I recently listened to an interesting podcast episode of Today, Explained by Vox all about the vaccine distribution. How the vaccine will be distributed will vary widely from country to country and the rollout plan will vary widely as the year progresses. However, the primary focus across Canada will be centred on Read more…
It is NOT easy to get that first job when trying to obtain your first job out of school or switching from a different field. In this blog post I am going to go through the steps of creating a clinical business intelligence portfolio when applying for jobs in the Read more…
Recently I came across an article reporting that two companies owned by Telus Health had widespread data breaches concerning patient data. As I continued to look into this topic, I was shocked by the number of data breaches that are steadily increasing within healthcare organizations. The World Health Organization (WHO) Read more…
Breaking into any field is NOT easy! Trying to get your first job is not a simple task and can feel like a daily uphill battle trying to get anyone to give you a chance, as you send your resume into the dark void. In this blog post, I would Read more…
This blog post is about the difference between predictive vs. prescriptive analytics in healthcare. What are these tools? Does one have a better use case than the other in healthcare? What is predictive analytics? Predictive analytics can be described as using statistical modeling to predict an outcome. It can fall Read more…
Clinical dashboards can be described as visualization tools to house healthcare data. They can include both quantitative and qualitative information and can be static or interactive. Clinical dashboards could report key metrics such as: ER wait times, patient satisfaction & average length of hospital stay. An effectively designed dashboard should Read more…
There are many definitions of healthcare analytics out there, healthcare analytics can be described as the use of software tools and healthcare advisors to investigate clinical trends. Some have classified it as the intersection between business intelligence, data visualization and healthcare. This field seems to be on the rise, one Read more…
The pandemic has spurred innovation in the healthcare field specifically with respect to medical devices which can allow for rapid testing of COVID-19. In this post I write about additional health tech I believe will impact the future of healthcare Rapid testing devicesAccording to the World Health Organization, rapid testing Read more…
Biomedical engineering is the intersection between medicine and engineering. The core of engineering is all about identifying and solving problems and if we apply this concept to biomedical engineering, this field is about identifying and solving problems within healthcare. Biomedical engineering is a huge field and has many pathways. My Read more…