Intro Over the last year, we have continued to improve our advanced questionnaires feature. This blog post provides an update on changes we’ve made and
Development Update: The Patients Know Best (PKB) Population Health Management (PHM) Engine
In June we are introducing the first version of our Population Health Management (PHM) Engine. This tool is designed to benefit both healthcare providers and patients. It can be used to identify specific patient cohorts for strategic clinical planning and to deliver automated, personalised guidance directly to patients.
Why store your GP records in Patients Know Best?
In 1988 I was diagnosed with a rare immune deficiency. It is the single most important thing a doctor needs to understand about my health if they are treating me. My GP, whose general practice looked after me since I arrived in Cambridge in 1986, made a note of this at some point in 1998.
Remembering Fran Husson
A tribute to Fran Husson, a highly valued patient advocate who recently passed away, seen here discussing PKB and health record access with our CEO,
Development update: GP data for any adult in England
Any adult in England can now add to their PKB record a copy of the data the GP has released to the patient. We are proud to have done this across all of England’s GP surgeries. The integration gives patients more control over their health information and better sharing between healthcare providers. Better sharing improves care co-ordination, reduces the risk of medical errors, and ultimately leads to better health outcomes for patients.
How studying my kidney test results has helped me to avoid dialysis or a transplant, so far
We are very grateful to Richard Stephen, a patient using PKB, for sharing his inspiring personal story in this blog
October 2019
“Within the next six months, you will either be on dialysis or have had a transplant,” said my specialist at the Edinburgh Renal Department.
October 2024
I’m not and I haven’t….
Read my full story here