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Date posted: 12/07/2009 A mixture of robotics and telehealth is just starting to be used in maternity wards in Kentucky, US. Robotic monitoring stations prowl the wards, not at all dissimilar to robotic rounds-makers. Ecah contains cameras, a display screen and a link to the hospital mainframe sufficient for full motion video and sound to flow both ways. Rather than have to wait for a specialist to travel to the site in an emergency, the specialist can assess the situation and advise from home or another hospital. The University of Louisville, a teaching hospital, is leading the roll out, by using the tele-robotic systems to spread the expertise of its 15 neonatologists to every smaller hospital and clinic in the state. The cameras are high fidelity enough to view old-style x-ray negatives, common in smaller hospitals which lack the resources to upgrade to DICOM or PACs digital systems. Powered by the same systems found in a mid-end electric wheelchair, the robots can move freely about the department, under the control of the remote physician, following the baby from diagnostic room to treatment, and even look in on them later on. See the full Story via external site: www.14wfie.com Most recent stories in this category (Health): 14/06/2013: Biochip Lab Breakthrough Allows Fast, Reliable Pathogen Identification |
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