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[Digital health apps : How to achieve the successful integration into healthcare].
Inn Med (Heidelb)
December 2024
Docs Digital, Hagenbeckstr. 37, 22527, Hamburg, Deutschland.
Article Synopsis
- Digital health apps have been prescribed since 2019, aiding in health monitoring, symptom recognition, and patient care.
- The 2023 Digital Care Act aims to fully integrate these apps into medical practices.
- Utilizing AI in health apps can enhance diagnosis, improve treatment efficiency, and promote personalized patient care.
Impact of a package of point-of-care diagnostic tests, a clinical diagnostic algorithm and adherence training on antibiotic prescriptions for the management of non-severe acute febrile illness in primary health facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Burkina Faso.
BMC Infect Dis
August 2024
Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, 11 BP 218, Ouaga CMS 11 , Nanoro, Burkina Faso.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a new intervention for reducing antibiotic prescriptions and improving recovery rates in patients with non-severe acute febrile illnesses at primary health centers.
- Patients were divided into two groups: one received the intervention, which included point-of-care tests and a diagnostic algorithm, while the other received standard care.
- Results showed that the intervention significantly lowered antibiotic prescriptions (33.2% vs. 58.1%) and improved adherence to treatment, with all patients recovering by Day 7 regardless of the care received.
Performance evaluation of a combination Plasmodium dual-antigen CRP rapid diagnostic test in Lambaréné, Gabon.
Infection
August 2024
Biomedicine and Social Sciences research group, Department of Biologicals and Therapeutics, Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné, CERMEL, BP 242, Lambaréné, Gabon.
Purpose: The consequent use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) preceding a treatment decision has improved the global management of malaria. A combination RDT, including an inflammation marker to potentially guide antibiotic prescription, could improve the management of acute febrile illness (AFI).
Methods: We performed a prospective, cross-sectional study in Gabon evaluating the STANDARD Malaria/CRP DUO (S-DUO) RDT.
Optimizing the Transition from Written Prescriptions into E-Prescriptions in Germany.
Stud Health Technol Inform
August 2024
Digital Health, Deggendorf Institute of Technology, European Campus Rottal-Inn, Pfarrkirchen, Germany.
The study will use a mixed-method approach, the qualitative research method will be used through conducting interviews to explore the opinions of the stakeholders while the quantitative method will be used through conducting surveys. Results collected from both approaches were analyzed and recommendations for various stakeholders such as the German Ministry of Health with the cooperation of the German government, Software developers, Gematik, Insurance companies, Physicians and pharmacists, and Patients for optimizing the transition phase were derived.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCost-Effectiveness of Test-and-Treat Strategies to Reduce the Antibiotic Prescription Rate for Acute Febrile Illness in Primary Healthcare Clinics in Africa.
Appl Health Econ Health Policy
September 2024
Department of Health Sciences, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Background: Inappropriate antibiotic use increases selective pressure, contributing to antimicrobial resistance. Point-of-care rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) would be instrumental to better target antibiotic prescriptions, but widespread implementation of diagnostics for improved management of febrile illnesses is limited.
Objective: Our study aims to contribute to evidence-based guidance to inform policymakers on investment decisions regarding interventions that foster more appropriate antibiotic prescriptions, as well as to address the evidence gap on the potential clinical and economic impact of RDTs on antibiotic prescription.
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