Is HealthTech recession proof, why are minority patients being left behind by AI 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 week 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. I hope you enjoy them! Happy reading!
The Health Foundation responds to the Autumn Statement 2022 - While the NHS and social care have been offered some protection to 2025, most other public services still face significant real terms cuts. This, alongside falling living standards and rising unemployment, will only worsen the health of the population.
Why are minority patients being left behind by AI? - Clinical practice and medical AI reportedly constitutes “cycles of exclusion” for minority populations, with origins in systematic racism and implicit bias. What’s going on?
5 Takeaways from Health IT Leaders on 2022 Technology Priorities - While the future effects of the pandemic — and even this winter’s “tripledemic” — are yet to be seen, healthcare and health IT leaders are reflecting on the industry’s recent evolution and finding ways to prepare for the future through digital transformation.
NHSE Digital Productivity programme shares roadmap for the future - The Digital Productivity programme from NHS England’s Transformation Directorate has shared its delivery plans going forward, along with the key areas of focus over the past year.
European HealthTech: A growing and resilient European Tech sector - Finch Capital’s ‘State of European HealthTech Report 2022’ finds that on the back of the rise and fall of telemedicine funding, a new breed of entrepreneurs with experience in HealthTech are creating new companies.
The Digital Health 150: The most promising digital health companies of 2022 - The Digital Health 150 is CB Insights' annual ranking of the 150 most promising digital health startups in the world. This year's winning companies include startups working on interoperability and data integration, home care and monitoring, AR/VR in healthcare, hybrid care, and more.
Lenus Health and Us2.ai team up for digital heart failure diagnosis service - A partnership between digital healthcare platform Lenus Health and med-tech start-up Us2.ai is helping improve access for patients to echocardiograms, speeding up waiting times for vital heart failure diagnostics in the NHS.
Why do politicians struggle to give the NHS the staff it needs? - For almost two decades now there has been no clear plan to address the crisis and the staffing gaps have continued to worsen, because, for whatever reason, the UK political system seems unable to respond properly to this very real public concern.
Healthcare may be a recession-proof field, but healthtech is not - Healthtech has great potential to improve the experience for consumers and doctors, but also serious issues to grapple with. Truth is, most revolutionary ideas fail. We only focus on the ones that don’t. For healthtech to avoid that fate, something drastic needs to change.
Cera celebrates 6th birthday following £265m funding - Cera, is celebrating six years of digitising the sector and changing the lives of some of the most vulnerable members of society. London headquartered Cera has revealed that to date, its team of carers and nurses have now delivered 30 million at-home care visits.
You might like these articles from the previous edition:
The Role of Operational Platforms in Creating System Wide Awareness
£900,000 awarded to support innovations that narrow inequalities in UK maternity care
ResMed closes $1B Medifox buyout to expand software business into Europe
Health tech firm CardieX acquires cardiovascular sensor company Blumio
How to obtain FDA buy-in and unlock more funding for your health tech startup
Inside a VC Firm’s Strategy to Advance Equity and Diversity in Health Tech Innovation
There's an 'arms race' in health tech. Who could be the next M&A target?
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