Bringing together patients' perspectives on eHealth and mHealth
Digital Health Generation The recent “Digital Health Generation” report raised concerns about how young people in the UK use apps and other digital technologies to manage their health. Reaching teenagers On the plus side, the survey with more than 1000 English 11-18 year olds and …
Around two years ago, I happened to be waiting in an out-patient department during a ransomware attack on the UK NHS. In this case, the UK’s over-dependence on paper-based patient records paid off. Even so, staff being locked out of all systems, including appointments, caused …
At myhealthapps.net, we’ve always argued that patient groups and patients are the best at evaluating the relevance and usefulness of apps. But we’ve also recognised the importance of bringing together all the key stakeholders, including clinicians and developers, and worked to make this happen. MindApps …
US DIGITAL HEALTH ADOPTION SURVEY The digital health market in the US is quite volatile for a combination of regulatory, political and economic factors. However, it can still be useful to reflect on a market characterised by patient choice and advanced wearables, mHealth and eHealth …
ADVOCATING FOR PATIENT CYBERSECURITY? The recent media coverage of the hacking of 1.5 million patient health records at SingHealth in Singapore, including those of the Prime Minister and other ministers, revealed a key gap. Those directly affected – the ordinary patients and their patient groups …
Citizens raise app safety concerns To begin with citizens made up nearly half of respondents to public consultation by the European Commission into app safety concerns around health apps. With attention to the synopsis report, published in March 2017: Firstly it aimed to explore concerns …