Using health data to understand disease and wellness as well as the best treatment and prevention options forpatients, is critical for improving care. That’s why VA is partnering with the National Cancer Institute’s Center for Strategic Scientific Initiatives to use “big data” to advance favorable outcomes in patient care. “Big data” in health care is a term used to describe complex and very large data sets that have evolved since the inception of electronic health records.
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3D printing techniques Will Be Used To Construct Buildings, Here And In Outer Space
Lucas Mearian | Computerworld | September 18, 2013
Within a couple of years, researchers at the University of Southern California believe 3D printing techniques will be used to construct entire buildings in less than a day. Read More »
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Keeping an Eye on Biocomputers Based on DNA Computing Technology
I've been keeping an eye on DNA computing, or biocomputers, for quite some time now. These are the computer systems of the future - a form of computing which use DNA, biochemistry and molecular biology, instead of the traditional silicon-based computer technologies.
Posted August 25, 2011 - 4:24pm by Peter Groen
The Price of Wearable Craze: Personal Health Data Hacks
Maggie Overfelt | CNBC.com | December 12, 2015
...in a year when the world's largest technology, medical device and health-care firms are betting big and fast on wearable technology's role in delivering patients a more precise and cost-effective way to manage their health, experts are worried that the pace of updating data-privacy laws and building infrastructures with optimal levels of security doesn't match the speed of the market's technological rollout. The risks to consumers depend on what type of device they're wielding. In rare instances, weak links or endpoints in a cloud-based network powering something like a wearable insulin pump could be life threatening, as it opens the door to hackers tampering with them...
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USC’s Virtual Care Clinic is a Step in the Future of Technology-Driven Health Care
Press Release |
University of Southern California |
January 17, 2017
In 2026, going to the doctor might be as easy as opening an app on your smartphone. At least, that’s what cardiologist Leslie Saxon hopes. Saxon, the founder of the USC Center for Body Computing, is moving toward that reality with her newest endeavor — the Virtual Care Clinic. Scientists at USC’s Institute for Creative Technologies recently created a virtual avatar of Saxon — who gestures, furrows her eyebrows and talks just like the doctor herself.
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VA using big data to improve health care delivery
Press Release |
US Department of Veterans Affairs |
March 24, 2016
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Wearable Devices With Health IT Functions Poised To Disrupt Medicine
Fred O'Connor | PC World | May 1, 2014
The next innovation in health care may come from Silicon Valley. With Google, Apple and Samsung exploring how to incorporate health IT features into wearable devices, patients may soon provide information to doctors through devices such as smartwatches that can measure and transmit biometric data.
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