Search Tag: Telemedicine
COVID-19 Sparked a Digital Health Boom – But Will it Last?
2021 01 Jun
Digital health has experienced a boom during the pandemic, with solutions such as AI and telemedicine being adopted with speed across Europe. However, as many instances of such adoption have been the result of temporary or emergency measures, there is a question mark over whether solutions will continue to be leveraged after the pandemic, or whether... Read more
Tech for Health: Share, Talk, Treat: #HealthTech Dialogue Hub
2021 01 Mar
The Novartis Foundation launched its HealthTech Dialogue Hub on 23 February 2021 to promote technology driven healthcare solutions and Artificial Intelligence (AI). This learning hub will host events, share lessons learned and best practices from the roll out of technology-enabled innovations, such as virtual doctors, e-health trackers and online prescriptions.... Read more
Chatbot Use in Mental Health: Decisive Factors
2020 06 Jul
Fully automated conversational agents (CAs), also known as bots or chatbots, now commonly assist consumers when doing online shopping and banking transactions, as well as in making doctors' appointments. You might also like: Healthcare Data: Creating a Learning Healthcare Ecosystem A new area where intelligent chatbots can... Read more
UAE to Pioneer the Region’s First Virtual Hospital
2020 12 Mar
A major telecommunications provider is in talks with the UAE government to provide virtual hospital services in the region. Du, which provides commercial Internet and entertainment services to customers across the UAE, revealed the proposed collaboration following the Arab Health conference in January, where both parties signed a memorandum... Read more
Israeli Hospital Prepares Telemedicine for COVID-19
2020 12 Feb
WHO renamed COVID-19 on February 11 in a bid to avoid inaccuracies or de-stigmatisation stemming from the name of the coronavirus. Meanwhile, the respiratory virus has opened doors to technological applications that range from telemedicine to AI integration. You might also like: Novel Coronavirus: New Name, New... Read more
Healthcare 2030: Transformation in the Next Decade
2020 29 Jan
2020 marks the start of a new decade and, with factors such as the Silver Tsunami, digitalisation and emerging technologies that still have to prove their worth in the mix, it’s one which will be game-changing. HealthManagement.org spoke to four experts on what changes they think will lead to the most beneficial transformation in healthcare over the... Read more
Redefining the role of hospitals - innovating in population health
2018 21 Aug
The 27th EAHM Congress looks at providing healthcare to a changing population and adapting to digitisation With the 27th European Association of Hospital Managers (EAHM) Congress being held in Cascais, Lisbon at the end of September, HealthManagement interviews Alexandre Lourenço, President of hosting organisation, the Portuguese Association... Read more
Harnessing the power of connected care and telehealth
2018 25 Jan
M a j or c o n g r e ss f ocu s es o n t e l e h e a l t h d e v e l op m e n t s. Connec t ed ca r e and t elehealth a r e playing a k ey r ole in the r apidly changin g healthca r e sector, ... Read more