
Is Regulation A Barrier to Innovation?
Is Regulation A Barrier to Innovation? Yes. Undeniably, unequivocally, yes. That is not a particularly satisfying answer, is it? The thing is neither that question, nor the answer, are particularly useful. Not by themselves at least. We need to ask why we have regulation at all. Let us rewind a little. At its most basic,…

The status of current clinical practice in diagnosis of young onset dementia in England
Findings from the Angela Project Neuropsychiatry and behavioural neurology/assessment/measurement of neuropsychiatric/behavioural and psychological symptoms Background The presentation of dementia in young people is complex and challenging, often resulting in delays in receiving a confirmed diagnosis and appropriate support. A recent Delphi consensus has derived minimum and gold standards for the diagnostic workup that international expert…

Enhancing mental health research with better context for clinical concepts within EHRs
Our approach to accelerating research is grounded in the principle of data protection by design and default. The technologies and methodologies we develop and used are designed to both enable research whilst simultaneously protecting privacy and confidentiality. This is true innovation. ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHRs) Electronic Health Records (EHRs) hold a wealth of information regarding…

Why AI?
As we know, medical records can cover a long history of diseases (as Akrivia Health has found up to ninety decades) and can include a vast number of diagnoses, symptoms, results, medications, and laboratory values, we could truly benefit from advanced search capabilities to allow for the retrieval of relevant data. Especially with diseases such…

What is Natural Language Processing (NLP)?
Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a form of Artificial Intelligence which processes language. Natural Language Processing (NLP) has existed for more than 50 years and has roots in the field of linguistics. It has a variety of real-world applications in a number of fields, including medical research. NLP is opening up new possibilities for how…

The acceleration of clinical trials through the optimisation of Akrivia Health’s platform
It is difficult to imagine the world of science without its laws dictating the need for clinical trials. Most probably there would be a great abundance of questionable medicines in our pharmacies and many unsound techniques practiced by physicians, despite their theory being promising. Perhaps however, in some aspects medicine would be further advanced than…