With the Labour Party Conference taking place just a week after the publication of Lord Darzi’s review, it’s no surprise that there was a heavy focus on the report’s recommendations, writes Natalie Chishick on…
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Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has deployed a knowledge-based medication administration (KBMA) system, which utilises barcode technology.
Altera Digital Health’s Sunrise KBMA solution was rolled out in phases across adult inpatient wards at Cheltenham General…
Deep phenotyping describes the use of standardised terminologies to create comprehensive phenotypic descriptions of biomedical phenomena. These characterisations facilitate secondary analysis, evidence synthesis, and practitioner awareness, thereby guiding patient care. The vast majority of…
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Despite growing up with technology and the internet, young people of New Zealand have expressed a strong preference for in-person help when it comes to their mental health. Research led by the University of Otago,…
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The Department of Health and Social Care will launch a consultation on the clinical risk standards for the use of digital health technologies in 2024/2025, the minister for patient safety has confirmed.
In a letter…
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is effective for headache disorders. However, it is unclear whether the emerging digital CBT is noninferior to face-to-face CBT. An indirect treatment comparison (ITC) meta-analysis was conducted to assess the…
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We introduce a proof-of-concept extended reality (XR) environment for discussing cancer, presenting genomic information from multiple tumour sites in the context of 3D tumour models generated from CT scans. This tool enhances multidisciplinary discussions….
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The American Society of Anesthesiologist’s Physical Status (ASA-PS) classification system assesses comorbidities before sedation and analgesia, but inconsistencies among raters have hindered its objective use. This study aimed to develop natural language processing (NLP)…
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With generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), particularly large language models (LLMs), continuing to make inroads in healthcare, assessing LLMs with human evaluations is essential to assuring safety and effectiveness. This study reviews existing literature on…
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Personal and family history of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (PSH and FSH, respectively) are significant risk factors associated with suicides. Research is limited in automatic identification of such data from clinical notes in Electronic…
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