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One of the key tasks of healthcare is to preserve the health of the child population, which is achieved through comprehensive health assessment. Timely identification of negative changes in children health during periodic medical examinations is of great importance. This justifies the development of more accurate methods to extract useful information from the data obtained during a comprehensive examination of children.
Aim: to improve the procedure for preventive examinations of school-age children...

The article contains systematized and summarized data on the possible uses of metaverse technologies in practical healthcare in order to assess the prospects of their widespread use. We searched PubMed and ScienceDirect for publications. The search resulted in 35 relevant articles published during 2021–2022 period.
Metaverses could be used both to create realistic immersive patient interactions and to improve diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation processes. The use of metaverses certainly has...

Background. Presently, in diagnostic radiology, it is possible to use clinical decision support systems (CDSS) based on artificial intelligence technologies. These systems are integrated into medical information systems and/or federal health care information systems of the Russian Federation. The availability of a quality control system for diagnostic radiology enables impact evaluation of AI-based CDSS in the medical care. Moreover, the challenge of defect prevention in radiology with such CDSS...

Background. The revolutionary leap in Internet accessibility and the introduction of information technologies in all spheres of modern society have become significant reasons for the growing popularity of web applications providing personalized health information.
Aim. To conduct a comparative analysis of the online means of checking symptoms present in the Russian-speaking segment of the Internet.
Research methods. To achieve this goal on the basis of the information submitted in the review of...

Background. The current level of digitalization of society determines the feasibility of developing effective web tools designed to expand the contingent of people who are motivated and ready to provide first aid. The purpose of the study is to develop a conceptual model of a multifunctional first aid web service based on an analysis of open web resources on first aid.
Materials and methods. In November-December 2022, 30 English-language and 30 Russian-language web resources on first aid were selected...

Successful efforts made to reduce incidence of tuberculosis have not translated into improved cure rates which remain low. This is largely due to long time for diagnosis, formation of drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis during treatment, a large set of anti-TB drugs and adverse events during their use. Therapy regimens change and replace each other rapidly, clinical guidelines update more and more often.
This along with growing number of comorbidities of a patient, requiring multicomponent...

Aim: study of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) needs in terms of therapy monitoring using a mobile application (MА) and the development of the required functions of the MА.
Materials and methods: 96 patients, 18 years of age and older (mean age 57,3±11,9) with a diagnosis of AF receiving anticoagulant therapy were included. We developed a questionnaire to assess the needs of patients with AF in terms of the use of MA, which included questions regarding the readiness of patients to use the...

The introduction of information technology is currently the main direction of the healthcare progress. Existing data published by domestic and foreign authors demonstrating the clinical and economic benefits of telemedical and information technologies, doesn’t cover regional practices. This study focused on broadening the knowledge about telemedicine application in the regional health care. The aim is to assess the directions of development and practice of application of telemedicine and informa...

Aim: to evaluate the effectiveness of remote monitoring of patients with spine diseases in the postoperative period using a specialized questionnaire called «Medsenger».
Methods and Materials: 246 patients with spinal disorders were observed at the NMCPF during 2021-2022. Several clinical parameters were assessed and recorded during remote monitoring: severity of pain syndrome, temperature, increase/decrease of muscle strength, sensory disturbances, urinary tract dysfunction and general condition....

Background. Development of medical competences is the aim of medical education. Technology of virtual patients has become the main learning tool for these skills as a safe (for real patient), standard digital model. Remote access allows expanding the use, and learning even in case of face-to-face contact limitations.
Aim. Public presentation of the development dynamics and practical results of knowledge engineering during software creation for the formation and assessment of medical decision-making...

Aim. Healthcare is one of the priority sectors for the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The aim of the survey was to assess the awareness and collect opinions of Russian healthcare managers on AI technologies.
Materials and methods. An online survey was conducted in July-August 2022, using the Yandex.Forms service. The survey questionnaire consisted of 24 questions. An invitation to participate was sent to 1,105 Russian healthcare employees registered in the online community...

A fundamental increase in the effectiveness of measures aimed at overcoming the problem of chronic noncommunicable diseases (CNCDs) can only be achieved through the digital transformation of healthcare. An Integrative Digital Strategy to Combat NCDs has been developed, which not only solves the problems of developing the healthcare system, but also stimulates the development of the national economy in the field of high technologies in full accordance with the Ashgabat Declaration on the Preventi...

The article describes the landscape of innovations in the field of medicine in general and start-ups of digital solutions in particular, presents the experience of the Pirogov National Medical and Surgical Center in organization and performing of acceleration program for medical start-ups, proposals are formulated for creating effective translating mechanisms of innovative technologies and products into clinical practice.

Aim. To optimize the process of receiving and processing federal statistical observation forms.
Materials and methods. The MEDSTAT-WEB software, previously used by the Russian Research Institute of Health, was used as the basis. Innovative elements of third-party software were integrated into the process of providing primary statistical data.
Results. A functional has been developed that provides prompt online interaction between specialists of the Subjects of the Russian Federation and specialized...

Background. Assessment of medical services quality from the patient’s point of view is an integral part of the management process of medical organizations within the widely adapted concept of patient-oriented healthcare.
Aim. To evaluate the effectiveness of using an information and analytical system for collecting and analyzing the results of patient satisfaction surveys on medical care provided in a round-the-clock hospital
Methods. Patient questionnaires were the primary research instrument....

Background. Mobile Health (mHealth) is a hot research and development topic due to massive spread of smartphones and their high technical performance. Mobile apps for health vary in their functions, from dietary assistance and planning physical activities to “take a drug” reminding and others.
Aim: Assessing the capabilities of existing mobile apps for collecting personal medical data (lab results, radiography scans etc.).
Materials and methods. We performed a systematic search and analysis of...

Introduction. Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death globally due to the global trend of aging. Mobile medicine — mHealth — is gaining more popularity each year. In this paper, we consider the effectiveness of mHealth in the prevention of cardiovascular events.
Materials and methods. The study was performed in accordance with PRISMA checklist. Original studies published in 2018-2022 were considered for inclusion in systematic review. Еlibrary, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar и...

The paper covers international experience in regulating the use of medical data for the development of artificial intelligence systems (AI) using machine learning methods. High-quality medical data sets are required for successful implementation of AI in medical practice and for higher efficiency of clinical and managerial decision-making. Such data sets are impossible to acquire, store and use without appropriate legal and regulatory framework that takes into account the interests of all participants...

The article presents originally developed intelligent decision support tools designed for precancerous lesions and tumors of the oral mucosa diagnostics.
Background. There is well recognized need for better primary health care in patients with suspected maxillofacial tumors.
Aim: develop intelligent decision support tools for tumors of the oral mucosa diagnostics.
Methods. Developed method was based on generalization of the practicing doctors experience. Diagnostic parameters of the disease were...

Background. The development and implementation of medical information systems make it possible to simplify and automate many processes in medical organizations. At the same time, the amount of data on patients’ health is constantly accumulating which allows solving many problems related to the prediction and diagnosis of diseases.
Aim. To study approaches to processing of Russian unstructured medical texts and to predicting certain groups of diseases based on machine learning methods.
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