Category: Health Care Industry

Mobile commerce is affecting all industries but the health care is one that stands out amongst the rest. The industry is mainly using mobile apps and augmented reality to make headlines.

Californians advised to keep their vaccine record QR code screenshot handy

Jennifer Goula
Vaccine record qr code - code on phone being scanned

Officials have recommended that state residents be ready to present the barcode when asked. Among Californians who have overcome the challenge of obtaining the proof of their shot, the vaccine record QR code provided to them can become a handy tool to use in everyday life. The barcode may be requested at restaurants, bars, cafes and other similar locations. As a result, officials say that one of the easiest ways to keep the vaccine record QR code handy is to simply take a screenshot and store it in the device.…

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Theator and Mayo Clinic to collaborate on surgical AI technology

L. Green
AI technology - surgeons in operating room

The Israel-founded company will collaborate with the urology and gynecology departments at the clinic. Theator, a startup from Israel, and the Mayo Clinic have agreed to work together on bringing surgical AI technology to operating rooms. They will collaborate to test the artificial technology for improving surgeon performance. The AI technology in question will be applied to the urology and gynecology departments at the Mayo Clinic. Surgeons there will test the annotation and video analytics tech meant to help improve the performance of the doctors. This will be focused in…

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UK government to dump the NHS Track and Trace QR codes

L. Green
NHS Track and Trace - NHS COVID-19 app

The government is reportedly thinking of scrapping the quick response code venue sign-ins. According to many media reports, the UK government is thinking about eliminating the use of the NHS Track and Trace app QR codes from restaurants, bars and other venues. If the reports are corrected, this layer of COVID-19 restrictions in England will end July 19th. The report about the removal of the NHS Track and Trace QR code cessation arrives following British Beer and Pub Association chef executive Emma McClarkin’s statement that pubs were “closing or greatly…

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Mayo Clinic Health app support now available to iPhone users

Sam Lambert
Health app - Stethoscope - iPhone

The respected health institution has added itself to a growing list to add support for the Apple feature. Mayo Clinic patients who have an iPhone can now use the Apple Health app to access their medical data on their phones. The medical institution used a press release to announce its support for the Apple feature. In the release, the Mayo Clinic explained that it was adding its support for the Health app on iPhones, so that people could use their Health Records feature. Patients will now be able to use…

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QR code venue check-ins will be added to NHS COVID-19 app

Stephanie Beck
QR code venue check-ins - NHS COVID-19 app

The contact tracing application in England and Wales will soon request more shared details with positive test. The NHS COVID-19 app’s recent updates have started adding QR code venue check-ins to the requested information for sharing upon the receipt of a positive coronavirus test. The update was added to the application before the nations re-opened their stores on April 12. The purpose of the additional sharing of QR code venue check-ins in the case of a positive COVID-19 test result is that authorities want to be able to notify other…

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