What Poor Cybersecurity and a Lack of Digital Hygiene Means for Medical IoT in Healthcare
IoT in healthcare, sometimes also referred to as the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), can include simple devices designed for repetitive tasks, as well as…
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QMS — The Key to Medical Device Risk Management
When it comes to medical device QMS (quality management system), creating a great product is about more than appearance or durability. Pacemakers, contraceptives, wheelchairs and…
Anticipatory Care – What Does Success Look Like?
With countless reports about the pressures on our health and care systems and with winter fast approaching there is a clear need to reconsider how…
Health-tech: The Next Vertical to Watch out for in Africa
Africa is a vast continent, beset with a myriad of challenges only matched by the scope of its potential. Healthcare here is one particular challenge…
The Critical Role of Cloud Computing in the Life Sciences Industry
The life sciences industry has an uneven relationship with technology. While many research lab operations rely on cutting-edge systems, the sector has been slow to…
Technology can Help Institutions Ensure Compliance
Regulation compliance is one of the costliest line items when running a hospital or a health clinic. Considering regulations are not voluntary suggestions, hospitals and…
How we can Adapt and Improve our Current Healthcare Systems to Deliver Sustainable High-quality Care and Patient Safety
The need to promote safe healthcare systems has been recommended for more than two decades. The modern patient safety movement was popularised through the report…
Beyond the Hospital Walls: How Digital Cancer Care will Revolutionise Care for Patients
Dr Majid Kazmi, Director of Innovation for Cancer and Surgery and Deputy Medical Director, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust discusses how digital cancer…
Delayed Transfer of Care is More than just about Lost Bed Days
Hospitals in England have a total bed capacity of approximately 141,000 beds, which is a reduction of 8.3% since 2010, according to the BMA. This…
Northern Ireland Launches Digital Health Diagnostics Programme
The Health and Social Care service in Northern Ireland is to transform how diagnostic services are delivered, as it brings together millions of crucial digital…