Maintaining a record of patients’ medical charts required a lot of physical labour before electronic medical/health records (EMRs/EHRs) became a routine. This physical work provided a greater chance of human error and overlooked information and eventually, irregular maintenance of records. There was a fair chance of 5 out of 15 charts for a clinic day […]
There is heaps-full of data existing in the healthcare domain that has been generated historically, by means of record keeping, compliance & regulatory requirements, and patient care. (1) The current trend suggests faster digitization of this large amount of data, known as ‘Big Data’, that have been stored as hard copies over time. Big Data […]
Healthcare outcomes are defined as the changes observed and/or recorded in health status of individual or population patient/s usually due to an intervention, measures or specific healthcare investment. (1) The goal is to save the lives, shorten hospital stays and build healthier communities relying on preventative measures. (2) The fundamental steps of improving outcomes are […]
The “Internet of things” (IoT) is becoming an increasingly growing topic of conversation both in the workplace and outside of it. It’s a concept that not only has the potential to impact how we live but also how we work. The internet of things (IoT) is the internetworking of physical devices, vehicles, buildings and other items embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, […]
