Search Tag: Technology
Top Healthcare Trends 2018
2018 25 Jan
What do healthcare leaders see ahead? HealthManagement.org spoke to healthcare leaders on the future of the sector. The consensus is Artificial Intelligence (AI), leadership training, population health, cross-collaboration and development of value-based healthcare will lead progress in healthcare. Prof. Lluís Donoso BachEditor-in-Chief Imaging, HealthManagement.org "There... Read more
How human-centred design improves patient experience
2017 09 Nov
How salauno has used an interdisciplinary team with a Human-Centred Design approach with impressive patient results. Salauno was founded in 2011 to eliminate needless blindness in Mexico where it is the second biggest cause of disability. Salauno’s model is low-cost, high-quality and high-volume which has allowed it to attend to 200,000 low-income... Read more
New tech in nurse education
2017 20 Sep
A new survey shows an accelerated rate of technology adoption in nursing education in the U.S., which is driven by two factors: a shortage of clinical training sites for students and hospitals' growing demands for practice-ready nurses.When it comes to the need for advanced technology in nursing education, 63 percent of the 500 nursing faculty and administrator... Read more
3 Healthcare Sector HIT Trends
2017 09 Aug
Technology plays a big role in revolutionising healthcare management. As IT investment continues to grow, it will be good to know which software and tech trends are dominating the medical field. Patient scheduling software, smartwatches that detect heart disease and marketing automation tools are among the major software and tech trends that are changing... Read more
Precision Medicine - Key Challenges
2017 05 Jun
Evolving technology is seen paving the way for wider use of precision medicine in patient care. Further, more cost-effective gene sequencing and federal projects such as the Precision Medicine Initiative and the Cancer Moonshot help to advance progress in this field. However, there are also substantial obstacles facing personalised medicine, including... Read more
Use of Apps in Intensive Care Medicine
2017 30 Apr
Technology has affected all aspects of our lives. And Critical Care Medicine is no different. This technology revolution has led to the development of many apps that are used by both patients and professionals. Here is an overview of technological advancements and medical applications that have had significant impact on Critical Care Medicine:See Also:... Read more
How can intelligent technology investment strategies help to optimise healthcare institutions?
2017 26 Apr
Healthcare without IT is unthinkable these days, as it plays an increasingly important role in many work processes. This trend is set to continue, and medical equipment and IT will be linked even more closely in the future. Intelligent technology investment strategies will therefore need to be more holistic to be effective going forward. Besides... Read more
Curing the NHS’ tech ailment
2017 25 Apr
Digitisation is a term thrown around in the public sector, and the NHS is no exception. Just like many organisations, it faces backlogs, inefficiencies and administration burdens, but there is a solution: technology. Technology can help NHS employees offer the best level of patient support, and in return, reduce stress and improve recovery. Adopting... Read more
Does Technology Gap Cause Medical Errors?
2017 16 Feb
Hardly a day goes by without some new revelation of an information technology mess in the U.S. - whether nuclear weapons updated with floppy disks to needless deaths from medical errors, many of which are caused by preventable interoperability communication errors. According to a report released to Congress, the Government Accountability Office (GAO)... Read more