Data optimization is never finished, and we don’t talk enough about data governance in healthcare, are the two key points emphasised by Anne Forsyth, Director of Clinical Applications and Support at Women’s College Hospital in Canada.
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Eric Sutherland is Senior Health Economist and Digital Health Lead at OECD, who worked on the pan-Canadian health data strategy before his current role. He discusses the upcoming implementation of the European Health Data Space, what needs to happen next, how do we involve the public, encourage trust in data sharing, and also build capacity for digital health implementation. We are moving into the era of new required data professionals, not just data analysts, but also data controllers, data stewards, and more.
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The field of oncology treatments is advancing very fast with innovative therapies and approaches on the market every day. It can get very tricky to support these therapies from an IT perspective.
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Laboratory tests provide doctors with crucial information for diagnosis, monitoring disease progression, evaluating organ function, assessing risk factors for diseases and more. Laboratory testing can be reassuring, however, it is often deemed unnecessary.
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ePrescribing has become a norm in the US healthcare system. Now, the expanded role of pharmacists and the integration of non-physician prescribers into the healthcare system signifies a move towards a more accessible healthcare model, potentially alleviating some of the clinicians' burdens.
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Healthcare data in the US is very fragmented. But many companies have been working on creating consolidated patient views, Reveleer being one of them.
In the US, patients have their healthcare data scattered across care providers, who they often change if they change their job and, consequently their insurers. Insurers have their own networks of healthcare providers, causing the individual to go from one healthcare provider to a different one when life changes happen. And when these providers use different IT systems, data gets siloed.
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The US has had ePrescribing since 2001. The new player aims to give more value to the patients.
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This series of discussions shines a light on healthcare data management in the US.
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Symptom checkers have been around for a while. However, research shows that their reliability is still poor and varies substantially among providers, says a systematic review published in Nature in 2022.
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Symptom checkers have been around for a while. However, research shows that their reliability is still poor and varies substantially among providers, says a systematic review published in Nature in 2022.
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How many times in the last year or two have you heard that patients should own their data or have control over their data? These statements sound simple but are much more complex once you start to look at the implications they might have in practice. In June, the European Patients’ Forum Congress took place in Brussels. The topic was the digital transformation of healthcare, data sharing, and the role of patient organizations in this story.
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Due to the nature of cancer, readiness for risks in drug development is much higher here than it might be in other medical fields. Can digital health innovators learn anything from oncology medicines development?
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Sharing of data has improved with the introduction of the messaging standard called FHIR. But throughout the years, debates about open standards and open ecosystems have started to become louder and louder.
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This short series explores the state of healthcare IT and digital health in Finland, Norway, Denmark, and on a broader scale. The topics addressed include national healthcare infrastructures, access to healthcare, care for the elderly, and more.
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Phishing, Whaling, and exposure of patient data are a rising occurrence of the increasingly digitalized healthcare systems. 2020 saw more data breaches than previous years. What are the basics to know?
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The potential of AI are, in theory, huge. However, this is not a free technology and another open question is, will its use bring down costs or just increase healthcare expenditure. Looking at history, the latter is not impossible.
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There are a number of players that are trying to disrupt the pharmacy market. Companies such as GoodRx, RxSaver and now Amazon Pharmacy are starting to bring pricing transparency in the field. The Amazon Prime prescription savings benefit can save members up to 80% off generic and 40% off brand name medications when paying without insurance. Truepill is offering healthcare players a fast way to digital transformation.
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