Data-driven decision-making is an approach that relies on empirical data, data analysis, and insights to inform strategies that are aimed at improving outcomes and increasing efficiency across various domains. Data availability and utilisation have become paramount in shaping effective strategies to address health challenges and improve public health outcomes. The role of technology and data[...]
The introduction of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems for the management of healthcare practices has facilitated data collection and retrieval processes within health facilities. This has led to an increase in the amount of patient data generated, which includes: diagnoses, medications, laboratory results, treatment plans, and billing information, amongst others. Effective use of these data[...]
In today’s era of information and technology, data plays a crucial role in shaping the healthcare sector. With the exponential growth of healthcare data, innovative approaches are needed to unlock its potential and gain valuable insights. This transformative approach revolutionises population health across various domains, such as epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health and others. Data analytics[...]
ETL stands for Extract, Transform and Load. It’s a data integration process in which data is firstly acquired from one or multiple data sources, then changed or processed and is finally loaded into the data warehouse, databases, and other files such as PDF, Excel or other target systems. The easiest way to understand how ETL[...]
The healthcare industry is facing challenges that affect the quality and delivery of services. These challenges include but are not limited to inefficiency and errors in patient-related data management and sharing, inefficient healthcare processes, rising healthcare costs, delayed patient diagnosis and treatment. In the past, decisions in healthcare such as disease diagnosis and treatment were[...]
Advancements in computer technology have led to the development of software that can assist doctors in decision-making without consulting specialists. This software incorporates various aspects of human intelligence such as logic, decision-making and experiential learning. While the concept of artificial intelligence is not new, recent developments in computer science have led to its recognition as[...]
Telemedicine is the use of telecommunication and information technologies to provide clinical health care from a distance. It involves a spectrum of technologies including medical data transmission, audio-only format (telephone and radio), still images, full-motion videos and robotics. The swift progression of real-time, interactive, audio-visual, and digital technologies, coupled with significant increases in internet speed[...]
Data is a key part of every business and/or organization and it’s essential that everyone knows how to present data to their clients or stakeholders for better understanding and decision-making. Businesses often have data that can be presented in different ways, but if it’s not presented correctly then it’s not presented at all. In this[...]
Virtual reality (VR) can be used for a lot of things ranging from gaming to medical therapy. After all, the way we perceive the world affects the way we react to it. One particular type of therapy that has potential for growth in the coming years is VR therapy. In this article, we will look[...]
Businesses across all sectors generate large pools of data in different ways and from various sources. These data may be statistics, trends derived from operation processes and/or sales, customer habits, etc., which when collected, are in raw form that require processing to become meaningful information. That is where data analytics comes in. What is data[...]