Minimally Invasive Otoplasty.

Minimally invasive otoplasty (MIO) is an elegant and well-proven technique for correcting protruding ears as the most frequent form of first-degree auricular dysplasia. It is well suited for the majority of patients with prominauris who regularly present to a facial plastic surgery practice. Although there are several variations of the MIO, all MIO techniques differ from traditional otoplasty techniques in that they avoid a large retroauricular skin incision and excision.

Scale-up of Digital Innovations in Health Care: Expert Commentary on Enablers and Barriers.

Health care delivery is undergoing a rapid change from traditional processes toward the use of digital health interventions and personalized medicine. This movement has been accelerated by the COVID-19 crisis as a response to the need to guarantee access to health care services while reducing the risk of contagion. Digital health scale-up is now also vital to achieve population-wide impact: it will only accomplish sustainable effects if and when deployed into regular health care delivery services.

Profiles of eHealth Adoption in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis and Their Caregivers.

(1) Background: Persons with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) are often characterized as ideal adopters of new digital healthcare trends, but it is worth thinking about whether and which pwMS will be targeted and served by a particular eHealth service like a patient portal. With our study, we wanted to explore needs and barriers for subgroups of pwMS and their caregivers when interacting with eHealth services in care and daily living. (2) Methods: This study comprises results from two surveys: one collecting data from pwMS and their relatives (as informal caregivers) and another one providing information on the opinions and attitudes of healthcare professionals (HCPs).

A Digital Patient Portal for Patients With Multiple Sclerosis.

Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system that requires a complex, differential, and lifelong treatment strategy, which involves high monitoring efforts and the accumulation of numerous medical data. A fast and broad availability of care, as well as patient-relevant data and a stronger integration of patients and participating care providers into the complex treatment process is desirable. The aim of the ERDF-funded project "Integrated Care Portal Multiple Sclerosis" (IBMS) was to develop a pathway-based care model and a corresponding patient portal for MS patients and health care professionals (HCPs) as a digital tool to deliver the care model.

[Comments on minimally invasive otoplasty (MIO)].

According to our now quite large experience, minimally invasive otoplasty (MIO) is a reliable technique to correct protruding ears. With the correct indication its results are aesthetically pleasing, natural and lasting. The limitations of minimally invasive otoplasty techniques have though to be seen and respected.

eHealth-Platforms - The Case of Europe.

Platform approaches to improve interorganisational integration and eHealth innovation have gained a lot of attention. A variety of platform projects have been established in Europe. However, a systematic view is missing.

CDA Templates - Utilizing the MediCUBE.

The specification and customization of clinical document types are tasks that need a strong collaboration between domain experts and IT specialists. However, these collaborators are often faced with difficulties due to different interpretation of domain knowledge. Therefore, an adequate method for sharing domain knowledge about documents is necessary.

Governance guidelines for digital healthcare ecosystems.

Advanced Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) solutions are the key instrument to enable modern integrated care. They are not limited the traditional boundaries. Moreover, their aim is to provide medical care at the right point, in the right manner, at the right time without technological, institutional boundaries or integration issues, esp.