Search Tag: Electronic health records
2025 18 Oct
Trust is essential for successful digital health initiatives. It does not emerge spontaneously but demands deliberate, targeted efforts. A four-step approach (understand context, identify levers, implement trust indicators and refine actions) supports practical implementation. With a comprehensive understanding of user trust and traits of trustworthy...Read more
2025 15 Oct
Artificial intelligence scribes are moving from pilot projects to enterprise deployment, promising to reduce documentation burden and free clinicians to focus on direct care. Ambient tools that capture and summarise consultations are being embedded into electronic health record workflows and adopted across multiple specialties. Early reports of...Read more
2025 15 Oct
Artificial intelligence scribes are moving from pilot projects to enterprise deployment, promising to reduce documentation burden and free clinicians to focus on direct care. Ambient tools that capture and summarise consultations are being embedded into electronic health record workflows and adopted across multiple specialties. Early reports of...Read more
2025 15 Oct
Artificial intelligence scribes are moving from pilot projects to enterprise deployment, promising to reduce documentation burden and free clinicians to focus on direct care. Ambient tools that capture and summarise consultations are being embedded into electronic health record workflows and adopted across multiple specialties. Early reports of...Read more
2025 13 Sep
Hospitals increasingly seek standardised ways to track whole-person health at scale using data already available in electronic health records. The allostatic load index offers a concise composite measure spanning multiple physiological systems, yet routine clinical data often includes missing values and occasional errors that can distort analyses...Read more
2025 03 Sep
Healthcare systems across the world are contending with rising levels of clinician burnout, a problem intensified by heavy administrative workloads, inefficient digital systems and increasing demands on time. Although technology has often been identified as a major contributor to these pressures, it also offers significant potential to support...Read more
2025 03 Sep
Healthcare systems across the world are contending with rising levels of clinician burnout, a problem intensified by heavy administrative workloads, inefficient digital systems and increasing demands on time. Although technology has often been identified as a major contributor to these pressures, it also offers significant potential to support...Read more
2025 02 Sep
Burnout among clinicians remains one of the most pressing issues in healthcare, often linked to the demands of electronic health record documentation. Insufficient time for note completion not only adds to workload but also impacts care quality and patient safety. Traditional interventions from scribes to workflow redesign and dictation tools...Read more
2025 02 Sep
Burnout among clinicians remains one of the most pressing issues in healthcare, often linked to the demands of electronic health record documentation. Insufficient time for note completion not only adds to workload but also impacts care quality and patient safety. Traditional interventions from scribes to workflow redesign and dictation tools...Read more
2025 02 Sep
Artificial intelligence is becoming a core component of modern healthcare, with electronic health records acting as a natural entry point for these technologies. While the potential to reduce administrative burden and improve access to information is considerable, the effectiveness of AI tools is often determined by how well they are aligned with...Read more
2025 02 Sep
Artificial intelligence is becoming a core component of modern healthcare, with electronic health records acting as a natural entry point for these technologies. While the potential to reduce administrative burden and improve access to information is considerable, the effectiveness of AI tools is often determined by how well they are aligned with...Read more
2025 02 Sep
Healthcare organisations are facing escalating threats from data breaches, with incidents growing in frequency and severity over recent years. The Healthcare Data Breach Statistics report published in the HIPAA Journal provides a detailed account of how patient information is being compromised across the sector and the consequences that follow....Read more
2025 02 Sep
Healthcare organisations are facing escalating threats from data breaches, with incidents growing in frequency and severity over recent years. The Healthcare Data Breach Statistics report published in the HIPAA Journal provides a detailed account of how patient information is being compromised across the sector and the consequences that follow....Read more
2025 22 Aug
Fragmentation continues to limit the full potential of health data across systems. Progress depends on establishing interoperability, aligning regulations and investing in sustainable digital infrastructure. Strategic actions include enforcing open standards, financing ongoing digital operations, developing workforce skills and empowering patients...Read more
2025 12 Aug
Artificial intelligence is increasingly integral to healthcare, offering advancements in diagnostics, treatment recommendations and resource allocation. However, without deliberate safeguards, AI can perpetuate and even deepen health inequities, particularly for marginalised populations. Biases embedded in electronic health record data risk reinforcing...Read more
