Written by
Ishita Barua
Sverre Sundsdal
Halvard RamstadDate published
July 19, 2024
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TL;DR
Last week, the world experienced one of the largest IT outages in history, significantly impacting the healthcare sector among others and underlining the importance of resilient data management solutions globally. At Livv Health, we believe decentralizing data access can mitigate such crises.
We also introduce our Software Engineer, Chris Samiullah, who speaks Chinese fluently, has a background in MMA/jujitsu fighting, and was a tech lead at the health-tech rocketship company in London, Babylon Health.
Resilient Healthcare: The Role of Mobile Data Management
- The CrowdStrike IT outage affected 8.5 million Windows systems globally, halting operations in GP practices within the NHS, hospitals in the U.S., among others.
- The issues arose when clinicians lost access to critical health data in EMR systems. Without these records, timely care became difficult, leading to appointment cancellations and treatment delays, underscoring the need for more resilient data management solutions.
- We at Livv Health, believe a patient-centric approach can help mitigate such crises by decentralizing data access.
- Patients can securely manage and share health information via mobile devices, ensuring continuous care during system failures. This maintains access to accurate, up-to-date patient data, enhancing healthcare resilience.
Team Spotlight - Chris Samiullah
- Introducing our Software Engineer wizard, Chris Samiullah.
- Read the full spotlight here about Chris’ background before Livv - including work experiences as an Engineering Lead at the London based health-tech company Babylon Health, and work experience abroad in China.
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