What You Should Know:
– Huma, a global leader in healthcare AI and digital health solutions, has acquired eConsult, a prominent digital-first triage and automated consultation platform used throughout primary and emergency care in the UK.
– The strategic move strengthens Huma’s commitment to transforming the NHS into a proactive, digital-first health system. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Building a Comprehensive Digital Health Ecosystem
This acquisition follows Huma’s previous acquisition of iPlato, a leading provider of digital tools for GP practices across the UK. With these combined capabilities, Huma is now deeply embedded in two-thirds of all primary and secondary care providers in the UK, solidifying its position as a driving force in the digital transformation of the NHS.
Introducing Huma Workspace: A Unified Platform for Digital Health
Huma also recently launched the Huma Cloud Platform and Huma Workspace, a comprehensive suite of digital health solutions designed to streamline workflows and improve patient outcomes.
Huma Workspace provides a single access point to a wide array of tools, including:
- Appointment booking
- Automated prescriptions
- Screening tools
- Teleconsultation
- Remote monitoring
- Virtual wards
- Patient education and disease management apps
- Messaging tools
- Electronic data capture (EDC) for clinical research
By integrating eConsult’s triage and automated consultation features, Huma Workspace further enhances efficiency and enables proactive care across various clinical settings.
Key Benefits for GP Practices and Hospitals
Huma Workspace offers tailored solutions for both GP practices and hospitals:
For GP Practices:
- Seamless Digital Front Door: Integrates with the NHS app, MyGP app, and practice websites to provide a unified patient communication channel.
- Efficient Triage: Built-in triage engine ensures patients receive the most appropriate care quickly, allowing GPs to focus on complex cases.
- Enhanced Communication: Offers a comprehensive suite of communication tools, including messaging, video consultations, and scheduling.
- Proactive Care: Enables targeted screening, education, and engagement campaigns.
- Increased Capacity: Provides access to Huma’s centralized GP and nurse workforce to supplement existing teams.
- Disease Management Apps: Facilitates the design and launch of regulated digital health applications for various conditions.
- Clinical Trials Support: Enables participation in research programs.
For ICBs, Community and Secondary Care:
- Screening Programs: Facilitates the launch of screening programs for a range of diseases.
- Emergency Department Triage: Enables efficient triage in emergency departments to identify and prioritize patients based on urgency.
- Virtual Wards and Remote Monitoring: Supports the implementation of virtual wards and remote patient monitoring solutions.
- Increased Capacity: Provides access to Huma’s centralized nurse support capacity.
The Hurley Group Leads the Way
The Hurley Group, a leading innovator in GP practice management, is among the first to adopt the full suite of Huma Workspace solutions.
“This acquisition brings us one step closer to becoming the end-to-end technology platform for the industry to deliver digital-first care at scale seamlessly. We believe that when Digital and AI are scaled, they become affordable for both the poor and the rich. Care delivery remains consistent and will help us transition medicine from being reactive to proactive,” said Huma CEO & Founder Dan Vahdat.
