Search Tag: Patients
Smart Circulator or Value-Driven Perspective for Patients?
2021 12 Jul
Cardiology is a discipline with many opportunities; however, replacing the physician is ethically impermissible and machines must follow the measure of ethics. Only then can smart cardiology save and improve lives and make an important contribution in the world. Key Points Smart medicine, like all other technological innovations, must serve... Read more
Healthcare Falling Short in Patient Digital Experience
2020 10 Mar
In this era of digital technology, consumerism in healthcare means patients expect the same kind of seamless digital experience they get when dealing with other service-oriented industries. You might also like: German Doctors To Prescribe Health Apps in ‘World First’ With airlines and travel agencies, for example, online... Read more
eHealthWeek Croatia 2020
2020 15 Apr
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Reimagining Hospitals
2020 03 Feb
One of the most cost-effective ways to reinvent hospitals will be through information technology. Over the next decade we can give hospitals the equivalent of brains and nervous systems. The fully digitised hospital of the future will become a healing machine, sensitive to the precise needs of each patient, seamlessly supporting human caregivers... Read more
Improving Patient Experience in Radiology Waiting Rooms
2020 28 Jan
In providing imaging and other medical services, the "human factor" is key in creating a positive patient experience. Based on this principle, a Chicago-based hospital has made strides in improving patient satisfaction in the area of radiological services. You might also like: 5 Practices to Improve Doctor-Patient Relationships ... Read more
Costly Radiology Callbacks Erode Patient Trust: How To Reduce Them?
2020 06 Jan
Imaging "callbacks" refer to instances when patients are asked to undergo a repeat or additional radiologic examination. While such callbacks may be uncommon, these are inconvenient for patients and can erode their trust in radiologists, according to researchers with the Department of Radiology at Michigan Medicine. You might also like: Malpractice:... Read more
Our Top 15 Technology Stories from 2019
2019 28 Dec
As the year draws to a close, we take a look at our most viewed technology stories across our 2019 news and journals. Fighting Cyber Threats With a Global Community Denise Anderson, President of the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (H-ISAC), spoke to HealthManagement.org about this growing global organisation’s aim... Read more
Retinal Imaging Biomarker for Early Alzheimer's Detection
2019 19 Nov
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is difficult to detect primarily because of the lack of measurable indicators – or biomarkers – before patients exhibit symptoms of this form of dementia. However, damage to the brain occurs years before AD is already symptomatic and advanced. New research from the University of Minnesota has looked into a promising... Read more
The Politics of Tech Adoption in Healthcare
2019 13 Nov
A new report looking into the development and use of emerging technologies, notably artificial intelligence (AI), for healthcare has revealed concerns among some clinicians as to the real reason behind tech adoption. Within the NHS, the adoption of AI and other data-driven technologies is largely based on a “political or commercial imperative”... Read more