Status of Healthcare
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Major Forces in Healthcare
🩺💡 FOUR MAJOR FORCES of change are impacting the HEALTHCARE sector! These macro-trends are present across all areas. The trends are:🧘♀️ SELF-CARE and PREVENTION: Increased awareness of health care by individuals, accelerated by the pandemic. Seeking comprehensive health, both physical and mental, and even spiritual. 🤖 PRECISION HEALTH: Disruptive technologies that impact the healthcare sector such as wearables, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, 3D printing, quantum computing, or IoT, making healthcare services more precise and hyper-personalized. 🤲 HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN: A greater desire to create products and services that provide real value to people, considering THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS, preferences, and characteristics, offering ease and convenience. 🌍 ONE HEALTH: Pursuing transdisciplinary collaboration to…
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Waiting lists
Are you a HOSPITAL MANAGER STRUGGLING to handle high demand and LONG SURGICAL WAITLISTS? Here are some tips to help you address the problem 🤓 ⏰ IMPROVE SURGICAL PROCESS EFFICIENCY: Assess the entire surgical process, from scheduling the surgery to patient discharge. Identify bottlenecks and areas for improvement to reduce wait times and increase efficiency. 📝 PRIORITIZE the waitlist: Determine which patients require immediate treatment and which ones can wait. Ensure that patients with more serious conditions receive treatment first and consider rescheduling patients who can wait a bit longer. 🤝 COLLABORATE with other hospitals: Consider collaborating with nearby hospitals to share resources and reduce the patient load on your…
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Spain: Increasing demand healthcare
In the last year, there has been an increase in DEMAND FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES 📈 in Spain, the causes and degree of persistence of which are still uncertain. If these dynamics were to persist over time and be related to a persistent deterioration in the overall health of the Spanish population, their economic impact could be significant. Additionally, there has been an increase in the number of EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS WHO LOSE DAYS OF WORK due to illness, temporary incapacity, or accidents 🩻 There is considerable uncertainty regarding the causes and possible degree of persistence of these developments 😷, some of which appear to be in line with the predictions of…
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Desafíos en Sanidad
La SANIDAD enfrenta grandes DESAFÍOS 🧐 en el futuro y es fundamental estar preparados para que los PACIENTES reciban una atención de CALIDAD. Para el manejo de retos tan complejos, en las últimas semanas hemos compartido varias sesiones de trabajo para la EXPANSIÓN DE INICIATIVAS que pueden aportar SOLUCIONES en torno a cuatro puntos: ➤ ATENCIÓN REMOTA de PACIENTES IMPLANTADOS 📡❤️Con tecnología de vanguardia, es posible monitorizar a los pacientes -implantados con dispositivos- a distancia, lo que permite una atención más EFICIENTE y PERSONALIZADA, reduciendo las visitas al hospital a las únicamente necesarias. ➤ HOSPITALIZACIÓN A DOMICILIO 🩺🏠En lugar de hospitalizar a los pacientes, se pueden brindar servicios de atención…
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Patient Empowerment
🩺 HEALTH is a SHARED RESPONSIBILITY between the patient and the healthcare provider. Although healthcare professionals 🧑🏻⚕️have the expertise and knowledge to provide the best treatment possible, THE PATIENT ALSO PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE in their own recovery. TAKING RESPONSIBILITY for one’s clinical treatment includes taking steps to maintain good health, following the doctor’s instructions, informing the doctor of any changes in health, and attending regular appointments 📝 COLLABORATION between the patient and the doctor is essential for achieving a SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME in clinical treatment. 🔼 By taking responsibility for their health, patients can increase their chances of recovery and improve their quality of life. There are several DIGITAL TOOLS…
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Social Media in Public Health
🤳🏻SOCIAL MEDIA is an stablished platform with numerous opportunities to use it in PUBLIC HEALTH 🩺 📖 This research aimed to conduct an introductory study of the existing published literature on WHY TO CHOOSE AND HOW TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA to obtain population health information and to gain knowledge about various health sectors 👩🏻🏫 ✅ It has an impact on the RELATIONSHIP between physician and patient, PUBLIC TRUST in the system; as well as changes in various health sectors such as health interventions, BEHAVIORAL MODIFICATION AND PROMOTION, health campaigns, medical education, disease outbreak surveillance, health research, and more. 🚫On the other hand, social media have acted as a quick platform during…
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Age in tech
The AGE DIGITAL GAP is a real issue in the USE OF APPS IN THE HEALTHCARE FIELD 🧑🏻💻🩻 Many older individuals have difficulties accessing and using these tools due to their lack of familiarity with technology or physical or cognitive limitations 🤔 However, could be several WAYS TO OVERCOME THIS DIGITAL GAP and ensure that all patients can benefit from the advantages of health apps‼️ ➤ TRAINING 🏅Providing older individuals with the necessary training to use health apps can help them better understand how they work and make the most of them 🧑🏼🏫 › Remote technical support› Simple easy-to-follow tutorials› In-person training sessions› Creating supporting materials such as videos or…
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Sustainability in Hospitals
🏥 HOSPITALS 🏥 are an essential part of our society and their SUSTAINABILITY is crucial to ensure they can continue to provide HIGH-QUALITY MEDICAL CARE to those in need 🧑🏻⚕️ 📌Here are some key points to consider TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY IN HOSPITALS: 🔌 ENERGY SAVING: Hospitals consume large amounts of energy, so it is important to implement ENERGY-EFFICIENT MEASURES to reduce their carbon footprint.> More efficient LED lighting systems💡, using solar panels 🌞, or implementing energy control systems 🔋. 💧WATER CONSERVATION: Hospitals also consume large amounts of water, so it is important to implement measures to reduce their water consumption.> Installing low-flow faucets and showers🚿, reusing water for non-critical purposes,…
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Digitalización en Sanidad
La mayor DIGITALIZACIÓN de la SANIDAD 🧑🏻⚕️ acelerará tendencias en marcha o conllevará varios cambios: · TELEMEDICINA 📡De acuerdo con cifras de la Comisión Europea, en un mes creció más que en los últimos diez años como consecuencia de la pandemia ‼️ · Acceso a SERVICIOS DIGITALES 📲Capacitando e implicando a las personas en el cuidado de su salud y en el control de la enfermedad y facilitando su relación con los servicios sanitarios. · CIBERSEGURIDAD 🔐Desarrollo de las prácticas de seguridad y PRIVACIDAD en el tratamiento de los DATOS 💿, así como la aplicación de estándares en la terminología y codificación de los mismos.
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Retorno inversión en Sanidad
¿Cuál es el RETORNO DE LA INVERSIÓN depositada en el sistema sanitario en términos de MEJORA DE SALUD Y BIENESTAR DE LOS CIUDADANOS? 🧐 No es una cuestión de respuesta fácil y he tenido la suerte de compartir un par de días muy interesantes reflexionando sobre este asunto, así como la necesaria TRANSFORMACIÓN DEL SISTEMA SANITARIO PARA GARANTIZAR SU SOSTENIBILIDAD. 🧠 El Sistema Nacional de Salud (SNS) es uno de los VERTEBRADORES SOCIALES clave que, como tal, consume gran parte de los recursos públicos. Los ciudadanos tenemos acceso universal a la sanidad pública en nuestro país, un logro del que debemos ser conscientes y garantizar su sostenibilidad futura aportando los…
