Collection of patient data in the outpatient setting: What does it involve and what can it contribute?
As we have mentioned in some of our articles, we have become more and more accustomed to hearing people talk about the importance of using real-life patient data, beyond just the clinical information. Data from the outpatient setting that are related to the patient’s quality of life, experience, symptoms, therapeutic adherence, activity, emotional state…
Growth in the use of Digital Health: What expectations do healthcare professionals have for the long term?
As we are able to see, the management of healthcare is increasingly digitalized. Among other reasons, this acceleration is a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has increased physician and patient acceptance of this digital transformation.
What is Agile methodology and why is it important for Persei vivarium?
Agile is a project management methodology that was created by 17 software developers in 2001. Agile was first created for software development projects but nowadays Agile methodology is being implemented in almost all sectors and industries. Indeed, the main objective was to create an iterative approach, to deliver incremental changes that bring more business …
What is 5P Medicine and how can Big Data help make it a reality?
In this day and age, the traditional medical model, in which medicine is reactive or curative and the patient comes to the physician and is treated, is no longer sufficient. Now medicine does not just cure, but tries to prevent, improve the quality of life, adapt itself to the individual, predict the evolution of the disease, and put the patient at the center.
What is a Decentralized Clinical Trial and what advantages does it offer?
COVID-19 has accelerated the implementation of many of the technological changes that have been under development over the past few years. Because of this, distance attendance at work or school no longer seems so strange to us. In the Digital Health field, we have examples like medical apps, the use of QR codes, or telemedicine.
Value-Based Healthcare: What is it and how do we implement it?
Life expectancy in developed nations is increasing, having reached an average of 81 years across Europe, according to the Spanish National Statistics Institute in 2018. However, this increase in life expectancy is accompanied by an increase in chronic diseases and the related healthcare burden. This makes it ever more important to make healthcare processes more efficient.