Search Tag: health data
2025 24 Apr
Germany and the European Union (EU) are transforming health data collection and use to enable precision health through a collaborative system. Key initiatives like the European Health Data Space (EHDS) and Germany’s National Health Data Lab are central to this shift. They facilitate access to anonymised population data while ensuring privacy,...Read more
2024 07 Oct
Securing access to health data is a critical concern in today's digital age. As health information becomes increasingly digitised, ensuring that only the appropriate individuals can access sensitive data is vital, balancing both protection and accessibility. Establishing clear, specific organisational roles is a practical and effective way to achieve...Read more
2024 07 Oct
Securing access to health data is a critical concern in today's digital age. As health information becomes increasingly digitised, ensuring that only the appropriate individuals can access sensitive data is vital, balancing both protection and accessibility. Establishing clear, specific organisational roles is a practical and effective way to achieve...Read more
2024 18 Jul
Following closely on the introduction of new regulations to prevent information blocking, including financial penalties for healthcare providers, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) has unveiled its second major proposed rule regarding health data interoperability: HTI-2. Officially titled "Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability:...Read more
2023 04 Oct
The public will be invited to play a role in shaping how the NHS uses their health data to enhance patient care. As part of a series of significant events, the NHS plans to gather public opinions on the digital and data transformation within the healthcare system. These events will provide the public with a valuable opportunity to inform the NHS's...Read more
2023 14 Sep
Despite over a decade of building interoperability across the care continuum, healthcare consumers continue to experience frustration due to the absence of smooth and timely access to their personal health information. In 2022, The Sequoia Project convened a group of diverse healthcare consumers, many of whom have dual roles as caregivers for...Read more
2023 03 Jul
Recognizing the importance of interoperability standards in digital health transformation, WHO and standards-development organization, Health Level Seven International (HL7®), signed a Project Collaboration Agreement to support the adoption of open interoperability standards, globally. Adoption of interoperability standards are critical for consistent...Read more
2022 22 Sep
Although an old concept, it stands true to say that the collection and analysis of data will improve patient outcomes. Healthcare systems must track and collect data efficiently, but this can be a difficult task when a large proportion of the population do not have medical insurance or access to medical facilities. Consequently, their data cannot...Read more
2022 22 Sep
Although an old concept, it stands true to say that the collection and analysis of data will improve patient outcomes. Healthcare systems must track and collect data efficiently, but this can be a difficult task when a large proportion of the population do not have medical insurance or access to medical facilities. Consequently, their data cannot...Read more
2022 13 Sep
The low quality of health data is at the core of why we are not making the most of data science. However, new ways of dealing with acquiring those data can overcome this situation. Key Points High-quality health data are essential for healthcare delivery, health research and innovation. However, two key problems must...Read more
2022 09 Sep
An interdisciplinary research team at the University of Bern and Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, has demonstrated a promising new method using remote sensors to detect health problems in the elderly population. The deployed system is made up of contactless motion sensors that were placed in the homes of elderly study participants. The...Read more
2022 09 Sep
Satellite imagery and satellite data have the potential to provide critical health insights. For example, governments use satellite data to map the spread of a disease within a specific location. This information can provide a sense of how effective a health intervention is or where more attention is required to improve that intervention. In recent...Read more
2022 08 Jul
Hospitals and other healthcare organisations are where health data is predominantly created. If the European Health Data Space (EHDS) is to become a reality for citizens, both via supporting primary use as well as secondary use of health data, data located in these organisations needs to be able to be shared. Experts, industry, and EU-funded projects...Read more
2021 26 Nov
Prof Paul Timmers at the University of Oxford and European University Cyprus speaks about the importance of protecting European interests and sovereignty in health data innovation. Key Points Protecting health data as digital assets is vital for safeguarding European sovereignty. National health innovation policies should...Read more
2021 13 Oct
Lack of globally accepted standards in health data management hampers the advancement of Connected Health, which we hope, can give the world faster, cheaper, and more accessible preventive healthcare. With thousands and thousands of personal medical sensors available on the market, dozens of electronic health record systems used at hospitals,...Read more
2021 14 Jun
In this space I will explore monthly topics, from concepts to technologies, related to the necessary steps to build Digital Healthcare Systems. For this month, I have invited Mr Giorgio Cangioli to co-author a brief article on Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), as hospitals and their interconnections are a critical asset and next...Read more
2021 01 Jun
Balancing Human Rights Online Through “Action” Regulation If we are to effectively modulate the benefits and harms from social networks and misinformation, there is an inherent value in the “audacious” idea of creating a publicly owned social network at the EU level. A balance between freedom of speech and dangers of misinformation has to be found....Read more
2021 18 Apr
The majority of older adults who represent a large part of healthcare patient population have little knowledge about how their personal health data are collected and processed, a new survey shows. You might also like: 2020 saw an unprecedented rise in cyber attacks on healthcare systems and institutions. However, in 2021...Read more
2021 18 Apr
The majority of older adults who represent a large part of healthcare patient population have little knowledge about how their personal health data are collected and processed, a new survey shows. You might also like: 2020 saw an unprecedented rise in cyber attacks on healthcare systems and institutions. However, in 2021...Read more
2021 02 Feb
Speakers Stephanie Garcia, MPH @ The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Crystal Kallem, RHIA, CPHQ @ Clinovations Government + Health Casey Thompson, MSN @ Clinovations Government + Health Read more
2020 29 Jan
In 10 years, the healthcare system will be a different beast. The power of technology and data will change the way we face the current challenges driving us towards more integrated care based on population health and value, with increased patient engagement. This all means the old healthcare provision paradigm is crumbling. Not that hospitals will...Read more
2020 29 Jan
Summary: The European Institute’s for Innovation through Health Data (i~HD) total quality approach to data: four governance pillars designed to boost the quality of learning health systems and research to advance personalised medicine. The value of the massively growing health data volumes to advance healthcare and clinical research is beyond...Read more
2019 19 Nov
With digital technology now widely used in healthcare, from doctor appointment scheduling apps to telehealth systems, risks of patient data being hacked have increased immensely. As such, the concept of "patient wellbeing" has evolved to include data privacy and protection. This change is not surprising considering that, given recent high-profile cyberattacks –notably...Read more
2019 13 Nov
Summary: A new health index proposed by the UK Government may be an effective way of collecting and acting upon abundant health data. It could also facilitate funding allocation to the most efficient initiatives, if devised and applied properly. As a nation, we do not lack health statistics. We collect hundreds of figures, from simple mortality...Read more
2019 16 Oct
Harnessing the power of healthcare data is key to developing innovative solutions that lead to better patient care. At Medtronic , two key approaches enable the medical device company to utilise data on people's health to help hospitals become more efficient and effective in their delivery of care. The first one entails developing devices that...Read more