Moving healthcare infrastructure to the cloud is an effective way to keep IT infrastructure costs in check AND to improve recovery after a cybersecurity incident. These are two reasons why Canadian healthcare organizations, which…
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ABDM, tele-mental health budgets reducedEarly this week, India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the official Union Budget for 2024-2025.
For healthcare, the government set aside Rs 90,958.63 crore ($10.8 billion), rising by nearly 13% from…
It is a tough time to be in healthcare right now for a multitude of reasons, but the one that we are going to focus on today is the budgets that continue to be…
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The main goal of a hospital is to provide patients with optimal care. Unfortunately, events of the past few years have made achieving that objective more difficult. Increasing cyberattacks have forced hospital IT administrators…
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The New Zealand government has emphasised frontline services in its latest budget for health.It has earmarked NZ$16.7 billion ($10.3 billion) over three years to “address cost pressures” in delivering healthcare services. It will “[provide]…
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NHS England has slashed investment in its flagship NHS AI Lab from a promised £250 million to just £139m, as it cuts back on national investment in NHS digitisation, Digital Health News has learned.The…
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Medical supply expenses comprise approximately 10.5% of an average hospital’s budget, collectively accounting for $146.9 billion in 2023, a $6.6 billion increase from 2022, according to the American Hospital Association. Bill Kopitke, head of healthcare…
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The Scottish Government has confirmed to Digital Health News that its ‘Cloud First’ digital health strategy has been delayed following a recent budget review and settlement. Scotland’s Digital Health and Care Delivery Plan 2024-25…
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The Australian mental health system has reached a crisis point where psychiatrists and other mental health professionals are leaving the sector in droves due to burnout and inadequate support, leaving patients to wait for…
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$133M investment for ‘critical’ health IT in WAThe Western Australian government has recently announced an A$3.2 billion ($2.1 billion) investment in health in its budget for 2024-2025.
It includes A$200 million ($133 million) for EMR…
