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C-CDA / CCDA

C-CDA is also known for popularizing the Continuity of Care Document (CCD) 1. Intro https://www.particlehealth.com/blog/what-is-ccda-consolidated-clinical-document-architecture https://www.covetus.com/blog/how-are-cda-and-c-cda-benefitting-the-healthcare-it-industry 2. videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozbeqtZuPfg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyYTG_NU1Bw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF8gsR0YQA0 3. Examples of xml codes / snippets for CCDA can be see by a simple search. Prefer reliable sources like github  https://www.google.com/search?q=ccda+snippet+example+xml a.   https://github.com/HL7/C-CDA-Examples/blob/master/Documents/CCD/CCD%202/CCD.xml Use below XML viewers to view the data in a human readable format (1)  https://jsonformatter.org/xml-formatter  ( use search box in 'XMLtree' view to  seach data of interest. eg 'BMI' , 'diagnosis' , 'ICD' or 'cpt') (2)  https://codebeautify.org/xmlviewer 4. Other resources 4.1 https://www.flor...

Robotic in healthcare

 The healthcare industry is rapidly adopting robotics to improve patient care, surgical procedures, and administrative tasks. Robotics technology provides benefits like increased precision, reduced errors, and improved efficiency. Popular robots in healthcare include da Vinci, Xenex Gern-Zapping Robot, PARO, TUG, and CyberKnife. This article explores the transformative impact of robotics in healthcare, covering its applications in surgery, rehabilitation, diagnostics, and administrative tasks, while discussing potential challenges and ethical considerations. Robots have become integral to healthcare, revolutionizing the level of care and medical assistance. Over the past decade, they have evolved from medication delivery to virtual support and remote diagnosis. Initially, it was believed that robots could never replace humans, but with the inclusion of artificial intelligence and machine learning, these precise robots can now perform a wide range of activities in the healthcare sec...