In the 1980s, ERPs and EHRs ushered in the modern age of healthcare IT. Today, clinical care, patient safety, and quality improvement are almost entirely handed off to computers. Still, despite an array of communication technologies available, there is no universal way of managing and transferring healthcare data. The top obstacle hindering smooth data exchange has been the … [Read more...] about A Guide to the Essential Healthcare IT Standards & Regulations
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Top Blockchain Use Cases in Healthcare, Advantages, and Challenges
The healthcare sector faces numerous issues when it comes to data storage, sharing, and verification. Patient data exists in isolated silos and doctors cannot access it when needed, while hackers seem to be able to take advantage with relative ease. Patients don't feel like they own their health information. Counterfeit drugs are flooding the market as no one can verify their … [Read more...] about Top Blockchain Use Cases in Healthcare, Advantages, and Challenges
Smart hospitals: the market overview, trends, and considerations
The pandemic has uncovered and amplified the struggles the healthcare sector is facing. From huge doctor workloads to unsatisfied patients to unorganized facilities where employees waste hours searching for critical equipment. Another influential factor is the emergence of '''informed patients' who refuse to receive care passively. They ask for more information and demand a … [Read more...] about Smart hospitals: the market overview, trends, and considerations
How to Achieve Data Interoperability in Healthcare
Health data is notoriously difficult to share. Due to its sensitive nature, it requires more privacy and security than any other data. However, the inability to access it on time can cause significant harm. In a world with high healthcare interoperability, doctors can aggregate patient data from various care facilities with a few mouse clicks and view it on their computer … [Read more...] about How to Achieve Data Interoperability in Healthcare
How Prominent is IoT for Healthcare?
Internet of Things is a network of physical objects that are connected with software, sensors, and the like technology in order to connect and exchange data with other devices on the internet. Internet of Things has brought a revolution in Healthcare IT Solutions. Earlier, it was not possible for doctors to constantly monitor the condition of patients but now, the Internet of … [Read more...] about How Prominent is IoT for Healthcare?