Technology Can Help Nurses Become More Effective – Here is How
There is a worrying trend in Malaysia that’s giving the government and healthcare authorities sleepless nights. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Malaysia would need 130,000 nurses in all specializations by this year. The recommended patient-nurse ratio is 1:200. However, with less than 3,000…
How Technology can Help Hospitals In Their Sustainability Initiatives
Mark Kramer, a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School, made a compelling case about the idea of “creating shared value”, the notion of businesses reaping economic value by identifying and addressing social problems that intersect with their business. The key to creating shared value is maintaining…
5 New Year Resolutions to Help You Become A Better Technologist
Many things have changed in the healthcare industry over the last decade. Take the Internet of Things (IoT), for example. How many hospitals or people used wearable devices to monitor their heartbeats, blood pressure, etc.? The technology had barely made an entry in the healthcare…
How Developers can Embed Design Thinking into Everything that They Do
Did you know? According to a study covered by HBR, over 3.6 million people missed their hospital appointments, and healthcare providers lost billions of dollars annually because of missed appointments. When the researchers tried to get to the root of the problem, they realized that…
The Connection Between Digital Health and Patient Satisfaction
As patients assume the role of a healthcare consumer, it becomes increasingly key for healthcare institutions to focus on the experience they offer to their patients. Providers and care coordinators are now leveraging digital technologies to connect patients with their care. Digital health essentially means…
Crucial Use Cases of RPA in Healthcare that You Can’t Overlook
The healthcare industry is a highly complex, regulated, and evolving industry. The proliferation of new technologies and rapid move towards smart hospitals have introduced a new set of opportunities and challenges. Healthcare organizations are under tremendous pressure to adopt new technologies, improve the quality of…
Read This if You Want to Make a Career as an IoT Expert In Healthcare Industry
A decade ago, it was impossible to imagine getting real-time updates on your pulse rate or your blood pressure during your morning run. Today, you can get all that information right on your mobile phone or a wristwatch. You can even share the data with…
Let’s Talk about Healthcare Data Management
Before we get into healthcare data management, let us have a brief understanding of what data management is and why is it essential in the current context. Data management is a piece that comes into the picture once all the data is ported to a…
Why Hospitals Must Focus on EHR Scalability
EHRs (Electronic Health Records) is one of the fundamental steppingstones to transformative healthcare. In 2016, an analysis stated that EHR adoption is “nearly universal” among acute care hospitals, as 96% of facilities live on the technology. In another separate study, almost 99% of hospitals had…
Five Technologies That Can Give Your Hospital A Competitive Edge
Recently, Malaysia was ranked first in the best healthcare in the world category of 2019 International Living Annual Global Retirement Index. It was also ranked first for its sophisticated healthcare infrastructure by the International Living website. Malaysia has also identified nine hospitals to boost medical…