Webinar and presentation: PRECIOUS - A Design and Trial Service for Precision Digital Therapeutics
The University Medicine Zurich technology initiative PRECIOUS [1,2] aims to improve the design and evaluation of Precision Digital Therapeutics (DTx). More specifically, PRECIOUS will help clinicians and researchers design, evaluate, and implement regulatory-compliant educational, behavioral, or cognitive DTx, including patient-reported outcomes and ecological momentary assessments, to make high-quality UMZH treatments more efficient. Unlike standard DTx, Precision DTx use various data streams to deliver highly personalized, timely interventions, offering support when individuals are most receptive. This approach directly addresses a major limitation of current DTx: sustaining long-term engagement.
In this webinar, Prof. Kowatsch will provide an update on the 2-year PRECIOUS project, including a demo of new features, such as a hybrid rule and LLM conversational agent (chatbot), modular integration of Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, and an adherence-dashboard prototype, as well as an outlook on upcoming building blocks, including a two-sided marketplace for DTx intervention components.
Webinar and presentation: Is IT at the heart of the transformation of the Swiss healthcare system?
Gain insight into a new industry study on digitalization in healthcare!
Based on 23 interviews with healthcare executives, Lukas Bieri (Principal Architect, ipt) and Noemi Haag (Marketing Manager and member of the IT healthcare expert team, ipt) show what a future-proof system really needs: better interoperability, consistent data flows, more collaboration, and a shared vision and culture of change between medicine and IT.
The webinar highlights key drivers, challenges, and concrete solutions, and takes a look at the emerging Swiss Health Data Space and the DigiSanté project, which will be driven forward by the FOPH (BAG) in the coming years.
Webinar and presentation: openEHR - Yet Another Data Standard?
How can healthcare move from application-centric structures to a truly data-centric system architecture? In the latest Digital Health Webinar, Dr. Philipp Ackermann (ZHAW) explained how openEHR enables better interoperability, long-term data usability, and clinical innovation through a model-driven approach from standardized archetypes to vendor-neutral data platforms. A concise introduction to the opportunities and challenges of modern health IT.
Publication: Collaborative Design and Development of a Patient-Centered Digital Health App for Supportive Cancer Care: Participatory Study
Digital health tools such as smartphone apps have the potential to improve supportive cancer care. Using a user-centered approach is crucial for successful implementation, as it may improve user engagement, usability, and adoption in clinical settings
Manual: DHZ - Playbook for Promoting Digital Innovation in Hospitals and Checklists
With this playbook we outline a systematic approach to successfully implement digital solutions in healthcare organizations such as hospitals, enhanced by checklists.
