida and Southern California with HTC FUZE(TM) smart mobile devices when providing care in patient's homes. Clinical staff will use the devices to access an application developed by iVisit, which creates videoconferencing tools for mobile devices and PCs, and speak live with a wound care specialist at Wound Technology Network's tele-health center who will assist them to assess their patients' wounds and perform the necessary treatment. To aid in the treatment process, clinical staff will also capture images of the patient's wounds using the HTC FUZE(TM) and transmit the images to the wound care specialists to upload onto an electronic medical record which is immediately faxed to the patient's primary care physician....
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