Digital Phenotyping: Smartphones as a Window into the Mind
By Dr. Simon D’Alfonso The value of digital solutions to mental health care is now clearly established and has given rise to the field known…
Articles by Matthew Driver
Smartphone-based Pregnancy Point of Care Testing Emerging as a Potential Alternative to Lab-based Diagnostics
Pregnancy point of care testing market revenues reached US$ 1.2 billion in 2018, according to new study. Increasing need for rapid and accurate diagnostics with…
ETSI Releases Specification for Smart Body Area Networks to Facilitate eHealth
The ETSI Technical Committee Smart BAN has recently published ETSI TS 103 327, a standard for Smart Body Area Networks. It establishes standardized service and application…
Why Healthcare Teams Should Beware of the WhatsApp Hack
Revelations of the “cyber-surveillance” attack on WhatsApp, which deployed Israeli spy software to monitor the phones of specified users, has further highlighted the security vulnerabilities inherent…
Final Cohort Selected For Pioneering Digital Health Accelerator Programme
Propel@YH has announced the six start-ups to participate in its inaugural digital health accelerator programme, aimed at navigating the complex healthcare landscape and building an…
Gloucestershire Hospitals to deliver EPR with Allscripts
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is moving to a ‘clinical wrap’ strategy to deliver an electronic patient record (EPR) and achieve the highest levels of…
International Hospital Federation Awards Deadline Extended
Due to overwhelming demand, entry submissions for the 2019 International Hospital Federation (IHF) Awards has just been extended to 3rd June. Hospitals and health service…
The Rise of Remote Patient Monitoring
Continually-evolving technology, coupled with increasing pressures on global health services and an ageing world population, are set to catalyse a rapid rise in the use…
Bringing the Patient Experience Back to the Future
By Matt O’Donovan, CEO, WiFi SPARK It’s no secret that within hospitals today, new technology is making the impossible, possible. You can walk into a…
Electronic Care Provider Improves Resident Safety from Nutritional Risks
To improve safety for residents at risk of choking or asphyxiation, Person Centred Software has incorporated the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) into its…