Search Tag: patient data

IT Management

Nhs-trials-smart-goggles-to-help-improve-nursing-care

2022 09 Sep

The NHS Long Term Plan outlines NHS’s commitment to invest in new innovations and treatments. They promised to deploy the latest cutting-edge technologies to better manage the capacity of services and help ease the burden on clinicians. NHS England was awarded £400,000 to test smart goggles as part of a wider innovation project. As part of this...Read more

IT Management

U-s-patients-access-to-health-information

2020 04 Nov

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published its 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan , which focusses on individuals’ access to their electronic health information.   You might also like: FDA Focusses on Digital Health with New Centre of Excellence   According to Donald W. Rucker, MD, National...Read more

IT Management

Smashing-patient-data-silos-with-blockchain

2020 04 Mar

Ideally, with digital technology, storing and sharing of healthcare data can be done in a breeze. Despite widening use of EHRs, however, sharing of patient data between provider organisations remains difficult. This problem highlights the lack of interoperability in medical records.     You might also like: UAE Launches Health Data Storage...Read more

IT Management

Survey-finds-privacy-and-security-key-barriers-to-interoperability

2019 02 Jul

  The exchange of health information between hospitals and other provider organisations could result in more efficient delivery of care. A new survey, however, finds that security and data privacy issues continue to pose a big challenge in promoting interoperability in healthcare . The survey was conducted by the Trusted Network Accreditation Program...Read more

IT Management

Gdpr-friendly-patient-data-finland-leads-the-way

2019 18 Jun

  Patient data is one of the keystones to streamlining and making healthcare more effective. But, added to in-house operational obstacles is the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which imposes stringent restrictions on data use across sectors.   A leader in healthcare digitalisation and, patient data collection and use in particular,...Read more

IT Management

Non-traditional-stakeholders-making-waves-in-healthcare

2019 22 Jan

Amazon, a name closely attached to retail and consumer goods, is also attracting a lot of attention as it makes an aggressive push into healthcare. Last November the company announced the launch of a new machine learning service intended to mine data from electronic health records ( EHRs ). The initiative, industry observers point out, is meant...Read more

IT Management

How-to-build-a-secure-cybersecurity-dashboard

2018 31 Oct

The protection of patient data is of paramount importance to health systems. One way to achieve this is to have cybersecurity dashboards, which serve as tools to stop breaches before they happen and squash threats that manage to slip past their safeguards.  While the components of a successful dashboard are largely dependent on the needs of...Read more

IT Management

Facebook-admits-plan-to-access-patient-data

2018 10 Apr

Facebook seems to be embroiled in yet another controversy. The social media giant has confirmed a news report about its negotiation with U.S. medical institutions to access patient data for a proposed research project, which Facebook now claims has been put on hold. The report, from CNBC, said Facebook planned to use “hashing" to match individuals...Read more

IT Management

Experts-argue-context-matters-in-healthcare-it-security

2017 04 Oct

Protecting sensitive health data and patient records is a challenging task for infosec teams. In a large hospital, for example, multiple users have access to patient data in the electronic health records system (EHR). How do you tell if any of these users is accessing the system with some hidden agenda, such as trying to steal information? It's important...Read more

IT Management

Ehealth-forum-2016

2016 25 Oct

The eHealth Forum is 1 event in 2 venues spanning the city of Athens: Venue 1:  The  Forum  at the Megaron Athens International Conference Center where stakeholders with knowledge and expertise will come together; Venue 2: The  Festival  at Technopolis City of Athens is the 1st health technology event open to the public with...Read more

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Only-half-of-healthcare-leaders-feel-cyberattack-protected

2015 06 Sep

Eighty-one percent of healthcare executives say their information technology has been compromised by cyberattacks during the past two years, according to a recent survey by KPMG. In addition, only half of those executives say they are ready to defend against future attacks. These attacks may put sensitive patient data at risk of exposure, the KPMG report...Read more

IT Management

Ehtel-says-next-five-years-critical-for-mobile-health

2015 15 Jul

The European Health Telematics Association (EHTEL) has said that the period until 2020 is critical for the development of mobile health. In the newly issued report on its annual ‘Thought Leadership Debate’ held in Riga during eHealth Week in May, EHTEL brought together key speakers on the issue of mHealth and integrated healthcare under the theme of...Read more

IT Management

Importance-of-cross-platform-communications

2015 14 Jun

With the easy availability of health apps, it has now become possible to monitor one’s steps, heart beat and sleep patterns. However, this information has not yet reached patient electronic health records. The commentary has been published in Cell Systems . Harvard researchers argue that these mobile devices could reshape the practice of...Read more

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Agfa-healthcare-icis-vna-for-two-major-dutch-academic-hospitals

2014 18 Jul

Enterprise imaging solution, ICIS, will connect departments across the Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum, with expansion to the Amsterdam Academisch Medisch Centrum in the near future.     VNA features a workflow engine and updated universal viewer that indexes medical images as part of the medical record. ICIS enterprise imaging solution...Read more

