AI in Healthcare: America Medical Association Augmented Intelligence Recommendations
AI in Healthcare: America Medical Association Augmented Intelligence Recommendations To understand AI in healthcare you need to de-construct the myth surrounding Augmented Intelligence. What is Augmented Intelligence? Augmented Intelligence is the use of information technology to amplify human intelligence. Augmented Intelligence in healthcare simply uses machine learning technology to amplify already existing healthcare intelligence. Recently, […]
The Health Markers You MUST Know
The Health Markers You MUST Know Stopwatches, mirrors, tape measures: in ages past, creating as complete a picture of your health and fitness as possible meant compiling scraps of information from decidedly lacking means. Today, however, you have access to Health Markers data points capable of: A Closer Look Understanding the power of each of these […]
Answering Your A1C Questions
Answering Your A1C Questions The “A” in A1C doesn’t stand for “answers,” but it may as well for the purpose of this article. That’s because this article provides answers for some of the most common A1C questions people like you are asking today. The right answers are important because diabetes is a serious medical condition […]
Working Around A1C test Shortcomings
Working Around A1C test Shortcomings Practically since its introduction in 1977, many medical professionals have considered the A1C test the gold standard for determining a patient’s average blood sugar (glucose) level. Depending upon the result of the A1C test, the patient could be diagnosed as pre-diabetic or diabetic. A1C Challenges In recent years, researchers and […]
Visceral Fat and Its Role in Your Health
Visceral Fat and Its Role in Your Health It’s possible that visceral fat will present the majority of us with the greatest health-related fight in which we’ll ever find ourselves. That’s because visceral fat can lead to metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, and malignancies. Understanding your visceral fat level, which visceral fat measure approach is best, […]
The Global DEXA Market
The Global DEXA Market The global market for bone densitometers is expected to reach $1.2 billion by 2024. Such a forecast puts it at a market growth of 4.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), growth driven mostly by the increase in osteoporosis diagnoses spurred by demographic changes worldwide. The largest segment is the DEXA market, […]
The Most Accurate Method of Measuring Body Fat & Visceral Fat
The Most Accurate Method of Measuring Body Fat & Visceral Fat It’s a common enough riddle that you likely know the answer immediately: Q. What do people make that you can’t see?A. Noise. It’s clever, though not entirely accurate. That’s because there is something else people make all the time that we can’t see: visceral […]
Are DEXA Scans Safe?
Are DEXA Scans Safe? Put simply, DEXA scans are safe. The most prominent exception: women who are pregnant. They’re also effective. There’s no question a DEXA body composition (comp) scan does a remarkable job quantifying key health indicators such as bone density and visceral fat percentages. Any technology that utilizes X-ray technology, however, invites questions […]
5 Ways DEXA Supports New Revenue Streams
5 Ways DEXA Supports New Revenue Streams An American Medical Association survey1 found that a desire to help people is the driving force behind many of the people who choose medicine as a career. But even with such a desire leading the way, business operations must also demand their fair share of attention to ensure […]
The Ultimate Health Machine
The Ultimate Health Machine Key features that make the GE Lunar iDXA ideal for patients and practices today It’s difficult, if not impossible, to overemphasize the benefits of the Lunar iDXA with CoreScan, GE’s flagship dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry system. Combating metabolic diseases, caring for an aging population, and addressing growing obesity rates requires the best […]