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📱 𝘿𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙥𝙥 𝙖𝙩 𝙖 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚! 📱 Managing chronic conditions like diabetes, asthma, or hypertension has never been easier — or smarter. 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 are empowering patients and streamlining care for healthcare providers. 💡 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗜𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀: Apps like Big Health's Sleepio and my mhealth go beyond medication reminders — they offer personalized health insights, monitor vital signs, and provide tailored feedback directly to patients and clinicians, bridging the gap between care and convenience. 🎯 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: 1️⃣ 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Puts control in the hands of patients, enhancing compliance and improving health outcomes. 2️⃣ 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: Reduces unnecessary check-ups by enabling remote monitoring. 3️⃣ 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆: Frees up healthcare teams to focus on complex cases. ✨ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: The NHS pilot diabetes prevention program, Healthier You, demonstrated the transformative power of digital therapeutics for patients with type 2 diabetes. At 12 months, patients had:       🩺 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗯𝗔𝟭𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝟭.𝟲 𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗹/𝗺𝗼𝗹       ⚖️ 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝟯.𝟭 𝗸𝗴 📖 Read more about this study BMJjournals: https://t.ly/uAV2H 💬 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄!

🌍 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚. 🌍 For decades, healthcare access has been shaped by geography, resources, and mobility. But telemedicine is breaking down these barriers, improving 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 across the NHS: 💡 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: • In Shropshire, a rural practice is using Technology Enabled Care Services (TECS) are helping patients with chronic conditions get care without traveling long distances. Read more here: https://t.ly/LYFAr • At Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, a Telehealth Hub is connecting patients to expert care remotely, reducing unnecessary A&E visits and hospital stays. Read more here: https://t.ly/W9Y7M 🎯 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: By leveraging telemedicine, the NHS is: 1️⃣ Ensuring that rural and under-served communities have access to high-quality care. 2️⃣ Empowering patients with mobility challenges to receive treatment from home. 3️⃣ Helping healthcare teams respond to growing demands without compromising care. ✨ 𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺—𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦. 💬 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮? 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

⏳ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗻-𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱? 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 ⏳ 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸, 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘺𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘺𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩! 🎯 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: • Synchronous tools are like a virtual GP visit, which can bridge the gap for rural or mobility-restricted patients. • Asynchronous methods can streamline care for chronic diseases, saving clinicians time while keeping patients connected. • The recent report (https://t.ly/hv741) from Research and Markets projects healthcare IT to reach 𝗨𝗦𝗗 𝟴𝟯𝟰.𝟯𝟱 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 by 2029 from USD 420.23 billion in 2024, with 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. 💡 At the recent GIANT Health Event, the panel of Joe Harrison, Ben Cook, Pete Ward, and francesca markland discussed the NHS app in the context of how digital platforms can revolutionise secondary care, with the aim to create a more connected healthcare system that reduces inefficiencies and enhances patient outcomes.

❄️💻 𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝 𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩? 💻❄️ Telemedicine and virtual wards are revolutionizing how the NHS tackles its busiest season — and the results are in! 🏠 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 A systematic review in BMC Medicine (https://t.ly/J-S3j) shows virtual wards provide hospital-level care at home, with 𝗻𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀. This means safer, more efficient care without overwhelming hospital beds. 🩺 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 We’ve already seen the potential ROI of remote monitoring recently (reposted below). Likewise, in Scotland, over 100,000 patients have used home blood pressure monitors, freeing up nearly 𝟰𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗚𝗣 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 — a game-changer in primary care efficiency (https://t.ly/WUa96). ✨ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲: Telemedicine isn’t just keeping patients safe — it’s transforming how care is delivered during the most challenging seasons. 💬 𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠? 𝙇𝙚𝙩’𝙨 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨!

As always, a great podcast episode from Dr Annabelle Painter, featuring Scarlet's co-founder, James Dewar. 👉 Make sure to check out the RSM Digital Health Section website for more great resources: https://lnkd.in/dXX8zMG

🎄❄️ 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: '𝗧𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹? ❄️🎄 Winter brings unique challenges to healthcare, but technology could be the key to staying ahead of the curve. This month, we’re diving into 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲—game-changing solutions to ease winter pressures, bridge health inequities, and elevate patient care. From video consultations to digital therapeutics, discover how these tools can streamline clinical workflows and transform care delivery during peak demand. 💡 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨-𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘴𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦! 👉 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://t.ly/Irccb. ❄️✨ Let’s sleigh the season with smarter care, one (virtual) call at a time! ✨❄️

