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Institute for Patient-centered Digital Health

We carry out research in the field of patient-centered digital health. With the aim of achieving a positive impact on the Swiss healthcare system, we work on digital solutions that support patients in self-management and communication with care providers.

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    Can AI cut healthcare costs?

    20.11.2024 Healthcare costs have been rising in Switzerland for years. Solutions are complex. Can AI help? A number of different projects are currently underway at Bern University of Applied Sciences to research the...

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    FMH Innovation Qualité: SERO wins first place

    27.05.2024 An app developed in collaboration with BFH by Luzerner Psychiatrie AG for its project “SERO – Suicide Prevention Uniformly Regionally Organised” was awarded the “Innovation Qualité” award in the category...

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    An app to support people with an addiction disorder

    29.11.2023 The “SFK MindCare” app helps patients with an addiction disorder to train their self-awareness and shows them strategies to self-regulate. The app was developed by researchers at Bern University of Applied...

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    New Institute «Patient-centered Digital Health»

    01.11.2023 Bern University of Applied Sciences is bolstering its position in the field of medical informatics by founding an institute that focuses on patient-centered digital health. Its mission is to develop...

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    Sentiment analysis in healthcare: BFH researchers develop new algorithms

    24.05.2023 Sentiment analysis can help healthcare professionnals learn more about diseases and patients’ needs. In a new research project, scientists from BFH’s Institute for Medical Informatics I4MI want to evaluate...