Search Tag: patient care
2024 15 Oct
As healthcare systems expand population health initiatives for Medicare and Medicaid members, a significant challenge arises: a lack of trust among stakeholders. Trust is essential for ensuring that the tools and insights used to manage patient care are effective, especially when addressing the needs of the country’s most vulnerable populations....Read more
2024 07 Oct
The electronic health record (EHR) landscape is rapidly developing, with significant changes announced by major healthcare systems and tech giants in September. ChristianaCare and UAB Health are planning to migrate to Epic Systems, while Oracle Health is making strides by securing two critical access hospitals for its CommunityWorks suite and...Read more
2024 16 Sep
Automation is reshaping the way patients interact with healthcare providers, making the experience more comfortable and empowering. By integrating digital technology and automation, healthcare has profoundly changed the patient care experience, making it more accessible, personalised, and supportive. This shift combines the principles of hospitality...Read more
2024 16 Sep
In recent years, healthcare systems around the globe have been undergoing a significant transformation. Traditionally, healthcare focused on treating illnesses after they arose. However, the emergence of predictive and preventive healthcare is changing this reactive approach into a proactive one. By leveraging advanced technologies and data analytics,...Read more
2024 23 Jul
Healthcare is at the intersection of patient care, technology, and procedures. Minor human errors can have significant consequences, making the integration of Human Factors and Ergonomics (HF/E) crucial. Acting as a bridge between the human element and the healthcare system, HF/E aims to enhance patient and professional safety and the overall...Read more
2024 20 Jun
In today's healthcare landscape, the integration of various technological systems is crucial for achieving true digital health transformation. Integration in healthcare involves the seamless combination of multiple information systems and technologies to create a unified platform for data exchange and workflow management. This integration enhances...Read more
2024 20 Jun
In the quest to reduce costs and enhance the predictability of outcomes, clinical research has embraced an innovative solution: federated data networks (FDNs). These networks provide a pivotal foundation for optimising clinical trial operations, offering a more streamlined and efficient approach to managing the complexities of health data. By enabling...Read more
2024 12 Jun
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is revolutionising healthcare, allowing patients to receive care at home while providing healthcare providers with real-time data. This shift in healthcare delivery has seen increasing adoption among hospitals and health systems, driven by the potential for enhanced patient outcomes and reduced hospital readmissions....Read more
2024 06 Jun
A growing group of nurses at UW Health are trialing the use of generative artificial intelligence, AI, to determine how it can be used to address health care workforce shortages and burnout, and improve the care experience for patients. This work began in April 2023 when a small group of physicians at UW Health joined a pilot program announced...Read more
2024 30 May
Cybersecurity in the healthcare sector is facing unprecedented challenges, with a significant rise in cyberattacks that threaten patient care and data security. A recent survey by Software Advice highlights the severity of this issue, revealing that more than one in four ransomware attacks in healthcare impact patient care. This article explores...Read more
2024 29 May
AUTHORS Morenike Ayo-Vaughan Program Officer, Advancing Health Equity, The Commonwealth Fund Laurie C. Zephyrin Senior Vice President, Advancing Health Equity, The Commonwealth Fund A recent survey of 3,000 health care workers revealed that younger clinicians ages 18–29 — nurses, doctors, dentists,...Read more
2024 24 May
The Hospitals in the Home (HiTH) care model, established since the 1950s in France and adopted in various countries including Australia, the UK, Canada, Israel, Spain, and the US, aims to alleviate capacity issues in healthcare, enhance efficiencies, cut costs, and improve patient experience by transitioning care from hospitals to homes. In Australia...Read more
2024 13 May
Navia Robotics, a leader in the field of robotics, is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking initiative in partnership with several hospitals across the country. Navia Robotics, a leader in the field of robotics technology, is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking initiative in partnership with several hospitals and medical care facilities...Read more
2024 08 May
Hospitals and health systems, despite grappling with significant challenges, are demonstrating remarkable resilience in this period of transformation. They face rising demand for high-acuity care and financial instability due to workforce shortages, supply chain disruptions, and inflation. Yet, despite these hurdles, many hospitals are operating...Read more
2024 24 Apr
Healthcare value analysis (HVA) is a vital speciality in response to the evolving healthcare landscape, aiming to balance quality patient care with cost efficiency. It involves a systematic evaluation of clinical products, services, and technologies in healthcare institutions. The goal is to improve clinical outcomes, enhance patient satisfaction,...Read more
2024 19 Feb
Affidea Group , a leading pan-European provider of integrated healthcare including advanced diagnostics, out-of-hospital services and Centres of Excellence, expands in Italy and Spain with the acquisition of DIAMEDICA - Centro Medico Polispecialistico Italiano, in Milan city centre, DMT - Diagnostica Medica Tuscolana, in Rome, Italy, and the...Read more
2023 26 Jun
According to experts, AI will have an expanding role in healthcare administration and patient care. This technology will make operations that hospitals and health systems run more efficiently, less costly and will help to address challenges such as workforce shortages. For example, AI will help hospitals better plan their available hospital bed resources....Read more
2019 02 Oct
An overview of Affidea’s journey embedding digital tools across its network to orchestrate patient care and improve patient experience. It was the airline industry which proved 60 years ago that through digitisation, airports could become more efficient and safer. Airports introduced the air traffic control technology which allowed them to...Read more
2019 02 Oct
Summary: Groundbreaking study at the University at Buffalo uses brain stimulation to assess how large-scale patterns of brain activity could vary between cognitive systems and across people. Our research at the University at Buffalo explores brain activity and its association with cognitive systems. Each cognitive system consists of a network...Read more
2018 21 Aug
Paul Jülicher Director International Health Economics & Outcomes Research, Abbott Diagnostics Matt Sawtell General Manager Nordics, Abbott Diagnostics Unleashing the value of IVD testing The value of in vitro diagnostic services is like beauty – it's very much in the eye of the beholder. From a community perspective,...Read more
2018 18 May
With European Obesity Day taking place on May 19, General Practitioners (GPs) across Europe are calling for increased and improved training on obesity for more effective patient care. More than 700 GPs from seven European countries took part in a survey that revealed nearly one third do not feel informed enough about the complexities of obesity...Read more