Specialists from Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) and Semmelweis University are developing an app based on speech analysis, designed to help diagnose depression. The AI-based technology is hoped to speed up screening for the disorder, and is currently functional, however it requires further testing before launching the developers […]
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Microsoft and Epic to bring OpenAI service to EHRs
Epic and Microsoft have announced a collaboration this week to integrate and develop generative AI capabilities into the Epic electronic health record. The organisations announced the news at HIMSS in Chicago, noting their plans to combine the Azure OpenAI Service with the Epic EHR. One of the first solutions being […]
Integration of clinical decision support in primary care study highlights adoption and motivation
A recent study published by BMC Primary Care examines the experiences and perceptions of introducing new information systems in primary care organisations, focusing on the use of a clinical decision support system (CDSS) to identify and diagnose malignant melanoma. The qualitative study aims to explore the attitudes and belief systems […]
Australian fertility service provider Monash IVF partners with health tech start-up OX.DH
Monash IVF, a fertility service provider based in Australia and South East Asia, has partnered with OX.DH to introduce their assisted reproduction solution OX.ar, with the aim of giving patients and clinicians a secure, optimised and intuitive experience. OX.DH, a health tech start-up with links to the University of Oxford, […]
Wellcome announces £22.7 million in funding for projects developing digital tools for climate-sensitive infectious diseases
24 research teams across 12 countries are to receive a share of £22.7 million to develop new digital tools in response to climate-sensitive infectious diseases, following a funding call last year from global charitable foundation Wellcome. The Digital Technology Development Awards focused on the development of open-source technology and aimed to […]
Health Education England shares global digital projects tackling health issues
Health Education England has shared some of its global projects tackling health issues with technology. In this article, Richard Price, Global Health Education Technologies Advisor at Health Education explains. The importance of global collaboration in tackling health issues has been brought into sharp focus in the past two years. In […]
Yorkshire and Humber AHSN shares eight innovators taking part in Propel@YH Boot Camp
The Yorkshire & Humber Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) has announced that eight innovators from the Nordic region are to be part of the second international Propel@YH Boot Camp. Propel@YH Boot Camp, run by Yorkshire and Humber AHSN, seeks to bring health innovations from around the world into the UK, […]
Innovate UK opens USA health tech incubator
Innovate UK has opened an accelerator programme for SMEs to explore the potential of overseas markets. Applications are now open for its Global Incubator Programme for the Houston USA market, through a partnership with the Texas Medical Centre and support from the Department for International Trade, as part of the BioBridge […]
TPP wins electronic health record contract in Jamaica
TPP has been awarded a contract worth over $5 million to implement its electronic health record system in Jamaica. Speaking in the House of Representatives in Jamaica on Tuesday (November 22), Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton announced the plans. In 2019 the Jamaican Ministry of Health and […]
WHO, Ministry of Public Health of Qatar and FIFA launch digital app for young people
The World Health Organisation (WHO), the Ministry of Public Health of Qatar and FIFA have launched a new digital app aiming to increase physical activity and improve the health and wellbeing of young people. The app is called ‘Gen Move, Season1’ and uses advanced movement tracking and artificial intelligence (AI) […]
