Health Policy and Technology (HPT), is the official journal of the Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine (FPM), a cross-disciplinary journal, which focuses on past, present and future health policy and the role of technology in clinical and non-clinical national and international health environments.HPT provides a further excellent way for the FPM to continue to make important national and international contributions to development of policy and practice within medicine and related disciplines. The aim of HPT is to publish relevant, timely and accessible articles and commentaries to support policy-makers, health professionals, health technology providers, patient groups and academia interested in health policy and technology.Topics covered by HPT will include:- Health technology, including drug discovery, diagnostics, medicines, devices, therapeutic delivery and eHealth systems - Cross-national comparisons on health policy using evidence-based approaches - National studies on health policy to determine the outcomes of technology-driven initiatives - Cross-border eHealth including health tourism - The digital divide in mobility, access and affordability of healthcare - Health technology assessment (HTA) methods and tools for evaluating the effectiveness of clinical and non-clinical health technologies - Health and eHealth indicators and benchmarks (measure/metrics) for understanding the adoption and diffusion of health technologies - Health and eHealth models and frameworks to support policy-makers and other stakeholders in decision-making - Stakeholder engagement with health technologies (clinical and patient/citizen buy-in) - Regulation and health economicsAbout the FPM The aim of the Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine (FPM) is to promote international calibre excellence in postgraduate medical education through its publications, clinical and scientific meetings, and other activities. The FPM is a British medical charity that was founded at the end of World War I, when it pioneered development of post-graduate educational programs in all branches of medicine.Its foundation was the result of a merger between the Fellowship of Medicine and the Postgraduate Medical Association, with Sir William Osler the first president of the new organization. The FPM is supported by Fellows with expertise in the practice of medicine, medical education and publishing, and research in medicine and related disciplines.
Heliyon considers research from all areas of the physical, applied, life, social and medical sciences. We publish manuscripts reporting scientifically accurate and valuable research, which adheres to accepted ethical and scientific publishing standards. As such Heliyon publishes new insights as well as extensions on existing theories, negative/null results and replication studies.Submissions covering arts, humanities and law are not considered in Heliyon. Authors of these submissions are encouraged to submit directly to our partner journal Social Sciences & Humanities Open.Heliyon classifies manuscripts/articles into different sections based on the research topic discussed. Some sections exclude certain types of studies from their scope. To know more and to see the kind of manuscripts the various sections publish, please visit: https://www.cell.com/heliyon/sectionsA dedicated in-house editorial office team, internal editors as well as external academic section and associate editors handle your manuscript and manage the publication process, giving your research the editorial support and quality control it deserves.If it's important to you, it's important to us. Submit your paper today.
Informatics in Medicine Unlocked (IMU) is an international gold open access journal covering a broad spectrum of topics within medical informatics, including (but not limited to) papers focusing on imaging, pathology, teledermatology, public health, ophthalmological, nursing and translational medicine informatics. The full papers that are published in the journal are accessible to all who visit the website.Manuscripts exploring the revolutionary advances being made in the application of the computer to the fields of bioscience and medicine can be submitted to the journal?s companion title, Computers in Biology and Medicine .Only manuscripts of sufficient quality with scientific relevance will be considered for publication in IMU; the types of articles accepted include original research papers, reviews, perspectives, letters to the editor and editorials, tutorials, and papers on innovative and topical new technology. Proposals for special focus issues from leading research groups will also be considered.Manuscript referees will be experts in the subject matter, working in academia, industry, and at government institutions. Usually, comments from 2-5 referees will be returned to the authors after first submission of the manuscript. Average turnaround time for manuscript evaluation is expected to be less than 4 weeks. Average time from first submission to publication of accepted papers, including revision, will typically be 2-4 months.
Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health (MCP: Digital Health) is sponsored by Mayo Clinic and is a companion title to the widely read and cited Mayo Clinic Proceedings . MCP: Digital Health is an online only, open access journal that publishes original research, reviews, narratives of implementation experiences, commentaries, editorials, multimedia articles for virtual reality and enhanced reality, and other materials. MCP: Digital Health publishes articles on fields related to digital medicine and associated disciplines, such as artificial intelligence, informatics, telemedicine, electronic health records, virtual/extended reality, platform care, wearables, mobile technology, among others. The journal welcomes contributions from authors worldwide. A dedicated and engaged editorial board ensures the highest standards of validity and relevance of its published content through rigorous peer review.MCP: Digital Health is primarily focused on publishing articles on translation, implementation, adaptation, and validation of digital health solutions, with focus on applications, real-life validations, as well as articles addressing challenges, opportunities, and the future of digital health. As part of the innovative goals, the journal also publishes implementation experiences, disruptive methods to test efficacy, validity and safety, as well as articles on regulatory issues, entrepreneurship, and commercialization of digital health. MCP: Digital Health welcomes articles related to equity in digital health, digital interventions aimed at social determinants of health, and articles on ethics in digital medicine.
This journal focuses on research topics pertaining to devices, sensing, computing and communication technologies, software/hardware modeling and system architectures towards Personalized, Pervasive, Participatory, Predictive, Preventive, Programmable and Perpetual (P7) Healthcare. This will be an interdisciplinary journal which would publish high-quality papers from researchers of various disciplines including medicine, computer science and engineering and bio and electrical engineering. Papers covering all aspects of P7 Healthcare including innovative technology, clinical studies of efficacy of existing technology, and analytical studies are in this journal.P7 Healthcare Models:E-healthcareM-healthcareTelehealth, TelemedicineCybermedicineMobile/Wireless/Pervasive/Proactive/Personalized HealthcareP7 Platforms and Technologies:Home Health PlatformsCell-phone based monitoring systemsRemote/ Non-invasive BiomonitoringWireless MedicineWearable health systemBody area networks (BANs)/Body Sensor Networks (BSNs)Nano medicineSmart medical DevicesP7 MethodsNon-invasive physiological monitoringReliable BiosensingHCI , Intuitive Interfaces for Children and the ElderlyPrivacy/Security/Access Control ProtocolsWireless communicationP7 IT/Software-Hardware:Formal Methods for ensuring safety, security of medical devicesInteroperable SecurityModel Based EngineeringMetrics, Performance Analysis methods and toolsPowering, Energy Management/Scavenging, SustainabilityModeling techniques: cyber-physical, hybrid modelsSystem Software, Middelware, OS, NetworkingMedical device control system design, verification of control algorithmsP7 Patient Care Outcomes:Health Data PrivacyImproving Access and QualityCost-effectivenessReducing Medical ErrorsP7 Applications:Assisted LivingDisaster PreparednessEntertainment, Games for Improving HealthDiabetes CareObesity ManagementDrug Use PreventionSports and Leisure
The Lancet Digital Health is committed to publishing high-quality original research, candid commentary, and correspondence contributing to promoting digital technologies in health practice worldwide by bringing together the most important advances in this multidisciplinary field. The journal publishes important, innovative, and practice-changing research on any topic connected with digital technology in clinical medicine, public health, and global health.The Lancet Digital Health serves the digital health, clinical, and wider health communities by promoting high-quality science and supporting the ethical use of technologies and data in practice. The journal's content crosses subject boundaries, building bridges between health professionals and researchers.