Search Tag: patient outcomes
2025 10 Mar
Data interoperability is a fundamental challenge in healthcare, particularly in long-term care (LTC) settings, where patients require extended, continuous care. Many LTC facilities struggle to integrate disparate data sources, limiting their ability to align clinical, operational and financial goals within a value-based care (VBC) framework. The...Read more
2025 24 Feb
Budget constraints and healthcare restructuring have led to widespread hospital closures across Europe, particularly following the 2008 financial crisis. These closures, often aimed at increasing efficiency and reducing public expenditure, have raised concerns about their impact on patient outcomes. While some argue that consolidating healthcare...Read more
2025 29 Jan
Health inequities remain a significant challenge across diverse demographic groups, limiting access to equitable care. Addressing these disparities requires the ability to identify their root causes through robust data collection and analysis. Much like diagnosing and treating an ailment, tackling health inequities involves a systematic approach...Read more
2025 29 Jan
Digital Clinical Quality Measures (dCQMs), powered by standards like HL7 FHIR and USCDI, will revolutionise chronic disease management. By integrating real-time clinical and claims data, dCQMs can identify care gaps at scale, supporting preventive care and improved outcomes. This approach requires a robust ecosystem of regulatory frameworks (e.g.,...Read more
2024 26 Nov
The digital health sector is undergoing rapid transformation, with its market value projected to exceed €773 billion ($815 billion) by 2030. As these innovations continue to reshape healthcare delivery, the traditional focus on return on investment (ROI) as the principal measure of success is being questioned. While financial metrics remain a...Read more
2024 26 Nov
The digital health sector is undergoing rapid transformation, with its market value projected to exceed €773 billion ($815 billion) by 2030. As these innovations continue to reshape healthcare delivery, the traditional focus on return on investment (ROI) as the principal measure of success is being questioned. While financial metrics remain a...Read more
2024 18 Nov
Healthcare consumerism has brought convenience to the forefront of patient care, prioritising accessibility and speed in service delivery. While this approach has improved certain aspects of healthcare, it also risks undermining the outcomes patients value most. The rapid closure of retail pharmacies and the increasing prevalence of conditions...Read more
2024 16 Nov
The convergence of artificial intelligence and precision healthcare is reshaping modern medicine, allowing for highly personalised treatment approaches that improve patient outcomes and operational efficiency. Advancements in AI-driven genomic analysis, blockchain technology for data security and multi-omic integration are setting new standards...Read more
2024 16 Nov
The convergence of artificial intelligence and precision healthcare is reshaping modern medicine, allowing for highly personalised treatment approaches that improve patient outcomes and operational efficiency. Advancements in AI-driven genomic analysis, blockchain technology for data security and multi-omic integration are setting new standards...Read more
2024 27 Oct
Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers enormous potential to revolutionise healthcare by automating tasks, enhancing diagnostic accuracy and improving patient outcomes. AI models like Google’s MedLM and Gemini are pushing the boundaries in multimodal AI applications, showing how advancements can reshape patient care. Despite these developments, the...Read more
2024 27 Oct
Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers enormous potential to revolutionise healthcare by automating tasks, enhancing diagnostic accuracy and improving patient outcomes. AI models like Google’s MedLM and Gemini are pushing the boundaries in multimodal AI applications, showing how advancements can reshape patient care. Despite these developments, the...Read more
2024 27 Oct
Brain imaging is critical in diagnosing neurological, psychiatric and neuro-oncological disorders. Among the techniques available, 2-[ 18 F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose ([ 18 F]FDG) PET imaging stands out for its ability to map regional glucose metabolism, which is a key indicator of neuronal activity. The updated guidelines by the Society of Nuclear...Read more
2024 02 Oct
In today's digital world, industries across the globe are racing to adopt new technologies that promise to enhance efficiency and improve results. Healthcare, an industry burdened by an ageing infrastructure and increasing demand, stands to benefit significantly from digital transformation. Solutions like network, cloud, and artificial intelligence...Read more
2024 23 Jul
Machine learning algorithms are transforming healthcare by enhancing the prediction of clinical deterioration. Despite their potential, real-world efficacy data remains limited. A recent study hypothesised that real-time machine learning-generated alerts, sent directly to front-line providers, could significantly reduce patient escalations. A...Read more
2024 23 Jul
Machine learning algorithms are transforming healthcare by enhancing the prediction of clinical deterioration. Despite their potential, real-world efficacy data remains limited. A recent study hypothesised that real-time machine learning-generated alerts, sent directly to front-line providers, could significantly reduce patient escalations. A...Read more