🚧 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗜𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻? Yesterday, we discussed how health systems "talk." In an ideal world, they’d share data seamlessly for better, faster care. The reality? It’s complicated. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀: 1️⃣ 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀: Ever had to chase a patient’s records across hospitals? That’s a silo in action. 2️⃣ 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵: Many Trusts still rely on systems designed decades ago. 3️⃣ 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀: Patients worry about data misuse or breaches. ----- 💡 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲? 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿: ✅ 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 FHIR, HL7, and SNOMED CT - these aren’t just technical jargon. They are the foundation for ensuring your innovation can connect with existing systems. 💡 𝘈𝘴𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺? ✅ 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗣𝗜𝘀 APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are like bridges between systems. They enable secure, real-time data sharing. 💡 𝘈𝘴𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘋𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘗𝘐𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢? ✅ 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗧 The best tech works intuitively for the people using it daily. Engage clinicians early in your design process to ensure the tool fits into their workflows. 💡 𝘈𝘴𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘥-𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴? ✅ 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗢𝗻𝗲 Healthcare data is highly sensitive, so strong encryption, access controls, and regular audits are non-negotiable. 💡 𝘈𝘴𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘎𝘋𝘗𝘙 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵? ✅ 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀 Many organizations operate with outdated systems or fragmented data. Your innovation should bridge these gaps, not widen them. 💡 𝘈𝘴𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦-𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩? ----- 🔍 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻: What’s the biggest challenge you see in implementing interoperability solutions? Share your thoughts below! #Innovation #Interoperability #DigitalHealth #HealthcareInnovation

💬 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 "𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸" 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿? Imagine a massive group chat where hospitals, GPs, radiology services, and pharmacies need to exchange life-saving information about patients. Check out the images below from NHS Digital for a clear flowchart of how this works. 📢 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 "𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁" 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀: 1️⃣ 𝗙𝗛𝗜𝗥, 𝗛𝗟𝟳, 𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗢𝗠: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁 • FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources): Think of FHIR as the chat’s emojis and dynamic media. It’s modern, modular, and great for sharing anything from lab results to care plans—ideal for mobile apps and APIs. • HL7 (Health Level Seven): The longer, detailed messages—think email-length posts. HL7 works well for exchanging bulk data like discharge summaries, especially in older systems. • DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine): The image expert in the chat! DICOM ensures radiology files like X-rays and MRIs are shared intact and accessible through PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems). 2️⃣ 𝗔𝗣𝗜𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are the moderators of the group chat. They know who needs what data, fetch it from the right place, and ensure it gets where it needs to go securely—whether it’s lab results for a GP or an imaging report for a specialist. 3️⃣ 𝗡𝗛𝗦 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝘂𝗯 This is the NHS "main server." It connects everything, ensuring that critical data—like prescriptions and referrals—flows to the right systems. Think of it as the hub keeping the group chat running smoothly. 4️⃣ 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆: 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 Even when systems speak the same "language," they need to agree on terminology. SNOMED CT (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms) ensures terms like "heart attack" and "myocardial infarction" are understood consistently. It works alongside systems like ICD-10 (for diagnoses) and LOINC (for lab results) to make sure everyone’s on the same page. --- ⁉️ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: When all systems in this "group chat" speak the same language and use standardized terminology, data flows seamlessly. Clinicians get the information they need, patients receive better care, and the entire system works faster. But it’s not always this smooth—data silos, outdated tech, and privacy concerns can still disrupt the flow. 🔍 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘂𝗽: Tomorrow, we’ll explore these barriers and discuss how we can fix them to build a truly connected healthcare ecosystem. Stay tuned! #Interoperability #DigitalHealth #FHIR #HL7 #APIs #SNOMEDCT

𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀: 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸? 💻 Patient portals are reshaping healthcare, giving patients direct access to their records and fostering collaboration with healthcare teams. There are clear benefits and measurable outcomes, as our 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 below shows. But as Chris Mason notes in an interview with Health Tech News "𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥." While adoption rates are climbing, challenges remain: 📉 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲: Not everyone has the skills or access to use these tools effectively, leaving under-served populations behind. 🔒 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀: Patients worry about how their information is stored and shared. 🚧 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗽𝘀: Many portals lack personalization or user-friendly interfaces that truly engage patients. These hurdles need tackling if we’re to unlock the full potential of patient portals for both patients and providers. 🔍 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚? 𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣? 𝙇𝙚𝙩’𝙨 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙬! 👇 Interesting articles from the Health Tech News on this: • https://t.ly/sbqg0 • https://t.ly/vYnSt Fascinating systematic review from JMIR Publications on the impact of patient portals: https://lnkd.in/e5xPrbFn