Researchers have developed a list of recommended changes to international guidelines for the development of clinical trials to gain insights on the impact of treatment on participants and their quality of life. Finding were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Implementation of electronic consultations (e-consults) could improve providing specialty care, but their worth changes depending on clinician’s perceptions of the potential benefits of the technology. Findings were published in the February issue of Health Affairs.

lifeIMAGE announced today the release of Clinical Connector, powered by lifeIMAGE, a high-performance, scalable, and secure health care application. It connects patients to their care delivery ecosystem while simultaneously simplifying administrative burdens for caregivers. Clinical Connector was built from the ground up using U.S. and international standards to enable a growing and broad set of interoperability needs across clinical and non-clinical applications, including medical imaging platforms that can now share data seamlessly between clinicians and patients. In the interest of patient continuity, lifeIMAGE is making the Clinical Connector available to all clearinghouse users of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Image Share pilot program, which is coming to a successful completion on March 31, 2018.

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and Åbo Akademi University in Finland have developed an edible QR code that could advance the development of personalized medicine. Findings were published in International Journal of Pharmaceutics.

Despite the growth in popularity and investments in healthcare technology over the past year, zero initial public offerings (IPOs) were released in 2017.

Researchers from New York's Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed machine learning capable of interpreting radiologist reports, according to a study published in Radiology.

Researchers have developed a smart contact lens capable of monitoring glucose levels, according to a study published in Science Advances.

Engineers from Rutgers have developed a “4D printing” method using a smart gel that could be used in producing living structures within the human body, soft robotics and targeted drug delivery. Findings were published in Scientific Reports.