Med students, tech experts team up

Nursing students and tech experts at Western Michigan University (WMU) are getting together to look for real-world problems in the health care industry that melding their disciplines can help solve, writes Michigan Live.

With a focus on improving healthcare IT, WMU's Bronson School of Nursing and the university's Department of Business Information Systems have created the Centre for Health Information Technology Advancement. It operates out of the Haworth College of Business and the College of Health and Human Services.

“Through joint course projects under a collaborative learning environment, both nursing and computer information systems students will gain a better understanding of health care and use of information technology to improve business practices,” Bernie Han, a professor of business information systems at WMU and director of the centre, said.

Western Australia's health minister Kim Hames says patients in the bush will have better access to specialists thanks to a $6 million funding boost, says ABC News.

The money will go towards health professionals conducting consultations via cyberspace. The telehealth system is claimed to allow patients to receive healthcare via video technology when they cannot travel to their medical specialist.

Hames says it will not replace face-to-face services but will help people in remote areas.

Women expecting babies can now get 3D and 4D ultrasound images of their unborn foetuses in Cheraw, South Carolina, reports SC Now.

Palmetto recently acquired the Philips HD9 ultrasound system, providing multiple ultrasound scanning configurations to support patient imaging needs.

“This new technology provides our patients outstanding image quality,” says David Bersinger, MD “We are excited to be able to offer women this new service to enable them see their unborn child.”