2024 23 Jul
Machine learning algorithms are transforming healthcare by enhancing the prediction of clinical deterioration. Despite their potential, real-world efficacy data remains limited. A recent study hypothesised that real-time machine learning-generated alerts, sent directly to front-line providers, could significantly reduce patient escalations. A...Read more
2024 24 May
Key Points In the precise and critical field of radiology, peer review embodies the philosophy of continuous improvement. Like chess grandmasters who meticulously analyse every move to enhance their gameplay, radiologists engaged in peer review explore their diagnostic decisions, learning from each case to improve patient outcomes. Peer...Read more
2024 24 May
Key Points In the precise and critical field of radiology, peer review embodies the philosophy of continuous improvement. Like chess grandmasters who meticulously analyse every move to enhance their gameplay, radiologists engaged in peer review explore their diagnostic decisions, learning from each case to improve patient outcomes. Peer...Read more
2024 24 May
Navigating healthcare's digital transformation demands comprehensive change management, including transparent communication, collaborative culture building, and strategic investments, to realise improved patient outcomes and operational efficiencies. Key Points Digital transformation is crucial for healthcare organisations to remain...Read more
2024 24 May
Navigating healthcare's digital transformation demands comprehensive change management, including transparent communication, collaborative culture building, and strategic investments, to realise improved patient outcomes and operational efficiencies. Key Points Digital transformation is crucial for healthcare organisations to remain...Read more
2024 24 May
Navigating healthcare's digital transformation demands comprehensive change management, including transparent communication, collaborative culture building, and strategic investments, to realise improved patient outcomes and operational efficiencies. Key Points Digital transformation is crucial for healthcare organisations to remain...Read more
2024 24 May
Exploring the transformative potential of user-centric digital solutions in healthcare, case studies showcase how these innovations drive improved patient outcomes, operational efficiency, and accessibility in healthcare delivery and management. Key Points Prioritising user needs and seamless integration into existing workflows...Read more
2024 24 May
Exploring the transformative potential of user-centric digital solutions in healthcare, case studies showcase how these innovations drive improved patient outcomes, operational efficiency, and accessibility in healthcare delivery and management. Key Points Prioritising user needs and seamless integration into existing workflows...Read more
2024 24 May
Exploring the transformative potential of user-centric digital solutions in healthcare, case studies showcase how these innovations drive improved patient outcomes, operational efficiency, and accessibility in healthcare delivery and management. Key Points Prioritising user needs and seamless integration into existing workflows...Read more
2024 17 May
Alarm fatigue is a pressing clinical problem in our post-pandemic ICUs and can adversely impact patient outcomes. Its root causes can be classified by patient, device and organisation related. We believe it can be mitigated and we propose interventions through attention to policy, education and the creation of a meaningful culture of safety....Read more
2024 15 May
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly utilised in healthcare, offering potential for improved patient outcomes and streamlined clinical processes. Patient-facing conversational AI agents, such as chatbots, engage directly with patients for tasks like symptom diagnosis and appointment scheduling. Despite their benefits, concerns persist regarding...Read more
2024 15 May
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly utilised in healthcare, offering potential for improved patient outcomes and streamlined clinical processes. Patient-facing conversational AI agents, such as chatbots, engage directly with patients for tasks like symptom diagnosis and appointment scheduling. Despite their benefits, concerns persist regarding...Read more
2024 15 May
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly utilised in healthcare, offering potential for improved patient outcomes and streamlined clinical processes. Patient-facing conversational AI agents, such as chatbots, engage directly with patients for tasks like symptom diagnosis and appointment scheduling. Despite their benefits, concerns persist regarding...Read more
2024 08 May
One of the most persistent challenges in modern healthcare systems is the timely discharge of patients who no longer require acute care. This issue has plagued hospitals for years and is now reaching critical levels, leaving both patients and providers in a precarious situation. Across the United States, hospital leaders are grappling with an...Read more
2023 20 Jun
For the first time, a screening mammography system— United Imaging Healthcare 's uMammo590i—has been installed in the Gjilan Municipality. This milestone achievement brings mammogram screenings to the municipality's family clinic, ensuring primary healthcare access for over ten thousand women in the community. With its advanced design, the...Read more