The Critical Need for Medical Technology Advancement
Healthcare technology innovations continue revolutionizing patient care across hospitals and health systems nationwide. With medication errors contributing to nearly 7,000 deaths annually according to The Leapfrog Group, advanced…
This is part two of MobiHealthNews’ two-part series that highlights the evolution of innovations that changed healthcare over the past several decades. Keeping patients safe is a top priority for hospitals and health systems. According…
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Intuitive Surgical signs investment, workforce training in Korea, IndiaIntuitive Surgical, a developer of robotic surgical systems based in the United States, has signed deals in South Korea and India to help upskill healthcare professionals.
Under…
Professor Jim Khan and the da Vinci Xi robot (Credit: Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust)
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved the use of 11 robotic surgery systems in…
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Digital mental health gets fed backingThe Australian government has announced A$135.2 million ($86.5 million) investment in digital mental health projects.
Based on a media release, 12 mental health services will receive funding to provide access…
Jakarta heart hospital first to perform robotic cardiac surgery in IndonesiaHarapan Kita National Cardiac Hospital in Jakarta has conducted what could be the first cardiac surgery using robotic technology in Indonesia.
The heart hospital invited India-based SS…
Robotics team at St Albans City Hospital (Credit: West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust)
Patients across West Hertfordshire are to benefit from a robotic surgery programme at St Albans City Hospital which will speed…
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Bangkok Hospital to open $5M robotic surgery centre
Bangkok Hospital, one of Thailand’s largest private healthcare providers, is set to build a $5 million robotic surgery centre.
Based on a press release, the facility will have…
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has introduced the da Vinci Xi robot to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, with the aim of enabling less invasive prostate surgery.
The robot-assisted surgery (RAS) system, from Intuitive was…
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has invested in two additional robotic surgery machines this year, with the aim of enabling cancer patients to go home within 24 hours of an operation. In April…
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