The automotive industry is on the verge of a digital revolution, with the race to build the fully connected car already underway. The convergence of vehicles, communications and technology is driving this industry transformation. Ultimately, the goal of connected cars is to provide a personalised smart driving experience that will redefine transportation as we know it.
The drive towards smart cities is accelerating in major cities across the world. Governments and private enterprises are becoming increasingly eager to be a part of the technology-driven push for more sustainable, efficient, clean and safe cities. This means developing smart city solutions that are citizen-centric and offer real value.
Mobile is becoming ubiquitous in the Healthcare industry, playing a significant role as the industry continues to adopt a patient-centered approach. Healthcare leaders are now seeking to improve the patient experience through tailoring patient engagement strategies to meet the expectations of their digital savvy patients.
Healthcare providers are now recognising patients as customers, tailoring their services to meet specific needs at each stage of the patient journey. mHealth apps are fast becoming one of the best tools for this type of personalised patient-centered care, empowering patients through providing relevant and easily accessible information.
As the healthcare industry continues to digitally transform, providers are focused on adopting new strategies to enhance workflows and boost patient engagement. In particular, mobile health (mHealth) has introduced new and innovative approaches in healthcare that support patient engagement and value-based care models.
Delivering the latest content is a priority for many hospitals. Yet, creating, styling, and publishing this content can be an inefficient and costly task. This is why an integrated comms workflow is essential.
A new study by Accenture shows that creating a superior consumer experience not only improves patient engagement in hospitals but also correlates to 50 percent higher hospital margins. In fact, at Liquid State we see the social and economic value in improving patient engagement in hospitals through apps and integrated communications solutions.
Technology is incrementally shifting the doctor-patient relationship into the digital age. This is truly the case for apps. Apps can enable doctors to directly engage with patients even when outside the consulting room. But what factors do companies need to consider when developing a health communication app to drive patient engagement?
Healthcare continues to evolve into a paperless industry as the professional reliance on mobile and tablet devices grow concurrently. In fact, majority of healthcare professionals are becoming ‘digital omnivores’ as they work between a desktop computer, tablet and smartphone.
CSIRO’s We Feel is a project that aims to verify whether our emotions can be accurately mapped using data from social media. We Feel studies the words people use in their Twitter posts, and maps these words to a wheel of emotions; a colourful hierarchy of joy, love, surprise, sadness, fear and anger.