Medical Technology Andrea Saldarriaga & Sanaz Azemoon
Equipment used for prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of illness and disease Pharmaceuticals, devices, procedures, and organizational systems What is medical technology?
Medical Milestones-Timeline Magnifying Glass Stethoscope Anesthesia First X-Ray Pacemaker
Dialysis Heart-Lung Bypass Fetal ultrasound CT Scanner M.R.I Human Genome Medical Smartphone Applications Medical Milestones- Timeline
RFID tags o Aid in the elimination of medical mistakes o Automates inventory management HF tags o Short read ranges used to tag blood and tissue samples UHF tags o Used to rapidly track critical medical devices and manage inventory Benefits of E-commerce in healthcare
Transactions and the exchange of information have become much easier Information and communication technologies have improved supply chains o Decreased expenses o Information about orders, production, inventory, and delivery can be easily processed and shared E-commerce in B2B healthcare
Johnson & Johnson Siemens AG Oracle Cook Medical Supply Smartphone Applications Competitors/Contributors
Oracle provides organizations with the most integrated business applications, servers, and storage solutions 10 of the top 12 healthcare organizations run Oracle applications 70% of the top multi-hospital systems in the US run Oracle technology Oracle
Founded in 1963 in Indiana Makes 16,000 products for 135 countries Assigned GTIN to minimize data errors 60% of North American orders are now automated due to e-commerce Cook Medical Supply
2000’s introduced digital lifestyle devices 2010’s Era of digital medical devices o Personalized digital health records o Non invasive disposable sensors o Body Area Network or Transmitter Smartphone Applications Digital Medicine
o Health and Fitness Apps Nike Shoe o Electrical Brain Activity Apps Zeo Sleep Monitoring from home, avoid rehospitalization Pills and Patches Digital Medicine (Cont.)
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