IT Management

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

IT Management

Dutch-hospitals-selects-sectra-as-regional-it-solution-partner

2014 04 Jul

The Dutch healthcare group Zorggroep Leveste Middenveld, the result of the merger between Scheper Hospital Emmen and Bethesda Hospital Hoogeveen, has selected Sectra as their IT and medical technology partner. The long-term contract with Sectra’s includes a regional IT solution for managing medical images and patient information. The solution will...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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Google-fit-wants-your-health-data

2014 17 Jun

When developers meet later this month at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco, they can expect to hear more about the company’s plans to challenge Apple’s recently-released HealthKit framework with its new Google Fit. The health service will collect and combine data from electronic health devices and apps, positioning the company...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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Implementing-electronic-medical-records-what-do-users-think

2014 17 Jun

Implementing electronic medical records (EMR) in a healthcare organisation is a major innovation, which does not always run smoothly. Although barriers to, and facilitators for, implementation have been researched, their relative importance to end-users has not been clearly understood. Recently published research in Implementation Science found that...Read more

IT Management

Apple-goes-all-in-one-healthy

2014 03 Jun

It came as no surprise when Apple announced their entry into the health information business at their Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), a major development of such nature had been expected for some time. Simply entitled ‘Health’, the innovative app works with the cloud-based health information platform ‘HealthKit’, offering a new kind...Read more

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Broadcasting-biology-pros-and-cons-of-wearable-technology

2014 03 Jun

Google Glass is not the only technology changing the view of people who embrace new developments in wireless wearables. Devices like Fitbit and Nike’s FuelBand allow users to track health and fitness data via online databases, making it possible to see how many calories have been burned during any given workout. People with chronic diseases like diabetes...Read more

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Risks-and-rewards-of-mhealth-deployment-in-the-eu

2014 20 May

The MIHealth Forum takes place in Barcelona this week in a city, which seeks to become a laboratory for mobile health technology. On 22 May, the European Commission’s Gisele Roesems will lead a session on the commission’s Green Paper on mHealth deployment, which has the objective of addressing issues and breaking down barriers which exist...Read more

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A-peer-review-platform-for-physicians

2014 16 May

A California startup has developed a tool that allows medical professionals to share their knowledge, and opinions, of various treatments on a point-of-care platform. SharePractice provides peer reviews of procedures and products to facilitate clinical decision-making. Experience as Evidence Andrew Brandeis, MD, founded the company after...Read more

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Conhit-2014-networking-data-and-sharing-knowledge-with-siemens-solutions

2014 06 May

i.s.h.med medication solution package supports path toward digital charts New Soarian module for efficient processes in intensive care Unified Information Management bundles and distributes data At conhIT 2014 in Berlin, Siemens Healthcare presents products and solutions that help to network health data and provide interdisciplinary...Read more

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Stick-it-on-the-skin-patch-for-electronic-health-monitoring

2014 09 Apr

Engineers at the US University of Illinois and Northwestern University have showcased soft stick-on patches thin enough to move and stretch with the skin, and equipped with chip-based electronics for latest technology enabled wireless health monitoring. The researchers have published their design in the April 4  issue of ‘Science’. An innovative...Read more

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Wohit-2014-himss-europe-stage-6-awards-presented-to-four-new-hospitals

2014 03 Apr

Three Dutch centers and a Spanish one, recognised for operating in a paperless environment and representing best practices in implementation of the EMR HIMSS Europe awarded yesterday four new hospitals in Europe with Stage 6 Award during the World of Health IT Conference and Exhibition (WoHIT) that is taking place in Nice, France, from the 2nd...Read more

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Wohit-2014-diamond-sponsor-agfa-healthcare-offers-360deg-view-of-the-patient

2014 03 Apr

Company will showcase how health IT can meet today’s quality/price and regional healthcare needs, supported by European and Middle Eastern customers Agfa HealthCare will demonstrate how its products deliver solutions for both regional care and enterprise acute care  Agfa HealthCare is a committed healthcare IT provider, with proven IT...Read more

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Centro-diagnostico-italiano-2-0-exam-results-at-the-touch-of-an-app

2014 01 Apr

The Centro Diagnostico Italiano in Milan, Italy, has launched its first app, giving access to the over 600,000 patients who frequent its 21 centres annually to view their test results on their Android tablet, smartphone, iPad or iPhone.   Offering patients the possibility to arrange their own results in a computerised health...Read more

IT Management

Major-healthcare-it-contract-awarded-to-siemens

2014 31 Mar

Two Dutch university hospitals awarded €50 million contract  One of the largest Healthcare IT contracts to date for Siemens Siemens’ Healthcare Sector has won contracts from two Dutch university hospitals, the Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam (Erasmus MC) and University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), to supply, implement,...Read more