Digital Health

How can the health sector benefit from IT progress? How can each of us use IT safely in the daily management of health and illness? How do we create acceptance for new applications and technologies – digital patient files, Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data?

Research at the BFH Centre focuses on people. Together with those affected – patients, relatives and professionals – practical solutions are developed, for example for dealing with patient information that brings concrete benefits in everyday life. This involves the targeted use of IT, which exploits opportunities and limits risks. The priority is a responsible approach to safety, self-determination and the physical and mental health of patients, relatives and professionals. The BFH Centre ensures that the use of IT meets the needs and demands of those involved and continuously evaluates the effects in its medical informatics laboratory and in practice.

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June issue: “Digital health – moribund or healthy?!”

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Let's keep it short: The pandemic has "shaken up" our everyday…

Call for Paper: Digital Health – moribund or healthy?!

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The April 2020 issue on the topic of healthcare and eHealth will…

Japan: Ageing society needs technology and community development

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The ageing of society is more advanced in Japan than in Switzerland.…

How IT in pharmacogenetics helps to increase drug safety

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The European Commission estimates that 197,000 patients die each…

August issue: Technology use in health care – the “missing link”

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The voices are numerous and loud when it comes to the opportunities…