Search Tag: Data
Integrating labs into clinical care pathways
2019 21 Jan
Based on an Abbott-sponsored symposium “Diagnostics, Data and Integrated Clinical Care – From Insight to Action” presented at European Association of Hospital Managers (EAHM) congress, Cascais, Portugal, 27th September 2018. Introduction Pressure on healthcare systems continues to rise as the world’s population grows and lives longer;... Read more
Is Blockchain the right technology for healthcare?
2019 21 Jan
Blockchain technology is touted as being potentially revolutionary, but what’s the view for the healthcare sector? Known for being an industry that’s slow to adopt and adapt to new tech, could there be any value in Blockchain for healthcare? HealthManagement.org spoke to four Blockchain experts for their views. Kamales Lardi Managing Partner ... Read more
How Blockchain will transform healthcare
2019 21 Jan
Adoption of distributed ledger technology will benefit patients and providers Blockchain is more than just a technology that allows us to do what we already do better, faster and cheaper. This peer-to-peer new technology has the potential to create a more inclusive economy, where patients can benefit from health data ownership. One... Read more
Who stands to benefit from healthcare Blockchain?
2019 21 Jan
Blockchain revolutionises data security, research and monetisation Blockchain can provide the backbone for a health data infrastructure that enables patients to control and benefit financially from their health data. The power of health data The tsunami of personal data brought about by the digital revolution now extends far beyond... Read more
Blockchain solves healthcare data obstacles
2019 21 Jan
Incentivising patients with tokenomics of health data A cryptocurrency that represents the value of health information can motivate individuals to make their health data shareable to those who are willing to pay for it. Tokens are well established in the context of Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. It’s a digital asset that... Read more
Is Blockchain impacting the healthcare arena?
2019 21 Jan
The Blockchain race in healthcare has yet to begin Supporters say it has everything to offer healthcare security and transparency, but what do practical, on-the-ground C-levels really think about Blockchain's potential today? While the technology trend-o-metre and cryptocurrency world at large set off fireworks of exciting talk and... Read more
Bringing new technologies to anaesthesia: are we there yet?
2017 22 Nov
Maxime Cannesson, MD, PhD, is Professor of Anesthesiology and Vice Chair for Perioperative Medicine at UCLA. He is the Technology, Computing, and Simulation section editor for Anesthesia & Analgesia. His research interests focus on new technologies applied to anaesthesia and the intensive care unit. We live in a wireless world as consumers,... Read more
Digital Health Hub at Your Service - If You Earn Citizen Trust
2017 07 May
The Digital Health Hub is a joint project of Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund and The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. The project goal is to facilitate the use of national data reserves and design of the one-stop shop for health and social care data. The mention of data exploitation may sound scary, but at its best it can mean... Read more