Thursday, May 9, 2024
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 […]
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan has recently been revalidated for Stage 7 of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model as well as receiving validation for Stage 6 of the HIMSS Infrastructure Adoption Model. During their assessment, evaluators are reported to have noted “impressive” demonstrations within the hospital’s operational, […]
An international acceleration programme for innovative start-ups focusing on the femtech sector has been launched by Italy-headquartered Zambon through their research venture Zcube, with applications open until 16 June. Applications are encouraged from start-ups and entrepreneurial ideas around the development of products and services to address “major medical needs” and […]
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and GE HealthCare have announced a collaboration aiming to provide mammography technology, training and educational tools to radiologists at Tanzania’s Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) in order to ” improve access to screening and help clinicians lower the country’s breast cancer mortality rate”. As part […]
Tampa Bay Wave, a tech startup support organisation based in Florida, has announced the opening of applications for its 2024 HealthTech|X Accelerator programme, aiming to “fuel innovation and support high-potential healthtech startups in Tampa and beyond”. The programme offers an “immersive” 90-day experience including one-to-one mentoring, pitch coaching and investment […]
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 […]
The World Health Organisation has announced the launch of S.A.R.A.H (Smart AI Resource Assistant for Health), described as a “digital health promoter prototype with enhanced empathetic response powered by generative artificial intelligence”. S.A.R.A.H. has been trained to provide information across “major health topics” such as mental health and healthy habits, […]
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 […]
