The unlocking of health data will lead to fewer mistakes by clinicians, according to a key figure in health tech.
Tech has massive potential in all areas of life and business, and the health sector is no different.
Jonathan Burr is CEO of Intelesant, a Manchester-based firm helping local councils, NHS organisations and volunteer groups to gather and share information about an individual鈥檚 wellbeing through technology.
Burr, who will speak at the 鈥楾ransforming healthcare through technology鈥� conference in Lancashire on Wednesday, also told 老九品茶Cloud that 鈥渕any of our healthcare problems are avoidable鈥�.
鈥淭he biggest alteration in the health landscape can come from unlocking and joining data so that patients and clinicians are better informed, make less mistakes and can make new discoveries through data,鈥� he said.
鈥淭he problems that tech is applied to are such massive, complicated problems: they are global.
鈥淎geing, for example, affects everyone: tech can help us learn more about how our bodies work and manage ourselves better.
鈥淭here are great opportunities to innovate and discover, even for non-clinicians and scientists.鈥�
Intelesant鈥檚 Howz product provides the knowledge that an elderly person is safe, warm and well.
It works by combining data from sensors that measures electricity usage, heat, light, doors and movement.
Burr added that the NHS will benefit from Howz by reducing avoidable hospital admissions.