Monday, September 16, 2024
Philips’ Future Health Index 2023 has placed Singapore’s health sector “at the forefront of digital technology” on workforce, efficiency and sustainability. According to the report, Singapore’s need for an additional 24,000 healthcare workers to support its aging population and meet the demands on the nation’s health system, is being alleviated […]
This week, we spoke with Dr Hugo Madeira, dentist and head of surgery at Hugo Madeira dentistry clinic in Lisbon, Portugal. Hugo shared with us how his clinic is utilising digital and tech to improve patient care and enhance treatment. We asked Hugo whether he could start out by telling […]
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched its digital transformation strategy for 2023 – 2030, focusing on the potential for African nations to “leapfrog traditional stages of development and adopt innovative solutions that can significantly improve health outcomes”. The new strategy represents the collaborative efforts of many […]
US health tech company Oracle has announced that it will be harnessing generative AI technology to help clinicians reduce administrative pressures. Integrated with Oracle’s EHR solutions, the Oracle Clinical Digital Assistant is said to be designed to make it easier for patients to schedule appointments and check clinical information using […]
Ardent Health Services, based in Nashville, Tennessee, has reported that it has been the victim of a ransomware attack. After becoming aware of the attack on the morning of November 23rd, 2023, Arden responded by taking its network offline, and suspending user access to its IT solutions, including corporate servers, […]
Applications have opened for the 2024 HealthTech Hub Africa (HTHA) Accelerator Program, which aims to provide a boost to innovative tech solutions for health in Africa. Looking for applications from startups and “scale ups” from the African continent, the program allows for collaboration with local and national governments, “aiming to […]
At Web Summit in Lisbon, we spoke with Wiktor Żołnowski, founder of Polish start-up Health Folder: an app collating medical documentation to support patients in keeping on top of their healthcare journey. Hi Wiktor! Thanks for chatting to us. Can you introduce yourself and tell us the story behind Health […]
NZ Telehealth has published ‘The Aotearoa New Zealand Remote Patient Monitoring Guide 2023’, intended as a guide for healthcare providers and suppliers looking to implement remote patient monitoring (RPM) solutions and setting out general guidelines, current working models, an RPM checklist and lessons learned. On current working models in New […]
A programme update published by the Republic of Ghana’s Ministry of Health has highlighted progress in the country’s national e-health project. The project, which features the Lightwave Health Information Management System (LHIMS), is said to be “transforming healthcare across the country and placing Ghana at the forefront of healthcare in Africa”. […]
The Alberta Virtual Care Coordinating Body (AVCCB) has published its ‘Interoperability Saves Lives’ report, identifying several factors hampering provincial progress in health data interoperability and making recommendations on legislation, design, assurance, and oversight. The report was conducted by a working group who performed a cost/benefit analysis of health data interoperability […]
