Featured Story Telemedicine Startup Connects Patients and Doctors in Rural India
A new telemedicine app has proven to be reliable and easy for Indian health workers to use to make a diagnosis, order tests or prescriptions and to make referrals.
March/April 2017
Tapping Innovative Solutions and Technology at Johns Hopkins Medicine
Articles in this Issue
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CORUS Messaging Tool Replaces PING to Enhance Communication
The new tool enables written, text-based conversations between individuals and among groups at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
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MRI System Improves Outcomes of Bladder Surgery on Children
Johns Hopkins pediatric urologists are using technology similar to GPS software to improve the outcome of bladder exstrophy surgery, which involves reconstructing bladders of children born with the organ outside of their bodies.
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Antibiotic Coating Prevents Orthopaedic Joint Infections in Animals
Johns Hopkins researchers have designed a thin, biodegradable plastic coating for metal implants that can release multiple antibiotics to diminish the chance of infections.
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Making Tasks Easier
From a service that helps patients find worthwhile digital health tools to an airway procedures gaming app that lets clinicians earn continuing medical education credits, this month’s Tech Envy is about tools to make life easier.
