How can healthcare applications help medical personnel?

By: Lana Bawaneh

The world is experiencing rapid change in almost every aspect, especially in innovation, technology, and digitalization. Technology has transformed almost all industries and healthcare is no exception.

In this revolutionary era, the demand for healthcare apps is rising. Today, there are different types of healthcare applications that have made it possible for patients and doctors to stay connected and consult without even stepping out of their homes. These applications made it very easy for users to access their medical records and treatments which reduced the need for in-person doctors’ visits.

In a previous article, we talked about the several ways healthcare mobile apps can play a vital role in speeding up the healthcare process, and how they help patients to improve their healthcare experience. In this article, we will shed some light on how mobile applications can help medical personnel.

3 core pillars of effective information handling in the radiology sector

By: Omar Abdul-Hafiz

The radiology sector, much like all other areas of healthcare, has seen quite a great deal of development throughout the years. Since the advent of state-of-the-art technologies like CT Scanning and MRI, and their continuous development, the amount of medical data produced every year is enormous. Likewise, the ever-expanding applications of state-of-the-art telecommunication technology have brought more opportunities for faster exchange of medical information between medical staff among themselves, and between them and their patients as well.

In this article, we shall discuss 3 core pillars of effective information handling in the context of radiology. These pillars are:

Digital apps are helping to mitigate insurance risks

By: Cesilia Faustina

The popularity of e-commerce is a growing phenomenon, it is one that has been fuelled with the rise of COVID-19. Many businesses are forced to move into the digital sphere in order to maintain their income. This trend has now led to the dependency of insurance companies towards digital platforms. (Re)insurers are looking at the rise of digital wallets and e-commerce platforms to help them mitigate their losses and close protection gaps.

Usage of digital platforms is especially becoming a big deal with emerging markets, such as countries like India, Indonesia, and Malaysia. According to a survey by Swiss Re Institute, 70 percent of respondents expressed interest in using online channels to purchase insurance. The survey had also showed that 68 percent of the 1,800 respondents in these three countries were using digital platforms at least once a week. COVID-19 has pushed government policies to support an online environment in order to create a safer process for consumers.

Beyond COVID: What role can InsureTech play in the travel insurance landscape?

By: Omar Abdul-Hafiz

It is no exaggeration that 2020 was a big, unexpected super blow to the global travel industry as a whole. According to the latest data from the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, “international tourist arrivals fell by 72% in January-October 2020.” This plunge had manifested in restrictions on travel and low consumer confidence. Furthermore, it ignited a global struggle to contain the COVID-19 virus. These factors alone easily made it the worst year for tourism ever recorded.

But amidst all these harsh events, there is always a gleam of hope. With vaccines going into action already, we can already see the light at the end of the tunnel. And this is a big chance for us to learn a lesson or two for the future.

What does it take to make an ideal mobile app?

By: Omar Abdul-Hafiz

Mobile Apps are becoming the main channel of communication among almost everyone. People use them nowadays to carry out a lot of their daily activities. In fact, they even played a vital role in making our lives much easier during tough times such as quarantines, from aiding us in our remote work and education, to ordering groceries in times where merely stepping outside could get us in trouble. All this proves that a well-designed mobile app can bring a lot of joy and convenience to many people.

But what does it take to build an ideal mobile app? To answer this question, we should recognize some of the main aspects of successful mobile app creation and how to best accomplish them.

How mobile apps can revitalize the patient experience

By: Omar Abdul-Hafiz 

In a previous article, we discussed the merits of web portals in the healthcare sector in some detail. We concluded that web portals may offer a great way to streamline the routine of time-consuming paperwork in a digitalized and automated manner. This will save much valuable time that can instead be dedicated to actually delivering the healthcare service patients are seeking.

But whereas web portals do their magic through web browsers, there’s another powerful element that does its magic through the smartphone. That’s right! We’re talking about the mobile app.

