Sep 15
It will make a difference but you will need to start small if you are going to achieve its full potential. Big data is not just about size, it aims to finds answers from complex, noisy, and large volumes of data. We want it to answer questions that were previously unanswered, to be a true …
Sep 01
Every patient and carer wants their healthcare provider to have access to the best technology, tools and information possible to manage their care. Even if patients do not always know what the “best” represents, healthcare services delivery benefits from the assistance of technology. So why is the uptake in electronic medical records (EMR) within an …
Jul 01
It doesn’t matter how small your organisation or where you are along the eHealth journey you should develop or refresh your eHealth Strategy and Roadmap regularly. You will need to keep it simple and focused with business goals at the forefront so everyone moves together and not at cross purposes. It needs to include: …
Jun 15
Often eHealth Projects feel like walking on a tightrope. How can you improve the success rate of your eHealth project? I wish I could say that the success rate for eHealth projects was high but we all know that is not the case. There are always too many risks, too many variables, conflicting priorities, restraints to change and …
May 15
Will we see the CIO role sail off into the sunset or will 2016 be the year when the CIO resolves their dilemma. The role of the CIO, Chief Information Officer, is under crisis in all industries and health is no exception. The CIO is far too often just seen as the person in charge …
Mar 26
Cloud computing definitely has a role in eHealth. In other industries, mid-size and large organizations now have some level of investment in the cloud, and what data is being stored in the cloud is growing steadily. But like the other industry sectors, not everything should go to the cloud, and your Cloud strategy needs to …
Mar 03
Implementing Clinical data standards or more importantly ensuring that any software you buy is standards compliant is a difficult but necessary process if you are hoping to be able to share data with a national repository, your local health ecosystem or your patients. For this to happen at a minimum the address details, especially the …
Feb 17
My health is unique to me and so should the treatment I receive and any the technology I use to manage my health. The Internet, social media and smart devices are connecting information and technology in new ways to ensure that I have the right information at the right time for my circumstances from my …
Feb 01
Data visualization describes any effort to help people understand the significance of data by placing it in a visual context. Patterns, trends and correlations that might go undetected in text-based data can be exposed and recognized easier with data visualization software. I decided to put this to the test and visualize our international eHealth experience at eHealthMasterminds. In Healthcare data visualization …
Jan 21
Healthcare is an area where you see major inequalities in the implementation of innovation. Therapeutics has seen unparalleled advances in technologies in the last two decades with great success stories such as cochlear implants and diabetes pumps changing people’s quality of life. Yet the implementation of technology to support the system that delivers the care …
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