Hospital@Home: An innovative model for improving patient care in the home environment
We are currently hearing and reading a lot about Hospital@Home (H@H). But what exactly is it? In this article, we explain what exactly is behind the…
SHIFT-Hospital@Home pilot study
In order to ensure seamless care after discharge from hospital and thus achieve increased safety, innovative approaches and treatment pathways are…
Telemedicine as part of Hospital@Home
The "Hospital at Home" (H@H) concept offers a way to meet the existing challenges in the healthcare sector. It enables patients to be cared for in…
Vital Signs and the Evolution of Patient Monitoring Systems
The four key vital signs routinely measured in clinical settings are body temperature (BT), blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), and respiratory rate…
How can early warnings score improve care?
In the previous article, we explored the challenges hospitals face in the timely detection of patient deterioration and the validation of effective…
Wearable Technology: The Future of Hospitals
The healthcare industry is undergoing a transformative shift towards more efficient and patient-centric care.
Pattern-Powered Requirements: The LEMON Architecture for Reusable Requirement Patterns in Low-Code/No-Code (LCNC) Software Development for Digital Health
How can requirement patterns be reused in low-code/no-code tools without being tied to a specific modelling notation? The LEMON architecture…
Modelling Assistance in LCNC Software Development: Towards a User-Centric Framework for Digital Health and Beyond
Low-Code/No-Code (LCNC) tools empower non-programmers, such as practitioners, innovation managers, and patients, to build software through software…
Integrate and operate healthcare data securely in the cloud
The implementation of Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) solutions in Swiss hospitals marks a decisive step towards digital transformation in…
RealCo - Virtual Reality Companion for patients with chronic renal failure
More than 30 years after science fiction author Neil Stephenson [1] coined the term "metaverse", the vision of shifting our social interactions into a…
MRIdle – from data collection to real-live intervention, to reduce appointment no-shows at the radiology ward
No-show appointments in healthcare lead to wasted resources and poor patient outcomes.
Virtual reality and conversational AI to supplement patient education in chronic disease management
Chronically ill patients, such as people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), have a great need for effective education and counselling. Targeted…