As part of the HTN Health Tech Trends Series, we researched a variety of health tech projects making a difference across health and care and have included the projects and learnings in this article. [8 minute read] Southampton digitises ward rounds University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust inhouse team has […]
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Cerner picks AWS as its preferred cloud and machine learning provider
At the 2019 Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent in Las Vegas, Cerner CEO and Chairman of the Board Brent Shafer announced the corporations plans with Amazon Web Services. Cerner has selected AWS as its preferred cloud, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) provider. Shafer said to the audience “For […]
Connecting care across Lincolnshire
At the annual InterSystems Joined Up Health and Care conference Liz Jones and David Smith from Lincolnshire STP presented the work in the region to deploy a care portal, a patient portal, and digital care plans using InterSystems HealthShare. Presenting at the event Liz Jones said “Back in 2013, led by Public […]
HTN 100: GE Healthcare invests in CMR Surgical, 3D software benefits Shrewsbury and VR company moves to Leeds tech hub
GE Healthcare invests in CMR Surgical CMR Surgical, the company developing, manufacturing and marketing the surgical robotic system, Versius®, notes the disclosure by GE Healthcare of its minority participation in the recent $240 million Series C financing round. Martin Frost, Chief Executive Officer of CMR Surgical, said “We are delighted to […]
Owkin, NVIDIA and King’s College London partner to deliver AI
Owkin, a company that develops AI algorithms for cancer centres and pharmaceutical companies has announced its partnering with NVIDIA and King’s College London (KCL) to deliver Federated Learning, a model of AI, into the healthcare and life sciences sector. Owkin recently passed a proof-of-concept phase and is now providing its AI […]
London charity picks PatientSource
A London based charity, The Brandon Centre has chosen PatientSource for its electronic patient record. The software will enable the charity to move away from paper and digitise the delivery of its sexual health, mental health, healthy living and parenting services. The charity will be the first customer for PatientSource in […]
Could a robot be your next personal trainer?
Researchers at Bristol Robotics Laboratory have created the world’s first socially intelligent robotic personal trainer to guide people through exercise programmes. The robot can provide motivational voice prompts and guide you through a regime, such as on a treadmill. It’s personalised based on data such as heart rate, speed, personality, mood […]
CUH eHospital publishes digital transformation journey
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT has published a case study to outline its digital transformation over recent years. The trust is one of the 17 Global Digital Exemplars and is duty bound to share its learning and experiences through the creation of blueprints to enable other trusts to follow in their footsteps […]
Data Saves Lives’ at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS FT is utilising real-time analytics to help staff to improve patient management, care and experience. UHMBT has created a Command Centre using software from Qlik which provides an overall view of operations and is available both internally and remotely. It provides a single view of data […]
Docobo delivers for Kent Community Health
Kent Community Health Foundation Trust and Telehealth provider Docobo have announced great results following a pilot project which involves closely monitoring the long term conditions of care home residents. The telehealth pilot started at the beginning of June and aims to reduce hospital admissions, 999 calls, 111 calls and GP contact […]
