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Real-time Clinical Information Platform Driving Improved Outcomes
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the solution been designed to improve
access to information, it has also been
built to operate as a platform that can
be integrated across many different clinical and operational activities within the
healthcare organisation. It is already in
use at a number of hospitals, including
London’s Royal Free.
Collaboration is a major component and
by giving doctors the information they
require and then also giving them the
option to share that information with
colleagues, specialists and patients it
becomes much easier to make informed
decisions based upon a full picture of
the available data. With the ability to
make informed joint decisions comes an
increase in the overall quality of care.
By developing bespoke applications
that work with particular cohorts of
patients, or patients receiving particular
treatment, Medopad can also integrate
real-time information from monitoring
technologies and health wearables used
to monitor patients during the course
of their treatment and care plans. This
facility enables clinicians and care teams

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to easily receive and access real-time,
actionable data, from which more accurate insights about treatment and condition management can be determined.
Collecting a complete picture of a person’s
medical condition and treatment, rather
than the traditional snapshots of health,
that are generally recorded during one off
appointments, means that it is possible
to more accurately understand a patient’s
complete medical experience. This in turn
improves the clinical decision process and
can result in improved outcomes.
The company has gained significant recognition in recent months for an application designed, using the platform, to
work specifically with the Apple Watch
that allows for the monitoring and management of cancer patients receiving
chemotherapy treatments.
Effective cancer treatment relies heavily on the administration of strict drug
regimens, however the complexity and
potency of prescribed drugs often leads
to a range of side effects. As a result,
patients sometimes struggle to stay motivated, forget to take their prescriptions

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and see a lapse in the accurate recording
of side effects. As soon as a patient experiences a negative reaction they can record
their symptoms using the smartwatch and
the data is sent instantly and securely to
doctors using the Medopad platform.
This delivers a number of powerful outcomes. Doctors can adjust drug regimens in real-time to provide even greater
levels of proactive care and patients are
provided chemotherapy treatment tailored specifically to them. Furthermore,
connecting patients directly to doctors
reduces side effect-related visits to hospitals, which in turn alleviates the pressures on medical staff and the associated
financial costs.
Dr Rich Khatib, CEO at Medopad, said,
“The latest statistics show one in every
two people are expected to experience
cancer during their lifetime. It is clear that
treatment and patient monitoring must
improve if we are to continue our global
fight against cancer. Our easy-to-use Apple
Watch application transforms how patients
monitor their illnesses on a daily basis. Individuals can directly contribute to their own
treatment regimens and regain the feeling