Queensland to pilot telestroke service at Hervey Bay HospitalThe Queensland government has designated Hervey Bay Hospital as the pilot site for the upcoming statewide telestroke service.
Based on a media release, doctors and nurses at Hervey…
The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich have recently conducted what could be the world’s first remote tele-endoscopy.In a pioneering research, they conducted a biopsy on the stomach wall…
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NHS Providers has called for government investment into digital technology to improve productivity, following a survey of NHS trust leaders.
The survey results, published on 8 September 2024, found that finances had taken a series…
New Zealand’s unused contingency funds for digital health projects have been diverted to resolve issues in healthcare payroll systems.Based on recently disclosed government documents, the government decided early this year to tap the contingency funds…
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According to a 2023 report by the US Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center, the number of cyberattacks on the healthcare sector doubled in 2023 from the year prior. So far in 2024 that accelerated…
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Professor Rachel Dunscombe, chief executive at OpenEHR International, and Professor Henrique Martins, associate professor in health management and leadership, have been announced as keynote speakers at Digital Health Rewired 2025.
Prof Dunscombe spent five years…
The 340B program is a significant driver of savings and improved profit margins for health systems—for many organizations, the inclusion of a 340B program can even be the factor that makes them financially viable….
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The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change has proposed a crash programme to create digital health records (DHRs) for all UK citizens within five years.
In the report, ‘Preparing the NHS for the AI era,…
When the FDA approves a drug, passing that regulatory bar of safety and efficacy puts it on the path toward likely reimbursement by government and commercial payers. The same has not been true for…
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Community health centres, or puskesmas, in the Indonesian province of West Java, south of capital Jakarta, will leverage generative AI to augment their capabilities to address critical health issues. The Sumedang regency recently tied up…
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