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Prioritising Patient Safety: A Call to Action for a Resilient European Health Union
2024 23 May
Patient harm is not just a statistic; it represents real individuals whose lives have been adversely affected by preventable errors within healthcare systems. In Europe, this issue is significant, with statistics indicating that as many as one in every ten patients experience harm while receiving services in hospitals. Moreover, up to 40% of patients...Read more
EHR Signatures Help Diagnose Patients With Common Variable Immunodeficiency
2024 22 May
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID) is a complex and rare inborn error of immunity characterised by antibody deficiency and impaired B cell responses. Due to its heterogeneous presentation, CVID often eludes timely diagnosis, resulting in delayed treatment and prolonged patient suffering. However, a groundbreaking development from the University...Read more
Harnessing AI to Address Clinician Burnout from Patient Messaging in EHRs
2024 16 May
Clinician burnout is increasingly prevalent, partly due to the burdensome nature of managing patient messages in electronic health record (EHR) systems. While patient portals enhance transparency, they also escalate workload, contributing to burnout. Proposed strategies include triaging messages, implementing fees, and using templated responses....Read more
New Framework Addressing Bias, Safety, and Patient Engagement for Conversational AI
2024 15 May
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly utilised in healthcare, offering potential for improved patient outcomes and streamlined clinical processes. Patient-facing conversational AI agents, such as chatbots, engage directly with patients for tasks like symptom diagnosis and appointment scheduling. Despite their benefits, concerns persist regarding...Read more
First Patient with Pig Kidney Transplant Dies, Research Continues
2024 13 May
Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston announced the passing of Rick Slayman, 62, who earlier this year made medical history as the first human recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney. Despite the pioneering transplant in March, his death saddened both the medical community and his family, who emphasised his inspirational legacy. ...Read more
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Prioritising Patient Safety and Combatting Fatigue in Healthcare
2023 28 Nov
Penilla Gunther, President of the European Patient Safety Foundation, shares her insights with HealthManagement.org, explaining the importance of patient safety and its growing significance in healthcare. She also highlights the potential impact the Fight Fatigue campaign could have on patient safety and overall healthcare outcomes. Why...Read more
Data Integration and Decision Support Along the Patient Pathway
2021 01 Jun
An overview of a decision support platform that offers holistic decision support along the continuum of care, bringing together a wide variety of healthcare data from diverse IT systems with a vendor-neutral design and user-friendly solutions. Key Points As healthcare processes become more digital, there has been tremendous growth in health...Read more
Enterprise Imaging VNA - Enriching Patient Imaging Records
2021 01 Jun
Agfa HealthCare’s Enterprise Imaging VNA solution is a modern, standards-based platform purpose-built on the latest technology. Health Management.org spoke to Christien Lefebvre, Global Program Manager, Enterprise Imaging VNA for Agfa HealthCare to discuss the VNA solution, what benefits it offers and why healthcare organisations and clinicians should...Read more
360 Health Analysis - Breast Cancer Management in Portugal: Patient Journey
2021 01 Jun
Abstract Introduction: 360 Health Analysis (H360) was started in 2018 with the aim of providing a comprehensive picture of breast cancer management in Portugal. After initial evidence retrieval (Phase 1), this study (Phase 2) focused on analysing hospital organization and performance on breast cancer management from the perspective of patients,...Read more
CoviLake Niguarda: Trying to Predict COVID-19 Patient Path
2020 11 May
COVID-19 is a new and largely unknown disease, which makes it difficult for clinicians to make prognostic decisions. CoviLake Niguarda is a project aimed at creating AI algorithms and a decision support system (DSS) feeding from a datalake of all relevant patient information to support clinical decision-making on the front line. Since...Read more
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