2025 12 Aug
Artificial intelligence is increasingly integral to healthcare, offering advancements in diagnostics, treatment recommendations and resource allocation. However, without deliberate safeguards, AI can perpetuate and even deepen health inequities, particularly for marginalised populations. Biases embedded in electronic health record data risk reinforcing...Read more
2025 01 Aug
The accelerating use of artificial intelligence in phishing campaigns is creating a critical challenge for healthcare organisations. Hospitals are facing a surge in sophisticated, AI-generated credential theft attempts, with incidents escalating by over 700% in late 2024. These attacks are more convincing, more scalable and more effective than...Read more
2025 01 Aug
The accelerating use of artificial intelligence in phishing campaigns is creating a critical challenge for healthcare organisations. Hospitals are facing a surge in sophisticated, AI-generated credential theft attempts, with incidents escalating by over 700% in late 2024. These attacks are more convincing, more scalable and more effective than...Read more
2025 01 Aug
The accelerating use of artificial intelligence in phishing campaigns is creating a critical challenge for healthcare organisations. Hospitals are facing a surge in sophisticated, AI-generated credential theft attempts, with incidents escalating by over 700% in late 2024. These attacks are more convincing, more scalable and more effective than...Read more
2025 06 Jul
The implementation and use of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) across the Asia-Pacific region are shaped by a diverse array of economic, technological and organisational factors. Based on a 2024 HIMSS survey of 200 healthcare professionals from 17 countries, the EMR Experience in Asia-Pacific 2025 Report explores how systems are adopted, maintained...Read more
2025 25 Mar
Image capture: Healthcare Alert Concept – Doctor Interacting with Digital Warning Symbol Diagnostic errors in paediatric emergency departments (EDs) continue to pose a significant concern, particularly given the complex and high-pressure nature of emergency care environments. These settings often involve time-sensitive decisions, incomplete...Read more
2025 24 Feb
The integration of artificial intelligence into electronic health records (EHR) is transforming healthcare by improving workflow, clinical decision support and patient care. Despite the accelerated adoption of AI, challenges remain, often due to misaligned organisational priorities rather than technological issues. Many healthcare providers invest...Read more
2025 24 Feb
The integration of artificial intelligence into electronic health records (EHR) is transforming healthcare by improving workflow, clinical decision support and patient care. Despite the accelerated adoption of AI, challenges remain, often due to misaligned organisational priorities rather than technological issues. Many healthcare providers invest...Read more
2025 24 Feb
The integration of digital health technologies (DHTs) has become a defining aspect of modern healthcare, significantly transforming clinical practices and patient management. Electronic health records (EHRs), mobile health applications and remote monitoring systems have contributed to improvements in patient care, diagnostic precision and operational...Read more
2025 29 Jan
Hospital digitalisation is redefining the healthcare landscape, transforming both the quality and efficiency of patient care delivery. The integration of digital technologies such as electronic health records, artificial intelligence and digital therapeutics is enabling healthcare institutions to provide more personalised and effective treatment...Read more
2024 03 Nov
The evolution of electronic health records (EHRs) has revolutionised data management in healthcare. However, their potential is often limited by the significant amount of unstructured data they contain, such as clinicians’ notes and patient narratives. Natural Language Processing (NLP) is changing this dynamic by converting unstructured data into...Read more
2024 28 Oct
The rapid digitisation of healthcare and the integration of electronic health records (EHRs) have brought data to the forefront of healthcare analytics. Organisations striving for value-based care increasingly rely on data to make informed decisions, enhance patient outcomes and drive research. However, choosing the right type of data for analytics...Read more
2024 01 Aug
In an increasingly digital world, access to online services has become essential for participating fully in society. However, recent studies indicate that many UK families cannot engage with today's digital society due to a lack of online skills and access to necessary devices, data, and broadband. This digital divide is a social issue and a significant...Read more
2024 01 Aug
In an increasingly digital world, access to online services has become essential for participating fully in society. However, recent studies indicate that many UK families cannot engage with today's digital society due to a lack of online skills and access to necessary devices, data, and broadband. This digital divide is a social issue and a significant...Read more