We’ve been taking a look at international health tech research over the past weeks at HTN; in August, we explored electronic health records across Africa, before moving on to look at digital education and training in China and Austria. In this edition, we’re taking a look at EHR experiences in […]
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Electronic health records in the US: patient usage and clinician perception of EHR
Following on from our deep dive last month in which we explored electronic health records in Africa, today we’re turning the spotlight on the United States and taking a look at two studies to gain insights on trends in EHR usage, and to examine the how clinicians perceive the impact […]
Quebec and New Zealand join international collaboration of health tech assessment bodies
The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has announced the addition of two new health technology assessment (HTA) bodies to a programme of international collaboration now spanning the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, which seeks to “continually learn from data and implementation by using shared opportunities and […]
FDA grants clearance for AI-powered cardiac tech from UltraSight
UltraSight has announced that the FDA has granted clearance for its AI-powered ultrasound guidance technology, which is designed to “assist medical professionals without sonography experience in acquiring cardiac ultrasound images at the point of care in multiple settings”, with the aim of supporting detection of heart disease and providing patients […]
Deep dive: insights into digital health education and training in China and Austria
Earlier this month, we explored electronic health records across Africa as part of our new international deep dive series; today, we’re taking a look at digital health education and the experiences of medical students in this area across China and Austria. Digital health education in China… In a study published last […]
MIT researchers apply deep learning to correct motion-corrupted MRI scans
Researchers from MIT have developed a deep learning model that they hope could correct motion-corrupted MRI scans, with the aim of reducing risk of misdiagnosis or “inappropriate treatment when critical details are obscured from the physician”, along with reducing costs produced by the need for repeated scanning. MIT notes that […]
WHO announces Global Initiative on Digital Health to encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the G20 India presidency have announced a new Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH), which will operate as a WHO-managed network and platform with the aim of supporting implementation of WHO’s global digital health strategy. The GIDH initiative sets out to encourage global partnerships; […]
Amazon expands AWS HealthImaging service for medical data at scale
Amazon has announced the general availability of its AWS HealthImaging service, designed to help providers build cloud-native applications to store, analyse and share medical imaging data at petabyte-scale. The service is said to enable all of an organisation’s medical imaging applications access to “a single authoritative copy of data without duplication” […]
Microsoft collaborates with Epic to deliver “highly scalable public cloud” Azure Large Instances
Microsoft has announced that it is expanding its collaboration with Epic through the delivery of a Microsoft Azure Large Instances, a “highly scalable public cloud” that is “designed to achieve the scale needed to run a large Epic electronic health record database – up to 50 million database accesses per […]
Bon Secours Health Systems invests €25 million for electronic healthcare record system
Bon Secours Health System (BSHS) has partnered with MEDITECH on the launch of a clinical transformation project, Bons Connect, which will see the system’s entire hospital network connected using one electronic healthcare record. Described as “the largest private hospital EPR system in Ireland”, BonsConnect will form part of Bon Secours’ wider €300 […]
