Tag: digitalisation

Toxic Mindsets in Family and Specialist Practices: “We’re a Team!”

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” (Helen Keller)

They are widespread, catchy, readily accepted without scrutiny because they spare them action and self-reflection, but are false and influence physician action: toxic mindsets in outpatient medicine. One example is the statement, “We are a team.” No term is used more frequently in the external presentation of medical practices, e.g., on websites, than the term “team.” Yet the reality is that in most practices, there is no team-based collaboration at all. This has far-reaching negative effects on efficiency, productivity and quality of results.

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Digitization of outpatient medicine: Progress trap “practice management insufficiency”

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

The central goal of the digital transformation of healthcare is to increase the quality of care. But the fulfillment of this objective will fail in the outpatient sector if the practice management insufficiency that prevails here is not eliminated at the same time.

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Are #smartwatch #health #apps to detect atrial fibrillation smart enough? — ScienceDaily

Extended cardiac monitoring in patients and the use of implantable cardiovascular electronic devices can increase detection of atrial fibrillation (AF), but the devices have limitations including short battery life and lack of immediate feedback. Can new smartphone tools that can record an electrocardiogram (ECG) strip and make an automated diagnosis overcome these limitations and facilitate timely diagnosis? A new study finds that the use of these devices is challenging in patients with abnormal ECGs. Better algorithms and machine learning may help these tools provide more accurate diagnoses, investigators say.
— Weiterlesen www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/10/221012103146.htm

Journal of Medical Internet Research – Mobile #Apps for the Management of #Gastrointestinal Diseases: Systematic Search and Evaluation Within App Stores

Background: Gastrointestinal diseases are associated with substantial cost in health care. In times of the COVID-19 pandemic and further digitalization of gastrointestinal tract health care, mobile health apps could complement routine health care. Many gastrointestinal health care apps are already available in the app stores, but the quality, data protection, and reliability often remain unclear.

— Weiterlesen www.jmir.org/2022/10/e37497/