The healthcare sector is the backbone of any country and its economy. A healthy workforce is a necessity for any nation’s growth. Therefore, improvement and advancements in healthcare processes are a requirement no country can ignore. Science and technology have contributed substantially to this end. Over the last few decades, the advancement in this field […]
Category: facial recognition
Facial Recognition Trained to Keep Watch over Seated Hospital Patients
In the latest development, facial recognition technology is all set to be used for monitoring sedated patients in the intensive care units (ICU). It would alert healthcare workers when patients accidentally remove a breathing tube or engage in some other behavior that could affect their health. On June 3, the study was presented at the annual meeting of the European Society of Anesthesiology in Vienna. When the concept was introduced, it was analyzed and found to have a 75 percent accuracy rate, which is a moderate level. In a Japanese study, scientists have trained an algorithm of 99 images from cameras aiming at the face of 24 ICU patients. Concept Research & Analysis Akane Sato, the lead author of the study […]