How to Design a Competitive Health Benefits Program
Employee healthcare needs vary across a workforce, while costs and expectations continue to change. A competitive health benefits program needs to account for these factors…
mHealth
What Rising Demand for Preventative Mental Healthcare Means for Healthcare Providers
Collective attitudes around mental health have changed enormously in recent years. But the healthcare system has typically operated reactively, with a ‘crisis-only’ approach to mental…
Gamification Techniques Healthcare Providers Can Learn from These 4 Games
Motivation is a constant battle in long-term care, as it tends to decrease over the course of therapy. Gamification is a method that uses the…
Strategies to Bridge the Digital Divide to Improve Patient Care
Even though internet access and digital devices are becoming more accessible, the digital divide is far from being closed. In healthcare, this gap creates life-threatening…
Paris Street Medics Keep Cardiac Arrest Patients Alive, Helped by Handheld Ultrasound and AR
Emergency medical service SAMU de Paris has achieved an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rate four times the global average, through a rescue therapy called ECPR….
As UK Regulators Tighten the Rules on Mental Health Apps, the Next Test Is Post-Treatment Monitoring
The app ecosystem is packed with millions of pieces of portable software, a small but significant group of which aims to address mental health issues….
How UK can Adopt Digital-first Community Care to Provide Equitable Healthcare
Inequality is a primary challenge for the United Kingdom’s public healthcare system. The National Health Service (NHS) is grappling with the complex needs of an…
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Launches CardMedic to Break Down Communication Barriers and Reduce Health Inequalities
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is set to launch a new 12 month pilot of CardMedic, a clinically validated app designed to…
Overcoming Medication Access with a Holistic mHealth Approach to Prescription Services
Medication accessibility is vital to help patients achieve their health goals. It reduces morbidity and mortality and increases health-related quality of life. Despite this, many…
How can Healthcare Providers use the DSPT to Boost Mobile Security?
Mobile devices now sit at the centre of everyday NHS practice, supporting clinicians in documenting care, accessing records, communicating across teams and delivering services in…