Monday, September 16, 2024
New York’s Mount Sinai Health System has announced a new research collaboration with IBM Research, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Columbia, Carnegie Mellon, and Deliberate AI, using AI and behavioural data to predict outcomes such as treatment discontinuation, hospitalisations, and ED visits for young people seeking mental health evaluation and treatment. The […]
Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, Canada, has gone live with a new Meditech Expanse electronic health record, taking to YouTube to share details of the transformation, roll-out, and impact. Fraser Health Authority, the British Columbian health authority incorporating Royal Columbian, said that the new EHR “allows health care staff […]
Three hospitals in Estonia – Tartu University Hospital, North Estonia Medical Center and Ida-Viru Central Hospital – have announced a new pilot which will see the introduction of digital mental health screenings and assessments for patients. The pilot is hoped to help “standardise and expedite care for individuals with mental […]
The Catharina Hospital in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, has highlighted the importance of data collaboration and “learning together” through the ICUdata project, taking the lead on organising the delivery of data across healthcare organisations utilising the HiX EPR. Noting the difficulties for clinicians in handling the amount of data generated thanks […]
Unity Health Toronto is preparing to launch its new Epic EPR, due to go live in November 2024, following “an extensive procurement process” involving more than 500 staff, clinicians, patients and stakeholders from across the organisation. Implementing a new EPR formed part of Unity Health’s strategic plan for 2019 – […]
We recently caught up with Itransition, a global software engineering company based in Decatur, Georgia, to learn more about some recent projects and initiatives around the use of digital in healthcare. We were joined by representatives of Itransition including Andrey Korzun, head of Healthcare Centre of Excellence; Anastasiya Korzun, healthcare solution […]
For a recent interview, we caught up with Sabria Lagoun, former programme manager at Health Hub Vienna, and current AI innovation manager at MSD Österreich, to talk about all things digital and health in Austria. Talking about her background, Sabria told us that she is originally French-Algerian and initially moved […]
Caresyntax, a US-based company specialising in surgical intelligence and automation technologies, has secured $180 million in funding for its AI-powered precision surgery platform. Described as “a scalable, end-to-end software and AI platform”, Caresyntax’s solution captures and analyses large volumes of video, audio, images, clinical and operational data in and around […]
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has published guidance for health facilities on making the transition between electronic medical records (EMRs), covering the process from selecting an EMR to data migration, testing, implementation, post-implementation support, customisation and training. Set to come into effect from 25 September 2024, the guidance has been […]
The Victorian Department of Health in Australia has accepted 26 recommendations from an Expert Advisory Committee, developing a Health Services Plan outlining the key steps to be taken toward a “more connected system” that focuses on delivering “the right care, at the right time, in the right place” for residents. […]
