This study explores consumer sentiments towards telemedicine and telehealth services using data from various digital platforms. Leveraging Brand24 for real-time data collection and NVivo 14 for in-depth content analysis, the research examines netizen reviews to reveal their perceptions,...

The report analyses trends, opportunities, challenges and barriers affecting digital health, and specifically, the innovation, deployment and use of wearable medical devices in the EU. The use of digital health solutions along the patient pathway could drive the integration of clinical services...

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of online counselling in social care, a development that may permanently alter professional practices. However, the full extent of its utilisation, associated occupational risks, and impacts on health remain underexplored. This study investigates...

In einer aktuellen Studie im Auftrag von Redcare Pharmacy/Shop Apotheke hat EcoAustria den volkswirtschaftlichen Einfluss des Online-Medikamentenhandels in Österreich untersucht. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass digitale Vertriebswege nicht nur die Medikamentenversorgung erleichtern, sondern auch...

Background: Digital health interventions (DHI) have been identified as a tool that has the potential to meet the growing demand for healthcare, improve the efficiency and sustainability of healthcare, and increase the accessibility and quality of care. The adoption and use of DHI for healthcare...

Managing electronic health records (EHRs) within hospitals presents significant challenges, particularly in ensuring the security, privacy, and accessibility of sensitive patient data. Traditional systems are often vulnerable to breaches and inefficiencies, demanding the need for exploration of...

The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in the need for accelerated digitization of health care across the globe. The Government of India amply demonstrated their digital prowess in their response to the pandemic by building Digital Public Goods (DPGs) that leverage several standalone initiatives to...

Digital technology, applications, data, and information systems, as part of the ongoing transformation of health and health care, can help ensure universal and equitable access to affordable, people-centered, and integrated quality care, contributing to the goal of reaching Universal Health...

Digital therapeutics are increasingly used to complement traditional health care. In a pioneering move, Germany became the first country to introduce a structured regulatory framework — known as the DiGA scheme — that enables developers of digital therapeutics to be reimbursed in the...

As a European citizen, you can benefit from the EHDS in various ways: you and your authorised healthcare provider have fast, secure and easy access to your health data from anywhere in the EU; your medical history including past and present illnesses, medications, and allergies, is available in...

Secondary use of health data under the EHDS benefits medical research in significant ways: researchers and academics have easier access to health data from across Europe; researchers and academics can see which health data is available and of what quality; health data is accessed via a central...

As a European citizen, you can benefit from the EHDS in various ways: you and your authorised healthcare provider have fast, secure and easy access to your health data from anywhere in the EU; your medical history including past and present illnesses, medications, and allergies, is available in...

Secondary use of health data under the EHDS benefits medical research in significant ways: researchers and academics have easier access to health data from across Europe; researchers and academics can see which health data is available and of what quality; health data is accessed via a central...

Are you a healthcare provider? Here's how the EHDS can work for you: easier access to patients' data means a 360-degree view of patients' health, so better care is provided; interoperable data remove obstacles when accessing health data; continuity of care means that health data follows people; there...

Are you a healthcare provider? Here's how the EHDS can work for you: easier access to patients' data means a 360-degree view of patients' health, so better care is provided; interoperable data remove obstacles when accessing health data; continuity of care means that health data follows people; there...

The non-certified e-health segment is gaining momentum around the world. The trend was significantly advanced by the introduction of several sports and medical measuring devices in the form of smartwatches. There has also been a resurgence of other medical Internet of Things class devices....

Background Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) is a global public health concern. This study aimed to estimate the healthcare resource utilization (HRU) and costs stratified by cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk categories using real-world evidence, in a regional population in...

This study has as objectives: to examine the effect of well-preserved medical based records on healthcare service delivery, to verify the heterogeneity effect of medical based records on healthcare service delivery by the type of medical record, and to determine the challenges associated with...

This protocol describes the common methodology to be applied to established health data registries across seven participating European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) Member States to estimate vaccine effectiveness for Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children and adolescents aged...

This report presents pooled COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE) estimates for the first, second and third booster doses (compared to complete primary vaccination with no booster) against hospitalisation due to COVID-19 and COVID-19-related death in resident populations ≥50 years of age living...

The overall aim of the study is to monitor near real-time performance of COVID-19 vaccines administered as part of 2023 autumnal vaccination campaigns in the community-dwelling resident population aged ≥65 years in EU/EEA countries to detect any variation in VE, so that public health vaccine...

Cyber attacks on healthcare settings increase in frequency and magnitude. They cause significant damage to infrastructures, compromising both continuity and quality of services. Accordingly, policy makers recognise cyber attacks as a growing public health problem (e.g. von der Leyen, 2024). Its...

Objective Little research has been done on the user-centered document ranking approach, especially in a crowdsourcing chart review environment. As the starting point of designing and implementing the next generation of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) search engines, a systematic user study is...

Background: The integration of drone technology into healthcare logistics presents a significant opportunity to enhance the speed, reliability, and efficiency of medical sample transportation. Methods: This paper provides a narrative review of current advancements in drone technology, focusing...

This research seeks to answer the following research question "What kind of regulation architecture can stimulate creative destruction and growth of two different types of new industries like telemedicine, and for-profit-hospital?" Online interview method was used to investigate the telemedicine...

This whitepaper based on the "Algorithms and Agency in Hospitals" project delves into the effects of digital transformation on the work of healthcare professionals and seeks methods to represent their interests throughout this process. Two case studies were carried out in collaboration with...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand patients' behavior in adopting teleconsultation services during the pandemic which has accelerated technology adoption in various sectors and regions in unnatural ways through experimentation in the wide-spread adoption of telemedicine...