http://www.mail.com/subjects/4218-medical-technology.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/4218-medical-technology.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2102860-doctors-hospitals-using-electronic-records.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says more doctors and hospitals are embracing technology as adoption of computerized medical records reaches a "tipping point" in America. A report Wednesday from Health and Human Services says more than 50 percent of doctors' offices and 4 in 5 hospitals have transitioned from paper to electronic records, thanks... Wed, 22 May 2013 14:47:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2102860-doctors-hospitals-using-electronic-records.html 2013-05-22T14:47:27Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2061286-app-amputees-program-their-bionic-hands.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Double-amputee Jason Koger used to fly hundreds of miles to visit a clinician when he wanted to adjust the grips on his bionic hands. Now, he's got an app. Koger came to Philadelphia this week to demonstrate the i-limb ultra revolution, a prosthetic developed by the British firm Touch Bionics. Using a stylus and an iPhone, Koger can ch... Fri, 03 May 2013 17:39:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2061286-app-amputees-program-their-bionic-hands.html 2013-05-03T17:39:38Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2050352-germ-zapping-robots-hospitals-combat-superbugs.html NEW YORK (AP) — They sweep. They swab. They sterilize. And still the germs persist. In U.S. hospitals, an estimated 1 in 20 patients pick up infections they didn't have when they arrived, some caused by dangerous 'superbugs' that are hard to treat. The rise of these superbugs, along with increased pressure from the government and insurers, is driving hosp... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:09:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2050352-germ-zapping-robots-hospitals-combat-superbugs.html 2013-04-29T14:09:22Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2044740-boston-victims-face-huge-bills-donations-pour.html Cost of amputating a leg? At least $20,000. Cost of an artificial leg? More than $50,000 for the most high-tech models. Cost of an amputee's rehab? Often tens of thousands of dollars more. These are just a fraction of the medical expenses victims of the Boston Marathon bombing will face. The mammoth price tag is probably not what patients are focusing on ... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:55:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2044740-boston-victims-face-huge-bills-donations-pour.html 2013-04-26T03:55:39Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2024920-french-execs-accused-breast-implant-swindle.html MARSEILLE, France (AP) — The computer records were scrubbed, inspectors said there was no mention of industrial silicone in quality-control documents, and an employee at the factory in southern France said they were instructed not to ask too many questions about the breast implants sold worldwide. As a fraud trial opened Wednesday, hundreds of women who c... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:35:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2024920-french-execs-accused-breast-implant-swindle.html 2013-04-17T18:35:57Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2008954-you-robotic-surgery-pluses-minuses.html CHICAGO (AP) — Robotic surgery is being done more and more often for a variety of operations. But experts say there's a lack of strong evidence that it's any better than standard surgery in most cases — and it's usually costlier. Q: What exactly is robotic surgery? A: A multi-armed robot called da Vinci is used for many operations done with small incision... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:38:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2008954-you-robotic-surgery-pluses-minuses.html 2013-04-09T21:38:13Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2007434-robot-hot-surgeons-fda-taking-fresh.html CHICAGO (AP) — The biggest thing in operating rooms these days is a million-dollar, multi-armed robot named da Vinci, used in nearly 400,000 surgeries nationwide last year — triple the number just four years earlier. But now the high-tech helper is under scrutiny over reports of problems, including several deaths that may be linked with it, and the high c... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:43:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2007434-robot-hot-surgeons-fda-taking-fresh.html 2013-04-09T17:43:50Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1973254-senate-dems-vote-to-repeal-health-care-law.html WASHINGTON (AP) — It isn't every day that more than half the Democrats in the Senate vote to repeal part of President Barack Obama's health care law. But that's what happened Thursday night when the Senate voted 79-20 to repeal a 2.3 percent sales tax on medical devices such as catheters, pacemakers and MRI machines, which was intended to help to finance ... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:33:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1973254-senate-dems-vote-to-repeal-health-care-law.html 2013-03-22T17:33:37Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1955300-obgyns-told-robot-hysterectomy-best-option.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Pricey robotic surgery shouldn't be the first or even second choice for most women who need a hysterectomy, says advice issued Thursday to doctors who help those women decide. The preferred method: Operate through the vagina, using standard tools rather than a robot, said Dr. James Breeden, president of the American College of Obstetrici... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:48:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1955300-obgyns-told-robot-hysterectomy-best-option.html 2013-03-14T21:48:16Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1901636-costlier-robotic-surgery-soars-hysterectomies.html CHICAGO (AP) — Robotic surgery is increasingly being used for women's hysterectomies, adding at least $2,000 to the cost without offering much benefit over less high-tech methods, a study found. The technique was used in just 0.5 percent of operations studied in 2007, but that soared to almost 10 percent by early 2010. Columbia University researchers anal... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:07:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1901636-costlier-robotic-surgery-soars-hysterectomies.html 2013-02-19T21:07:52Z