DIGITAL HEALTH
HEATHER OWEN
Heather Owen is a Manager and Senior Solution Leader for Cerner . Leading a team of specialists , Owen oversees the roadmapping and development of the company ’ s customer-facing solutions .
46 patients via the NHS in England . Its creator , Rupert Spiegelberg , defines two principle advantages it provides : “ Firstly , it enables patients to get access to their local health service 24 / 7 . The app can then help them determine what ’ s wrong , how serious it is , where to go for treatment and so on , in addition to offering users the ability to book appointments and get sick notes ,” he explains . “ Secondly , Doctorlink can help to free up NHS capacity by 30 % through reducing the number of appointments GPs need to make : sometimes 20mn fewer !”
What differentiates Doctorlink from its contemporaries is its online triage capability : a clinically-approved set of algorithms assess ( based on questions )
SUMMER / AUTUMN 2020