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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How service providers are integrated into the electronic patient dossier

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The complexity of connecting a service provider to the electronic patient dossier varies depending on the level of integration. An overview of…

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 of technologisation in health care. This has been the case for many years.…

The Internet in institutions for the elderly

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Internet use is ubiquitous, yet it has been little researched in residential aged care. This article discusses the results of two survey studies…

PRAEVENIRE workshop on the future of digital health

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The kick-off of the 4th PRAEVENIRE Health Days was all about digitalisation. Health experts and decision-makers worked on the topic of digital…

Konferenz: Healthcare of the Future – Bridging the Information Gap

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How will eHealth, mobile health, self-monitoring and personalised medicine affect the future healthcare system? How can these technologies be…

Open Government Data for accessible applications using the example of an app for the blind

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Public authorities make data available for secondary use as public sector information, (accessible) apps can use these and thus create added…

Swiss Post brings its core business into the digital world

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People entitled to vote cast their ballots online, courts and lawyers exchange case files electronically, and citizens have access to their patient…