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We are investigating the potential for HealthTech to improve our patient outcomes, drive efficiency and deliver medical breakthroughs. With smartphone cameras being heart rate monitors, and contact lenses measuring blood sugar levels we are moving into an era when we can all collect physiological data about ourselves.

Increasingly cross-sector collaboration, innovation, big data and the possibilities of AI mean we are at a transformational moment for dealing with our Health. It is crucial that our leaders gain the skills and capabilities necessary to understand HealthTech and build new technologies. If HealthTech is driven only by an enthusiastic digital team, it will fail.

In March, UK health and social care secretary, Sajid Javid announced the Government’s target of having 80 percent of all care providers phase out paper-based records by 2024. According to Javid, approximately 40 percent of providers still depend on paper-based processes, which restricts the efficiency […]

Improving health outcomes through patient education: how do we get it right?

March 2022

Patient education and engagement is fundamentally important when it comes to improving a patient’s ability to manage their health and improve their health outcomes. By educating people about their health condition, they are more likely to be able to seek, understand, and act on the […]

Why Patient-Initiated Follow Up (PIFU) could be set to radically transform outpatient care

February 2022

Delivering patient-initiated follow-up (PIFU) is a major new change to outpatient services laid out in NHS England’s Operational Planning Guidance and is almost certainly going to be a major component of the Elective Recovery Plan. With two thirds of all hospital appointments taken up with often […]

How smart data can build better lives

January 2022

Civica’s Tracey Cotterill explores how machine learning can provide the data intelligence we need to deliver better healthcare for everyone. Prevention, as we know, is better than cure. Intervening early and stopping health issues from escalating leads to improved outcomes all round – for individuals, […]

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Tackling the data conundrum: Normalising data across NHS Trusts with OMOP

January 2022

The lack of a standard data model is holding back potentially game-changing clinical research in the UK. The Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) model offers a promising solution. In theory, the data entrusted to the NHS could solve all kinds of pressing public health issues. One […]

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AI with an ethical conscience: Harnessing the wisdom of healthcare professionals to deliver intelligent care and support planning for all patients

January 2022

At Healum we have always believed that the access to proactive, personalised healthcare should be a fundamental right for every person, whatever their cultural background, location or means. The NHS Long-Term Plan’s ambition is to make personalised care and support planning ‘business as usual’ for […]

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