Seamless data exchange will unlock the long-awaited benefits of digitalization
Why is interoperability so crucial in healthcare? Interview with Professor Sylvia Thun, the Director of the Core Unit eHealth and Interoperability at the Berlin Institute...
Quantum computing: the race for medical advances has begun
Will quantum computers accelerate the development of new therapies and drugs? Google, IBM, and Microsoft are announcing ever more powerful versions of their super-fast machines,...
When it’s time to replace the health IT system and how to do it
The IT system is the heart of a healthcare facility. When it generates errors, is user-unfriendly or lags behind the clinic's or hospital's development strategy,...
How to capture the value of the metaverse before it’s too late
More than 50 definitions of the metaverse are circulating – no wonder the concept is often misinterpreted. Five experts met at the DayOne – Healthcare...
Primary care physicians need… 26.7 hours a day to do their work
A new study published in The Journal of General Internal Medicine shows how overworked primary care physicians are: if they followed all guidelines on the...
A Bias Called The “Availability Heuristic” Can Determine The Level Of Innovation In A Healthcare Facility
While some hospitals are openly experimenting with new technologies, becoming "early adopters" and "innovators," others end up as "laggards." So, where does the initial negative...
Health tech for silver population: Simplicity and benefits at the forefront
In cooperation with ECHAlliance, we interview top leaders in digital health. George Margelis, chair of the Aged Care Industry Information Technology Council, talks about why...
What Will Children’s Hospitals Look Like In The Future?
Digitalization, integrated care, telemedicine, robots – these are the pillars of modern hospitals highlighted in the study “Children’s Hospital of the Future.” The report by...
The German Health System Is Undergoing A Digital Shift
"The Act to Improve Healthcare Provision through Digitalization and Innovation," passed at the end of 2019, allows doctors to prescribe approved mobile health applications for...
Four Actions to Help Medical CIOs Build a Healthier Future
CIOs play a lead role in the digital transformation of healthcare and are at the forefront of what is changing and the technology opportunities that...
Components of digitalization: evidence, knowledge and technology
The Norwegian Centre for E-health Research (NSE) has an ambitious goal: To accelerate the development and implementation of policy on eHealth. But how to transform...
Active Cooperation To Improve Data Exchange Hospitals
Dutch Hospitals and ICT suppliers are actively working together to realize digital data exchange within and between hospitals on a technical level. The aim is...
Will Soon Amazon’s Alexa Diagnose You And Buy Medicines?
A new Amazon patent “Voice-based determination of physical and emotional characteristics of users” allows to identify illness and emotions through voice and speech. You even...
Report: What Exactly Does Smart Health Care Look Like?
“2018 Global health care outlook” reviews the current state of the global health care sector, explores trends and issues impacting health care and patients. It...