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ELLEN FLANNERY , EDITOR
Greetings and a warm welcome to the latest instalment of Intelligent Health . tech . We trust that you have had a rejuvenating month and are eager to delve into the first edition of 2024 .
For our cover story , we feature Dr James Teo , a professor of neurology at King ’ s College Hospital and Co-founder of CogStack .
CogStack is a healthcare application framework that allows you to handle , analyse and draw insights from information from unstructured freeform clinical data sources e . g . Electronic Health Records where the majority of the expressive clinical content is locked-up in multiple formats of unstructured data . insight from Jamey Baszuk , AVP at Hyland Healthcare . Hyland Healthcare is a US-based provider of Healthcare Content Services frameworks that allows all unstructured patient content to be securely captured , accessed and managed through core clinical and administrative systems .
As the winter season looms towards us , many of us will face the difficult symptoms of SAD , whether we suffer ourselves or must support friends and family with the disorder it can be a difficult season that many dread . On page 25 I ask experts : How is technology addressing Seasonal Affective Disorder and what advancements are supporting mental well-being during the winter of 2024 ?
Incident Response at CYFOR Secure , on page 60 .
We also have a range of ‘ Intelligent ’ pages , which feature the latest in Artificial Intelligence , cloud , wearable technology , robotics , security and Virtual Reality .
I hope you enjoy this issue and if you would like to contribute to any future editions then please do not hesitate to contact me .
Ellen Flannery , Editor
“ Many hospital health record systems , designed in the 90s , hinder efficient data handling . Despite sophisticated interfaces , their outdated backend limits search capabilities . This is analogous to navigating the pre-Google Internet with directories instead of search engines . Current healthcare professionals , like doctors , operate without a search function , grappling with outdated technology . It ’ s concerning that we subject healthcare professionals to such awkward limitations in today ’ s tech landscape ,” said Dr Teo .
Read more on page 48 .
We shift our Regional Focus to North America on page 44 , where we take
On page 32 , we take a look at a few of the trusts and businesses that are utilising technologies for a better planet through recycling medical devices , electric vehicles ( not just those on the road ) and clean energy .
This month ’ s Under the Microscope now turns to security in the healthcare sector , with an exclusive conversation with Will Poole , Head of
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