Wednesday, October 23, 2024
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 […]
Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York State, has announced statewide proposed cybersecurity regulations for hospitals, to help “safeguard health care systems from growing cyber threats”. The announcement follows warnings from the US Department of the Treasury, the FBI, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, that hospitals are a target […]
As HTN takes on an international approach, we’re pleased to share our interview with Keltie Jamieson, chief hospital information officer for Bermuda Hospitals Board. Keltie discussed her career path through digital health, Bermuda’s digital priorities at health board and national level, and her insights into the digital health landscape on […]
Last week, HTN attended Web Summit in Lisbon, described by Politico as “the world’s premier tech conference”. Bringing together over 70,000 attendees from 153 countries, Web Summit is a celebration of everything that technology has to offer across different industries, with healthcare as a key player. We attended talks to […]
Last month, Samsung Electronics announced the launch of its new Open Innovation Initiative, in collaboration with MIT, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Tulane University School of Medicine, and Samsung Medical Center. The new initiative will search for improvements to the digital health ecosystem, with research enabling Samsung to “develop its technology […]
At the G2O summit in India, the WHO announced that it would be launching a new Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH), which will support the implementation of the Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020–2025. The GIDH will “converge and convene global standards, best practices and resources to fast track digital health system […]
Amazon has launched One Medical, a healthcare benefit for Prime members, which provides “24/7 on-demand virtual care nationwide and easy to schedule office visits at any of One Medical’s hundreds of locations across the U.S.”. In a press release dated November 8th, 2023, Amazon revealed how it plans to “reinvent” […]
The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Collaboration Village initiative, conducted in partnership with Accenture and Microsoft, has highlighted examples of the metaverse’s potential to “revolutionise” industries including health and care. With around 140 Village Partners including businesses, governments, civil society organisations and academic institutions, the platform unites leaders and decision-makers […]
12 small to medium enterprises based in India, have been selected for Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber’s Propel@YH Boot Camp, a programme designed to bring global health innovations to the region and to provide the SMEs with support and masterclass content delivered by a range of healthcare partners. The twelve […]
