Saturday, July 27, 2024
The Croatian Ministry of Health has announced the installation of the first linear accelerator (cancer treatment device) of 21 to be provided for citizens under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, following a pledge from the government to invest €85 million in oncology treatment. The accelerators have been funded through […]
Nordic-based technology company Tietoevry has announced its successful bid for a contract from a large Swedish university hospital, with its openEHR solution, Lifecare Open. According to a press release, the Lifecare Open platform has been selected by the unnamed hospital to help bring about “more efficient patient-centred care with less […]
A $20 million donation to Mayo Clinic, a not-for-profit American academic medical centre, has been made by Dwight and Dian Diercks to “fuel key elements of Mayo Clinic’s vision for the future of healthcare”, with the fund intended to boost initiatives such as developing generative AI tools for insight into […]
In Canada, Island Health has announced the go-live of its new electronic patient record with hopes of enhancing patient experience “through improvements to the quality, safety, and consistency of patient care”. Hospitals within the Island Health healthcare authority are expecting benefits including real-time information on patients for care teams, less […]
The Gauteng Department of Health (DoH) in South Africa has begun the process of digitising patient records within its public hospitals, setting a target for 800 million to be digitised over the next three years as a “minimum”. The initiative forms a part of the DoH’s wider aim to expedite […]
For a recent interview, we were joined by Ted Scott, VP of innovation and partnerships at Hamilton Health Sciences in Ontario, Canada, to discuss the healthcare network’s current digital projects and priorities, as well as the wider digital health landscape and opportunities for tech in Canadian healthcare. Beginning with an […]
The Government of Canada has signed a bilateral agreement to invest $256 million in improving healthcare access and services in Newfoundland and Labrador, in support of the province’s three-year action plan. As well as expanding access to primary care by adding new family care teams and adding urgent care centres, […]
Here, we take a look at the current status of digital health in Kenya, exploring topics including electronic health records, recent digital initiatives, telemedicine and more. The Digital Health Bill 2023 The Kenyan Ministry of Health (MoH) shares regular news updates on activities and initiatives across the country. One of […]
A new collaboration between HealthCatalyst AS and NorTrials is seeking to accelerate clinical studies and testing in Norway, offering a “common contact point” and support with international marketing for companies, healthcare staff and researchers. HealthCatalyst AS represents an existing collaboration between the three health clusters: Norway Health Tech, Norwegian Smart […]
In the US, the FDA has qualified the Apple Watch’s Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) history feature, which “opportunistically analyzes pulse rate data collected by the general-purposeApple Watch photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor” to identify episodes of irregular heart rhythms, for use in clinical studies. The Watch has qualified as part of the FDA’s […]
