Precision Medicine - Key Challenges
Evolving technology is seen paving the way for wider use of precision medicine in patient care. Further, more cost-effective gene sequencing... Read more
Timely Reporting of Health Data Breaches
Healthcare organisations in the U.S. are responding to federal enforcement by reporting data breaches within 60 days of discovery, according... Read more
Hospital Fined $387,000 for HIPAA Violation
Unlawful disclosure of protected health information (PHI) has cost a New York City hospital a $387,000 settlement with the U.S. Department of... Read more
Mining EHR Data for Improved Outcomes
Increasing use of EHRs makes them a valuable source of important clinical data. Currently, three large academic medical centres in the U.S.... Read more
ECRI Institute Issues Free Public Resource to Protect Hospitals from Ransomware Attacks
New guidance gives do’s and don’ts for protecting medical devices from becoming compromised Ransomware is a form of computer malware that... Read more
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Mobile Applications in Healthcare: A Game-Changer for Outcomes
Mobile apps in healthcare have become increasingly popular over the past decade due to their ease of use and ability to provide quick access to information at any time and place. They are helping people all over the world to stay on top of their health — both physical and mental. Some examples of these health apps are Fitbit for tracking... Read more
Cybersecurity and Privacy Best Practices for Medical Practitioners
Many private practitioners are deploying information systems in their private medical facilities to take care of various processes such as patient on-boarding, patient record keeping, patient accounts amongst others. However, there is less effort to ensure that these information systems have the necessary controls to safeguard patients records and... Read more
The Evolution of Personal Expression from Written to Visual Narratives
Facebook has expanded beyond its original purpose in the modern, ever-changing online world. It's a platform for people to connect and share the tales of their lives. It is also a medium that facilitates the transfer of the latest news, information and knowledge, whether in healthcare, finance, politics or sports. Adding personalised... Read more
White Papers and Case Studies
Thales’s End-to-End Comprehensive Offer for Connected Radiology
2022 15 Jun
As in many sectors, the COVID crisis has substantially changed the way of working, with an increasing need for digital solutions to guaranty continuity of services. The same applies for the medical domain. During the pandemic, clinicians maintained the link with patients, conducting remote consultations, but raising a huge concern with... Read more
Taking the Mystery Out of Machine Learning
2017 06 Apr
Radiologists have been taught to fear machine learning. It means what it says, a machine can learn. It is an inherently frightening concept. It is almost a shame to put such a label on the process, because it is not really new. Remember Fuzzy Logic? Neural Networks? We were all impressed that a computer could recognize the letter “A”, but that... Read more
Seven Steps to a More Efficient and Resilient IT Solution
2017 20 Feb
Efficient patient-centric care models require consolidating mountains of data. Acquisitions and regionalization further compound the challenge. How does an organization capitalize on what could easily become a liability? Fredrik Gustavsson, Sectra CTO, sums up the answer simply, “Don’t buy technology. Buy solutions for your clinical pathways.”... Read more
My Fundamental Right to Cross-Border Healthcare
2012 27 Aug
Dear Reader, Properly working cross-border healthcare is a fundamental right of every European citizen. This goes hand in hand with the free movement of persons. The European Union has its main focus on IT collaboration with the USA. But HITM feels that this is too narrow. Therefore we have taken the decision to closely collaborate with the Middle... Read more
Spain
2012 27 Aug
University of Granada researchers have developed a software tool that makes an accurate estimation of the risk that a person has to suffer a heart disease. In addition, this software tool allows the performance of massive risk estimations, i.e. it helps to estimate the risk that a specific population group has of suffering a heart condition.... Read more
Telecare in Andalusia
2012 27 Aug
The University Hospital Virgen Macarena of Seville and the Superior Engineering School of Seville University are jointly carrying out a new research project for the implementation of a complete telecare system for kidney patients. “Modular customisable architecture for complete kidney patient telecare” will study the implementation of a telemedicine... Read more
UK
2012 27 Aug
The UK government has announced £4 million of funding for businesses to develop cutting-edge ideas to address some of the biggest health problems of our time. The Department of Health has opened two new competitions with up to £2 million of funding each to develop technological and innovative solutions that can: Change people’s behaviour in... Read more
Poland
2012 27 Aug
The Polish Ministry of Health has recently launched 'Dlapacjenta.mz.gov.pl', a portal providing practical information on the reimbursement of medicines. Designed as an easy-to-use and convenient information source on medicines reimbursed by the National Health fund, patients are the first target group. Through the new portal, patients have... Read more
From Our Journals
Measuring Healthcare Outcomes to Deliver Value and Lower Costs
Summary: A new initiative, called ACS THRIVE (Transforming Healthcare... Read more
AI opportunities for healthcare must not be wasted
The reality about the potential and limitations of AI One of the... Read more
Canadian Researchers at the End of Life Network (CARENET)
Interview with Professor Daren Heyland The Canadian Researchers... Read more
Leveraging the Lessons of COVID-19 to Maximise the Benefits of Integrating Care
An overview of the Integrated Care System (ICS), how it can help deliver... Read more
3D printing - an interdisciplinary lab
3D printing will most likely transform the medical field as it presents... Read more
Seven steps to the ‘Perfect Patient Information Journey’
Leadership comes first. High-quality patient information is... Read more