The many handy applications of Web Portals, Part IV: Insurance

By: Lotfi Alsarori

The insurance industry is increasingly taking full advantage of information technologies to enable digital transformation. Insurance providers, whether they are in the life or non-life insurance business lines, are already benefiting from using business systems, such as claims management and policy administration (PAS) systems. Insurance digitalization also entails providing access of certain system functionalities to external stakeholders. Whether they are customers, partners, agents, or brokers, providing access to relevant information and providing extended services can be particularly valuable to the insurance organization. This is where web portals come into play. 

The many handy applications of Web Portals, Part III: Healthcare

By: Omar Abdul-Hafiz 

In the two previous parts, we discussed the merits of web portals in enterprise and education consecutively. We saw that in the enterprise sector, web portals can play a vital and diversified role in streamlining communication and access to information among departments and business partners. Likewise, in the education sector, we looked at how web portals can substantially improve communication between teachers, students, and parents. 

Thus, to pick up the threads of our discussion on the significance of web portals in various industries, in this article, we will cover their usage in the healthcare sector. So, let’s get to it. 

It is time to invest in mobile applications

By: Lana Bawa'neh

Every day, the world is becoming more and more digital and technological, especially the business world. Technology has changed almost every aspect of business and its operations. It is not only important, but it is essential in today’s world. Technology can lead people to success easily, where one can achieve more in less time. 

Technology provides new ways that enable businesses to achieve operations and tasks with less time and effort, and sometimes it can perform these tasks on the company’s behalf. This allows business owners to improve the quality of their products and services, it could also open doors to new business ideas that benefit organizations. For this reason, organizations need to cope with existing and rising technological trends in the market to stay competitive. 

Internet solutions are fuelling the COVID holiday season

By: Cesilia Faustina

The holidays are just around the corner and everybody is getting busy, whether to finish last-minute tasks before the holidays or maybe to buy all the essential Christmas presents. Point is, there always seems to be a lot to do during the days leading up to the holidays. Unfortunately, with COVID all around, it’s getting tougher to finish all these tasks, which is why many of us are looking for online solutions.

Thanks to COVID-19, PR Newswire reported an expected growth of $968.7 billion in global wireless internet service market in 2020, compared to $569.2 billion in 2019. They also expected this number would eventually stabilize at $717.9 billion in 2023. Obviously, this is nothing to shrug off. If we look at the IFC’s report on COVID’s impact on the telecom sector, we can see that the global telecom market is improving and generally not restricted by the impacts of COVID.

e-Banking trends are on the rise worldwide

By: Omar Abdulhafiz

In the past few decades, our perception of the things that are most essential to our daily lives has been transformed more than ever before. With the gradual and accelerating evolution of telecommunications technology, these gadgets have slowly become elementary parts of our lives as utilities such as water and electricity. Not having a phone at home, for example, may cause us to feel as if we are completely isolated from the outside world. And it does not stop here.

Fast forward to the second decade of the 21st century, even the ordinary phones are slowly becoming more like pieces of antiques, as these little powerful devices known as smartphones replace them. It never escapes us to liken their fate to that of typewriters as they were replaced with personal computers toward the last quarter of the 20th century.

Why e-commerce is today’s go-to industry

By: Cesilia Faustina

From toilet paper to garden supplies, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought a new understanding to the term online shopping. With social distance and lockdowns all around, we have been forced to embrace the online sphere more than usual, especially when it comes to online shopping. As we speak, you’re probably online shopping while reading this, I know I’m online shopping while writing it. Being stuck inside definitely brings out the urge to shop online. Suddenly, your room seems emptier than usual and you have the craving to buy that vintage looking clock you have no use for.

The point is, since the start of COVID and with lockdown all around, it’s becoming more familiar to bulk buy or online shop. According to Paul Marsden, a consumer psychologist at the University of Arts London, as quoted in CNBC, he saw this trend as: “Panic buying can be understood as playing to our three fundamental psychology needs.” These needs include autonomy, relatedness, and competence.