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, […]
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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 […]
Good Health Pass Interoperability Blueprint released
The Good Health Pass Collaborative, a group of organisations with an aim to help restore international travel with privacy-protecting digital health passes, has published its Interoperability Blueprint, proposing a “privacy-preserving alternative to vaccination certificates.” Developed over the past six months with contributions including 125 global organisations, a set of principles and standards […]
iMDsoft selects IMS MAXIMS as UK partner
iMDSoft, a provider of clinical information systems for acute and critical care environments, has partnered with UK company IMS MAXIMS, as its channel partner. IMS Maxims will now, in an exclusive deal, market the MetaVision Suite, a product range for critical care, perioperative and acute care units. The company will […]
Catalonia plans open platform using openEHR
The region of Catalonia has started its journey towards an open platform using openEHR standards, by launching a Request for Information (RFI) process to support the components to be included in the tender. In the call launched last week, the purpose outlined is to obtain technical information on the possibilities of supplying […]
WHO issues first global report on AI in health
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first global report and six guiding principles on the design and use of artificial intelligence in health. The report, ethics and governance of artificial intelligence for health, focuses on ensuring ethics and human rights are at the forefront of its design, deployment […]
Google tackles tuberculosis screening with AI tool
A research paper has been published this week focusing on the use of AI and machine learning to support early detection of pulmonary tuberculosis via chest radiography, following an international study across 10 countries. The deep learning system (DLS) was trained to detect active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), with the study […]
Huma raises £91 million to scale internationally
Huma, a digital platform that supports a ‘hospital at home’ model, has raised $130 million (£91m) from investors. The company said the investment will be used to scale the platform, and to support pharmaceutical and research industries to run decentralised clinical trials. In 2020, the company was supported by NHSX to […]
