Thursday, September 19, 2024
Early last year, the Slovenian Ministry of Health declared that “digitalisation is the key step to a modern health system”, following the presentation of the healthcare digitisation strategy for Slovenia until 2027. Slovenian Minister of Health Danijel Bešič Loredan voiced a commitment to ensuring that digital healthcare in Slovenia will […]
For our latest interview, we caught up with Inderpal Kohli, vice president and chief information officer at Englewood Hospital, New Jersey, to hear his insights on digital transformation, projects, priorities and challenges in the digital health space. Inderpal introduced himself by explaining how his career has been in the IT […]
In Norway, the signing of a new collaboration agreement between AstraZeneca, Oslo Cancer Cluster, and Oslo Science City is hoped to mark “closer collaboration between researchers, startups, and pharmaceutical companies”. Under the agreement, Norwegian startups will be given easier access to residency at AstraZeneca’s BioVenture Hub, whilst Swedish companies will […]
A $50 million grant from the Albanese government for the Australian Artificial Heart Frontiers Program will help to develop and commercialise its “Total Artificial Heart”, with hopes to harness technology to “halve deaths from heart failure” globally. The program brings together stakeholders including five universities and three clinical partners, to […]
Papua New Guinea has reportedly become the first country to adopt the regional WHO Data Management Competency Framework, which aims to “equip the health workforce with essential skills for data management, analysis, and quality assessments”. The Data, Strategy, and Innovation (DSI) team at the WHO Regional Office for the Western […]
The Jordanian Ministry of Health has announced the launch of a new national electronic registry for cystic fibrosis patients, developed in collaboration with the Quality Improvement Project for Health Services, and funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Dr Firas Hawari, Minister of Health, noted the importance […]
A Digital Health Collaborative has been launched in the US, supported by the Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) and bringing together provider groups, purchasers and end users with the intention to “raise the bar on evidence and value for digital health solutions”. A total of 14 organisations, including the American […]
The WHO’s Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has shared news of a $5 million donation received from Japan for the Pan-American Highway for Digital Health Initiative, making the nation the initiative’s “first official donor”. The donation marks the joining of forces between the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Government […]
Emory Healthcare has announced its deployment of the Epic electronic health record (EHR), with MacBook Airs made available to “thousands of clinicians” to support accessing of patient records via the platform. The organisation reports savings of “$300 per device per year in software licensing and support costs, adding up to […]
Join us as we take a look into digital health transformation in Japan, to find out more about how the nation is embracing technology in the realms of health and care. In a report published on Japan’s digital policy in December 2021, the Minister for Digital, Karen Makishima, spoke of […]
