By Scott Gray – Patients suffering from chronic illness are often eager to participate in clinical trials with the hopes of finding a more effective treatment for themselves and others with their condition. This is especially true in the case of rare diseases, as these trials are often seen as a patient’s only opportunity for treatment.
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By Patrick Chown – The security of the hospital and its assets is a primary concern for hospital facility managers. A hospital houses vulnerable patients, regulated drugs, and plenty of sensitive data. Safeguarding these from any malicious actors is critical to ensure smooth hospital operations.
By Michael Drescher – Health care has benefitted tremendously in the past decade from the explosion of data of all kinds. From more accurately identifying and tracking trends in care delivery, to developing the ability to predict the likely onset of disease, to documenting the real-world effects of…
By Lyle Berkowitz MD – As patient adoption of telehealth continues to surge and pandemic-era restrictions begin to ease, health systems have an opportunity to re-evaluate their approaches to delivering virtual care.
By Devin Partida – Most people who get sick with the COVID-19 virus get better after a week or two. However, more severe cases require hospitalization and linger for much longer. Others notice their symptoms go away for a while and reappear after one or more months.
By Dr. Rachael Grimaldi – Despite being home to some of the world’s leading healthcare systems and research institutions, patients in the United States still face poor health outcomes in many areas. For example, the U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate compared to other similarly resourced countries.
By Ben van der Schaaf & Ben Enejo – Much has been written about the application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) in clinical development, and at first glance it is an obvious area of focus. Successful use of AI/ML capability requires vast amounts of data, and there have been….
By Keith Algozzine – As societies return to their normal pace, a key question lingers: how will—and even more important, how should—healthcare change? Perhaps more than any other economic sector, the healthcare industry was affected by COVID-19, from dealing with an influx of patients, grasping…
By Liza Dzhezhora – Electronic health records have become ubiquitous in the US healthcare industry. However, the work on improving those solutions is in full swing. According to Fact.MD, the EHR market value is expected to reach $41.8bn in 2022 – 2032. What are the key EHR implementation challenges, and how to solve them?