Innovations in Diabetes Care: Preventing Complications and Improving Patient Care
Diabetes is one of the top 10 causes of death globally, and the number of people living with the disease rises significantly each year. According…
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Anticipatory Care: How Health Coaching can Improve Patient Health and Reduce Pressure on Healthcare Services
There’s little doubt that the health and social care system is under tremendous strain and experiencing some of the most severe pressures in its 70-year…
AI and Robotics can Transform Healthcare, But Adequate Checks and Balances are a Must
GPs and nurses in Merton and Wandsworth are exploring the use of an AI-based app to help detect cancer at early stages. The “C the…
Driving a New Era of Personalised Healthcare
The Plan for Digital Health and Social Care, published by Sajid Javid last month, sets out the government’s ambitious vision for transforming health and social…
Why Healthcare Must Embrace Patient-centric Data
What is patient-centric data? In simplest terms, patient-centric data is the specific medical information gathered about an individual patient from different sources to create a…
Self-diagnosing of Foot Problems is on the Rise and it’s also Costing People Thousands
Searches for diagnosing foot-related problems are on the rise and Will Munro, Director of FootActive, reveals what the reality and pitfalls are when consumers turn…
Ground-Breaking Maternal Telemedicine Training Offered to Female Palestinian Healthcare Professionals
Sheba Medical Center, Israel’s largest medical centre, has launched a maternal telemedicine training and health delivery program for female Palestinian healthcare professionals in collaboration with…
The Role of Technology in Improving Patient Care
Liam Canavan, Healthcare Specialist at the eponymous Loadbalancer.org, explains how technology can play an important role in improving the patient care experience, including reduced waiting…
The Patient-centred Cloud
Fred Walker, joint managing partner – commercial, at ICT consulting firm Atlantic Technologies, looks at how advances in cloud-based technology can address some of the…
Partnering with Patients and Caregivers in Clinical Research
One definition of patient-centricity is “Putting the patient first in an open and sustained engagement of the patient to respectfully and compassionately achieve the best…