Apple has previewed a new range of health features, including a new atrial fibrillation history tracker, a new medications app, and a sleep stage tracker. Its new medications app will be available on Apple Watch and iPhone, to support individuals manage and track their medications, such as to create medications […]
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Tasmanian government publish plan for Digital Health Transformation
The Department of Health Tasmania has published ‘Digital Health Transformation – Improving Patient Outcomes 2022 – 2032’, setting out their plan to improve patient care, deliver better health outcomes and increase capacity in the system by investing in digital health. The document notes that the Tasmanian Health System faces structural […]
The Lancet publishes results of study on drone use to deliver blood
A new research paper has been published in The Lancet, following a study on the use of drones to deliver blood products to remote health facilities in Rwanda. The document, titled “Effect of unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) delivery on blood product delivery time and wastage in Rwanda: a retrospective, cross-sectional […]
Manchester, Melbourne and Toronto announce funding for research and Centre for Digital Health
New funding has been announced by the Universities of Manchester, Melbourne and Toronto, to develop bi- and trilateral research projects and establish a new International Centre for Translational Digital Health. Following the signing of a Strategic Alliance last year, the new funding represents the first steps in expanding the relationship […]
Report on chatbot triage tool in Rwanda released
A report has been released evaluating the experience of implementing an artificial intelligence tool from Babylon Health in Rwanda, following a pilot of its chatbot tech in November 2021. The pilot forms part of a programme involving the World Economic Forum with an aim to create a ‘soft governance’ framework to […]
NHS bootcamp for US health tech innovators
The first International Boot Camp by the Yorkshire & Humber AHSN is set to support US healthcare providers to bring their products into the NHS market. The boot camp builds on Yorkshire & Humber AHSN’s existing programme, Propel@YH, a digital health accelerator scheme that seeks to bring inward investment into […]
Lyniate and NextGate announce merger agreement
Interoperability specialists Lyniate have entered into a definitive merger agreement with Nextgate, a company focusing on identity and master patient index solutions. The organisations said through ‘increased market demand’ for interoperability solutions, and to support data quality and data sharing, the two will be joining. Erkan Akyuz, president and CEO of Lyniate, […]
IBM sells healthcare data and analytics assets to Francisco Partners
Francisco Partners, a global investment firm, has acquired a selection of tech giants IBM’s healthcare data and analytics assets. The two companies have penned an agreement that will see Francisco Partners snap up a number of data sets and products for its portfolio, including Health Insights, MarketScan, Clinical Development, Social […]
Oracle acquires Cerner for $28.3 billion
Oracle Corporation, an enterprise software giant, has announced the acquisition of Cerner through an all-cash offer for $95.00 per share, approximately $28.3 billion in equity value. The duo made the joint announcement today, with the transaction expected to close in 2022. In the press announcement, Oracle said the deal will […]
Canadian health network addressing inequity by prescribing phones to patients
The University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto, Canada, has taken a tech-based approach to tackling health inequity by prescribing mobile phones for patients who need better access to services. Entitled PHONE-CONNECT, the study and programme focuses on addressing issues such as poor COVID-19 outcomes for members of the public from […]
