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Data-orientated decision making

Data-orientated decision making

Actively choosing to make decisions informed by data is the way forward for healthcare, say Simon Swift and Richard Oakley of Methods Analytics  We generate so much data in healthcare, but we haven’t reached the stage yet where we appreciate its richness and derive...
The supply chain revolution

The supply chain revolution

Mat Oram of AdviseInc discusses whether improved procurement procedures lead to better patient outcomes  Discrepancies between hospitals and inbred inefficiencies have long led to increased cost and inefficiencies. Price benchmarking from a procurement perspective is...
Re-evaluating current  models of care

Re-evaluating current models of care

Primary and preventive care are the fundamental building block of healthcare systems, says Isabel Arango, Mott Macdonald Principal Advisor and Regional Healthcare Consulting Lead  Across many healthcare systems, strategy is the intent or ongoing process to take...
Ensuring accessibility to patient data

Ensuring accessibility to patient data

Feedback Medical enables clinical data to travel with the patient, says CEO Dr Tom Oakley  Many healthcare systems are in a state of transformation, so patients and the clinical workforce need easy-to-use, flexible digital solutions available from anywhere. Feedback...
Seeing the future

Seeing the future

Virtual Reality is a valuable tool for better hospital design, say Nick Ainscough, Regional Design Technology Lead, and Nick Clarke, 3D Visualiser, at Arcadis IBI Group  Virtual reality (VR) has been around in some form since the 1950s, later revolutionising gaming...