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UK Launches World’s First COVID-19 Human Challenge Study

by Fred Pennic 02/17/2021 Leave a Comment

UK Launches World’s First COVID-19 Human Challenge Study

What You Should Know: - This week, the United Kingdom (UK) will be the first country in the world to run a COVID-19 human challenge study, following approval from the UK’s clinical trials ethics body. - First Covid-19 human challenge study will begin within a month, after receiving ethics approval in the same week the UK hits target of offering first dose to 15 million people. - Researchers call on healthy young people to volunteer for the study, which will play a key role in developing
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IoMT Is Improving Patient Access: We Must Avoid Creating New Barriers

by Elza Seregelyi, Director at L-SPARK and Heidi Sveistrup, CEO at Bruyère Research Institute 01/18/2021 Leave a Comment

IoMT Is Improving Patient Access We Must Avoid Creating New Barriers

The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) is changing the face of healthcare and has the potential to significantly improve patient access as well as system efficiencies. The adoption of telemedicine, for example, spurred on by the Covid-19 pandemic, has spread rapidly.  Forrester revised its forecasts to predict that virtual care visits in the United States will soar to more than one billion this year—including 900 million visits related to Covid-19 specifically. Likewise, in the United Kingdom,
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Zebra Medical Vision to Co-Develop AI-Based Models for Osteoporosis Early Detection & Prevention

by Fred Pennic 11/25/2020 Leave a Comment

Zebra Medical Vision to Co-Develop AI-Based Models for Osteoporosis Early Detection & Prevention

What You Should Know: - Zebra Medical Vision, the deep-learning medical imaging analytics company, and Scottish digital transformation consultancy Storm ID were chosen to co-develop new AI-based osteoporosis prevention solutions under EUREKA intergovernmental network.  - The UK-Israel research and development grant will be co-developed with clinical teams from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Assuta Medical Centers in Israel. Scottish digital transformation
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Apple Rolls Out Health Records on iPhone to the UK, Canada

by Fred Pennic 10/07/2020 Leave a Comment

Apple Rolls Out Health Records on iPhone to the UK, Canada:

Today, Apple announced the Health Records feature within the Health app is now available for users in the UK and Canada to securely view and store their medical records right on their iPhone, with their privacy protected at all times. Oxford University Hospitals and Women’s College Hospital has been selected the first healthcare institutions in the UK and Canada to make this feature available to their patients. How Health Records Works Health Records creates a direct connection between
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Why International Expansion Must Remain a Priority for Cerner, Epic, Allscripts, MEDITECH

by Arun Gill, Senior Analyst at Signify Research 08/24/2020 Leave a Comment

Why International Expansion Must Remain a Priority for Cerner, Epic, Allscripts, MEDITECH

What You Should Know: - How the top US acute EHR vendors, namely Cerner, Epic, Allscripts, and MEDITECH (+85% share of US acute market in terms of revenues), have progressed on international expansion. As highlighted below, there is a significant variance amongst the big four in terms of revenue and share of business outside the US. Cerner has by far the highest revenue at more than $650M in 2019, representing 12% of its business. Whilst MEDITECH has considerably lower revenue than
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COVID-19 Underscores Why Certain Aspects of the American Healthcare System Should Change Forever

by Irv Lichtenwald , CEO of Medsphere Systems Corporation 08/07/2020 Leave a Comment

Medsphere CEO Talks Affordable Healthcare IT and Future of EHRs

In the late 1940s, the United Kingdom was busily reassembling country and what remained of the empire in the aftermath of World War II. Among many revelations, the war had convinced Britain’s leaders of the need to provide healthcare for all in the event of calamity upending the basic functions of a civilized society. With that, the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) was born. In 2020, all perspectives about quality and the time it takes to see a provider aside, the NHS remains quite popular
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How A Virtual Therapist Could Help Overcome Mental Healthcare Demands in Uncertain Times

by Valentin Tablan, Chief AI Officer at Ieso Digital Health 06/10/2020 Leave a Comment

How a virtual therapist could help overcome mental healthcare demands in uncertain times

Over the last few months, our hopes and expectations for 2020 have certainly been halted. There was an air of optimism globally as we entered the New Year and a new decade, but now we have been plunged into a world of uncertainty with the spreading COVID-19 pandemic. Future unknowns, both from a human well-being perspective and an economic standpoint are starting to take a toll on many people’s mental health. Understandably, the situation we find ourselves in is creating concern and worry and
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COVID-19 and Its Global Impact on Primary Care Virtual Consultations

by Alex Green, Director at Signify Research 05/14/2020 Leave a Comment

COVID-19 and Its Global Impact on Primary Care Virtual Consultations

Last week saw Teladoc Health release its 1Q20 financial results giving the US telehealth industry a first glimpse of how COVID-19 is impacting the ambulatory virtual care market. Discussion around the crisis and its impact on telehealth has been rife since early March and the data published by Teladoc Health highlights that this was justified.  The company reported that the number of virtual care consults in the quarter had passed the 2 million mark, up approximately 60% from the 1.24M
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Cerner EHR To Power London’s 4,000-Bed Temporary Hospital for COVID-19 Patients

by Fred Pennic 03/31/2020 Leave a Comment

Cerner EHR To Power London's 4,000-Bed Temporary Hospital for COVID-19 Patients

What You Should Know: - The National Health Service (NHS) in England has selected Cerner to provide Cerner Millenium electronic health records (EHR) platform for a 4,000-bed temporary hospital at its 100-acre center ExCel London. - The Millennium EHR platform will help healthcare professionals at this temporary facility access and record relevant information for COVID-19 patients in a scalable, reliable and accessible place. - Cerner technology is already in place at Barts Health NHS
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Oxford VR Launches VR Program to Tackle Anxious Social Avoidance

by Fred Pennic 03/16/2020 Leave a Comment

What You Need to Know: - Oxford VR launches social engagement - a first-in-class digital therapeutic using virtual reality technology to tackle anxious social avoidance. - Anxious social avoidance is one of the most debilitating aspects of multiple mental conditions. Social engagement enables individuals to overcome trigger situations to feel safer, more confident and more in control. Oxford VR (OVR), a global pioneer developing automated VR therapy announces the launch of
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