MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY
Martin and attendees at the 2nd International Digital Health
Summer School at Maynooth University , June 2024 keeping patients well at home , expediting hospital discharge and achieving tenfold improvements in healthcare .
“ Instead of wasting time making car journeys and sitting in traffic , many things can be done from home ,” Martin explains . “ It is also about getting patients home from hospital as quickly as possible . The ‘ 10X ’ refers to using digital to do things ten-times better , ten-times cheaper , ten-times earlier , ten-times better and ten-times higher volume .”
During the pandemic , the HSE demonstrated this approach through collaboration with SME Salaso , with the partnership enabling pulmonary patients to conduct rehabilitation at home under remote supervision . The Cystic Fibrosis unit in Galway University Hospital achieved a 14X or 14-fold productivity improvement through the use of tele physiotherapy during Covid , also saving patients on average € 895 .
The framework draws from evidence gathered across 40 different healthcare scenarios , presented at the UN General Standard Digital Health Symposium and has evolved into what fellow leaders Digital Doctor John Sheehan and AI health entrepreneur Richard Jones call “ Curley ’ s Law ” – a principle suggesting that compounding 10X digital healthcare innovations have the potential to increase average longevity , address equity issues and put global health systems on a more sustainable footing .
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