Search Tag: patient care

IT Management

How-managed-it-services-for-healthcare-can-be-a-game-changer

2023 11 Oct

  Managed IT services are undeniably playing a pivotal role in the success of healthcare apps. IT Services revenue in the market rose to US$1,241.00bn in 2023, according to Statista Market Forecast . In the face of the ever-growing demand for top-quality care and services to patients, efficient operation, as well as strict compliance requirements,...Read more

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Larger-scale-data-management-decision-support-in-patient-care-and-health-data-business-models

2023 06 Apr

Summary   Not only in the U.S., but also in Germany it is a fact that in the current economic situation of service providers, i.e. with the prevailing liquidity bottlenecks, the proof of the above thesis sounds tempting, i.e. a service provider participating in "data marketing".   Obtains valuable information for the treatment of its...Read more

IT Management

The-challenges-u-s-provider-organisations-are-facing

2023 28 Mar

IMO Solutions published a recent survey uncovering the most pressing needs faced by U.S. provider organisations and the bold changes they are planning to improve patient care.   More than 300 provider leaders were involved in the survey who are responsible for implementing and purchasing technology at healthcare provider organisations.  ...Read more

IT Management

Huma-appoints-kaushik-gune-as-head-of-u-s-healthcare-business

2022 11 Aug

Gune joins Huma to drive further commercial adoption of the company’s digital health platforms in the U.S., specifically its  ‘Care at Home’  platform for remote patient monitoring. “Huma is transforming healthcare and research through its digital-first patient care platform, expanding access for patients, increasing capacity for clinical staff...Read more

IT Management

Machine-learning-ai-for-healthcare

2021 14 Dec

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Optimising-healthcare-data-for-improved-patient-care

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

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Himss-patient-engagement-experience-summit-2019

2019 11 Feb

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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

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Cognitive-computing-used-to-fight-physician-burnout

2017 07 Mar

Healthcare leaders continue to find ways to address the problem of physician burnout as this impacts on patient care. At the Cleveland Clinic, cognitive computing is now used to reduce clinician workloads as well as simplify workflows and increase efficiency. See Also : Burnout: Practical Psychological Strategies to Cope Through a collaboration...Read more

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Nextmed-mmvr22-medicine-meets-virtual-reality

2016 07 Apr

Medicine Meets Virtual Reality   was conceived in 1991 to explore the healthcare utilization of rapidly evolving computing and communications technologies. Physicians, educators, scientists, and engineers gathered to assess how patient care and medical education could be enhanced by increasingly powerful and affordable computers and the newly...Read more

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Text-service-helps-care-coordination

2015 27 Jul

Athenahealth's new secure text messaging service "athenaText" makes coordination within care teams easier and faster — which contributes to improved patient care. Integrated with athenahealth’s cloud-based EHR platform, athenaText is available free to the more than one million healthcare professionals on the athenahealth network. The service is accessible...Read more

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Zoom-on-morten-elbaek-petersen-ceo-sundhed-dk

2015 02 Jun

Morten Elbæk Petersen is the CEO of the innovative Danish public health portal sundhed.dk. Launched in 2002 for citizens and health professionals and the largest patient portal in Europe, the site won Petersen the HIMSS Europe eHealth Leadership Award this year. Today, twenty per cent of the Danish population uses the portal every month and use is...Read more

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Wohit-agfa-healthcare-envisions-the-future-of-care

2015 08 May

At WoHIT 2015, Agfa HealthCare "Envisions the Future of Care", enhancing collaboration, interoperability and mobility. Enterprise Imaging and Portal offer cost-effective, long-term solutions that align with EHR platform strategy Solutions form a pathway to integrated care, across departments, enterprises and regions, and beyond. They provide physicians...Read more

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Virtual-patient-project-avatars-express-emotion-for-clinician-training

2015 28 Feb

Medical students learning to relate to patients often interact with “standardised patients” portrayed by healthy people who are trained to act like real patients. The drawback of that type of interaction is that it is relatively expensive, and students do not always get to experience the range of patient personalities. Computer-based virtual patients...Read more

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Children-s-hospital-los-angeles-makes-most-wired-list

2014 11 Jul

Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), one of the leading paediatric hospitals in the US, has been included in the list of 'Most Wired' hospitals in the country. Being named on the list, released annually by Health & Health Networks magazine, is recognition of a health care organisation's investment in technology that supports patient safety and...Read more

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Telemedicine-to-connect-19-million-by-2018

2014 01 Jul

Approximately three million patients are currently connected to their professional caregivers via devices that remotely monitor health data. By 2018, that figure is expected to increase nearly five-fold, to 19 million patients worldwide. The expansion of mobile health technology will also double its share of total revenues, from one fifth to 40 percent...Read more

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Closed-loop-healthcare-ageing-at-home

2014 17 Jun

The interconnection of home- and hospital-based devices will allow medical caregivers to monitor elderly patients in their homes, reducing preventable hospitalisations, which stress senior patients and the facilities, which provide care to them. The “closed-loop healthcare” system being developed by researchers at the University of Missouri was presented...Read more

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Lrs-launches-check-point-surveys-to-capture-real-time-patient-feedback

2014 30 May

Gives healthcare providers immediate insights into patient satisfaction   Long Range Systems, (LRS), a leading supplier of messaging and tracking solutions, has announced the launch of Check Point Surveys, a tablet survey application that helps businesses collect on-site patient feedback.   “Healthcare providers cannot afford to find out about...Read more