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How blockchain can revolutionise medical records and save lives

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One of the most challenging problems in the health-care industry is balancing people’s medical privacy with ease of access to medical history via electronic health records (EHRs). The state of medical records today. Blockchain: The ultimate electronic health record. Here’s how.

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The Beginner’s Guide to Mobile Healthcare Applications

Viseven

Apart from high-quality care, personalization, and transparency, patients are eager to have more control over their time and day-to-day health activities with easy access to accurate medical information. Deloitte reports that 350,000 apps related to health are available in top app stores worldwide.

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UK gov’t defends NHS data sharing plans in strategy document

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The UK’s Department of Health and Social Care has published a document setting out its strategy on handling patient data – and defending its plan to transfer millions of GP records into a centralised database. He has our e-mail… (We've heard nothing from him, @DHSCgovuk or @NHSX since the "pause" ).

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Medication Therapy Management in geriatric

FADIC

Medication Therapy Management in geriatric Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Is a service provided typically by pharmacists that aims to improve outcomes by helping people to better understand their health conditions and the medications used to manage them. What medication do you take that do not require a prescription?

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Understanding the current and future state of complex health data protection laws

Pharmaceutical Technology

In April 2023, Washington State Senate passed the My Health, My Data Act designed to protect the “independence and dignity of individuals when making healthcare decisions.” This legislation increases protections regarding the collection, sharing, and sale of health data without the consumer’s knowledge. million consumers.

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Why data management and decision-making go hand-in-hand in clinical research

Pharmaceutical Technology

Huge amounts of information are available from sources as diverse as patient health records, wearables, and social media content. For healthcare providers, effective management of these data sets offers the chance to better identify high-risk patients, offer at-home and customised care, and perform intelligent patient follow-up.

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New technologies fuel advancements in digital health

Pharmaceutical Technology

How patients receive treatment is being revolutionised by advancements in AI and machine learning, the internet of things (IoT) and extended reality, coupled with a growing comfort with digital devices including smartphones and telehealth, as a part of managing one’s care. The Canadian digital health sector, like the global one, is growing.