3-D Printed Teeth
EOS GmbH Electro Optical Systems, a German high technology company, is using 3-D printing to change the way dental prosthetics are made. The company has a direct metal laser sintering process to print durable false teeth. Instead of plastic, the EOS 3-D printing process uses a proprietary powder made from a cobalt-chrome-molybdenum-based alloy powder. The teeth are […]
Medicare Spent $14M for Telemedicine Last Year
Medicare reimbursed healthcare providers $14M for telemedicine in 2014. The spending represents continued growth but still a drop in the bucket. The bucket of money Medicare spent in 2014 was $600 billion. As a percentage the telemedicine spending was .002%. The focus of telemedicine in the past has been rural America. Patients hundreds of miles from a […]
Mom and 12 Things We Can 3D Print in Medicine
Printing something about Mom on my LulzBot Taz 5 3-D Printer seemed like a good way to start the 100th Mother’s Day. I enjoy printing various nicknacks, animals or spaceships for grandkids, and household parts not available any longer. Much more important than my hobby is the plethora of things in the world of medicine that can […]
Drones in medicine?
A drone delivers medicine from a nearby pharmacy to the Deutsche Post headquarters in Bonn, Germany. The possibilities are many according to Cornelius Thiels, a general surgery resident who wrote in KevinMD.com. He said drones will not replace provider care, but perhaps they could deliver: Blood to a hospital that’s running low Medical supplies to mass […]
Telehealth Is Closer Than Many Think
UnitedHealthcare, the largest healthcare insurer, has announced expanded coverage for virtual physician visits. The new coverage is limited initially to people in self-funded employer health plans. Online access to a physician can be by mobile phone, tablet, or desktop 24 hours a day. The American Telemedicine Association said more than 10 million consumers directly benefited from […]
