Dr. Saif Abed | HIT Consultant Contributor

Dr. Abed is a medical doctor, corporate strategist and clinical advisor based between London and Cambridge in the UK. His firm, AbedGraham Healthcare Strategies Ltd works to support product development, strategic planning and market access in diverse sectors including mHealth, remote diagnostics and data analytics through his team’s unique backgrounds as clinicians with industry experience.

Interoperability Will Define Health IT Vendors In 2016

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For the last five years I have witnessed at length the bold predictions of how many startups and app focused companies will revolutionize healthcare as they did the consumer industry. I was always a skeptic and viewed the 'evangelizing' of healthcare apps as being wishful thinking rather than being based on any evidence. Don't get me wrong, apps are a critical component of clinical IT systems for patients and clinicians but they're just that - one component. A gateway to much more important
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5 Reasons Why Physicians Are Frustrated with EHR Adoption

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EHR adoption is inevitable for healthcare, but physicians are increasingly frustrated. It's time we asked why. Whether it's the UK, US or Middle East it's clear that EHR systems are the future of healthcare. However, endless reports show that clinicians are increasingly unhappy with what they're being given and it's impacting technology adoption and eventually patient care. So what's going wrong? 1. Workflow Issues One of the biggest issues with EHR systems is that they often
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5 Reasons Why Digital Health Needs More Doctors as Investors

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With so many reports highlighting the increasing investment in digital health it stands to reason to ask whether investors are making the right choices. Clinical insight might make the crucial difference. Here's why. I am fortunate to have many interactions with investors within my network ranging from angels to later round focused venture capitalists. Here in Europe, investment in healthcare IT and digital health companies has started to become an area of interest because of the boom in
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5 Steps to Building Successful Digital Health Solutions

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Dr. Saif Abed describes five key steps to building digital health solutions. At times it might seem like the relationship between healthcare and technology is so broad that it’s beyond definition. Certainly, that’s a challenge for many of the different supporters of IT in healthcare as they have to contend with all the different tags and titles whether it’s digital health, mHealth or the more traditional health IT. The thing is it doesn’t really matter. Whatever your flavor of technology in
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An Insider’s Look to Clinical Engagement

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  As healthcare informatics continues to generate attention in the media one of the greatest challenges facing start-ups and large corporations alike is the ability to engage healthcare professionals. An Insider’s Look to Clinical Engagement is a free white paper written by the UK based clinical team at corporate strategy consultancy AbedGraham supported by the industry insights of HIT Consultant. This concise paper highlights the increasing prevalence of healthcare professionals in
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