Data trust: UK calls for 'public good' test in landmark study
A cross-party think tank Policy Connect and the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Data Analytics in the UK, have called for a ‘settlement’... Read more
Design and tech expertise influence patient HIT engagement
Researchers at Penn State University say that people who are confident about machine performance and their own abilities to engage with... Read more
Could a roaming robot assist in healthcare setting?
It can roam in a crowd discreetly. Its demeanour is friendly and approachable and it can engage with passers-by, inviting further contact... Read more
Doctor Sophia the robot will see you now?
“As the representative of the incredible capabilities robotics can offer, can you help forward the development and integration of advanced... Read more
#ReflectFestival: sharing the future of healthcare technology
Reflect Festival 2019 , the largest future casting festival between Southern Europe and the Middle East is happening in Cyprus right now. The... Read more
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The Importance of User-Centred Design in Healthcare Technology
Healthcare technology has come a long way in recent years. From virtual medical consultations to wearable fitness trackers, the possibilities are endless. But just as important as understanding what tools are available is how they are implemented and designed. User-centred design (UCD) puts users at the centre of product development, allowing... Read more
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
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
Patient Identification: Executive Summary
For its fifth Deep Dive analysis of a patient safety topic, ECRI Institute... Read more
Nosocomial Pneumonia
This review discusses some of the key advances from the 2005 ATS / IDSA... Read more
Data power to the patients!
Patient-driven data business, not data-driven patient business.... Read more
Hospital Finance: Managing in the Current Financial Climate
Alternative financing at hospital level can make a difference.... Read more
Shaping the future of dementia care
Re-examining approaches for dementia management. The potential of... Read more
The Green Intensive Care: From Environmental Hotspot to Action
Together we must reduce the impact of the healthcare sector and shift... Read more