Insulin is now free, solving EHR’s ‘Last Mile’ Problem and more.
The latest ideas, people, innovations and technologies that are shaping the future of healthcare.
Hi, Kevin McDonnell here. Thank you for reading my latest newsletter. Every Monday and Friday I share my round-up of the most interesting stories from the world of Digital Health so you can find the ideas, people, innovations and technologies that are shaping the future of healthcare. Happy reading!
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Solving EHR’s ‘Last Mile’ Problem - The healthcare industry needs a regulated system that can live in between the health information management and release of information departments. It is time for both sides of this network to fully address the need to create a digital pipeline that delivers the request of information and records between two parties.
Big Tech: You Can’t Disrupt Healthcare Like You’ve Disrupted Other Industries - Big Tech companies like Amazon, Google and IBM can’t disrupt healthcare with the same approach they have used to enter other industries, HCA Healthcare CEO Sam Hazen said at HLTH 2022. He argued that technology companies won't be able to infiltrate healthcare from afar. Instead, they must embed themselves into everyday healthcare interactions at hospitals in order for their products and services to be truly impactful.
4,000 new jobs for the UK social care sector - Home Instead, who has seen its revenue double in the last five years, is creating the new ‘career positions’ to meet growing demand. The business has seen a 30% year-over-year increase in demand from families looking to self-fund care provision for themselves or loved ones.
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB opens shared care record market engagement - NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board has published a future opportunity notice of its plans to procure a shared care record in 2023.
Twitter trolls, Musk’s changes tank stocks for Lilly, other insulin makers - Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover has been nothing of tumultuous, and that tumult hit home for pharma Thursday when an account impersonating Eli Lilly and Company, taking advantage of lax oversight in the new Twitter Blue program, tweeted “We are excited to announce insulin is free now”.
Health care providers lean on AI, other advances to deliver cures - From remote patient monitoring to 3D printed body implants, health care organizations are making more use of technology than ever before. We spoke with some area institutions to catch up with their latest advances.
How Are Investors Thinking About Healthcare Investment Trends for 2023? - This year was marked by a marked rise in health tech layoffs, reduced health tech investment and the continued rise of retail health. What does this mean for healthcare investment in 2023?
3 SaaS Trends That Will Revolutionise The Indian Heathtech Industry - Healthcare software-as-a-service (SaaS) is on the verge of a market explosion and is becoming increasingly important due to its potential to provide enhanced patient experiences and higher administrative efficiencies
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