Tag Archives: Health information system

August 2018 BusinessDaily;The Nairobi Hospital has partnered with an international digital health company in a deal that enables it to offer patients real-time SMS updates on their ailments and appointment reminders. US-based firm access.mobile Inc will use its mobile and cloud technology to connect the hospital’s patients to their healthcare …

April 2018 thestar; I keep hearing how Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and Big Data will revolutionize health care. While we look to the future, let’s not ignore the technological challenges facing the industry today — specifically, inefficiencies in existing processes and technologies. For example, we confuse care quality with how much …

April 2017 Businessdaily; Public hospitals are among the worst performing State institutions when it comes to technology access and use. New data indicates that in comparison to other government bodies, public hospitals have the lowest levels of internet access and are less likely to offer e-government services or have a …

January 2017 NYTimes; THERE’S quite a paradox when it comes to our health data. Most of us still cannot readily look at it, but there’s been an epidemic of cybercriminals and thieves hacking and stealing this most personal information. Last year hundreds of breaches involving millions of health records were …

November 2016 theCitizen; Health without use of technology is becoming obsolete. In our daily struggles towards reviving and improving the quality of healthcare services, the component of Information Technology should not be left behind. The application of ICT in healthcare delivery is one of the key components in healthcare delivery …

February 2014 Elesban Kihuba; Reports about medical malpractice are a common item in our media. The much-touted fatal unassisted births in public hospitals are just pointers to the suffering of patients and the poor quality of health services in Kenyan hospitals. A look beneath the surface raises a number of …