OneLondon is a project that supports a vision of joined-up health and care. It is a pan-London collaboration between leaders from the 5 Integrated Care Systems in the capital. London’s healthcare system is complex. It covers a population of 10 million people and is connecting 35 NHS Trusts and 1385 GP practices.
Read MoreToo often, patients need to repeat their medical history when in contact with different healthcare providers. Consequently, clinicians need more time to make decisions than necessary because they can’t access patient data. London managed to digitize urgent care plans.
Read MoreThis series of discussions gives an overview of the current state of cancer care, advancements made due to genomics progress, how innovators are leveraging genomics and AI to advance drug research, and what happens when patients survive cancer.
Read MoreMore than 1 million sexually transmitted infections (including syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, HIV hepatitis, and other infections), are acquired daily worldwide. Most STIs are asymptomatic, making early detection that much more critical to prevent the spread of these diseases. This is where at-home diagnostics will potentially make a difference.
Read MoreA systemic approach to care for non-communicable diseases like hypertension and diabetes is Africa is in its early stages, with the biggest challenge for patients being the price of medications, says Anne Stake, Chief Strategy and Product Officer at Medtronic Labs.
Read MoreIn Africa, the regulation for medical devices still needs to be put in place. Most medical devices are imported because there often aren’t any local capacities for larger manufacturing of devices.
Taking into account the low buying power of most healthcare providers, this results in Africa being donated second-rate medical equipment, says Herve Mwamba, South African entrepreneur, regulatory, and quality assurance consultant.
Read MoreThere are “five rights” of medication use: the right patient, the right drug, the right time, the right dose, and the right route. It might seem obvious, but in practice, an error can occur at the level of each of these “right”s.
Read MoreFor a few years now, Germany has in place a clear workflow for making digital health apps reimbursable. Requirements to achieve that status are, however, quite demanding for vendors.
Read MoreIn 2017, 57.7 million people were living with limb amputation due to traumatic causes worldwide. Artifical limbs of the future will be better than biologic limbs: faster, stronger, with extra functionalities, says Dima Gazda, CEO of Esper Bionics.
Read MoreMany people have issues with sleeping: either not sleeping enough or sleeping poorly. How are digital therapeutics approaching the problem?
Read MoreTwo things are important to keep in mind when assessing the current state of digital health investments: the pandemic changed the habits of clinicians who now know the potential of technology in reaching their patients in a more convenient way. Secondly, the global economy is in flux at the moment, so healthcare isn’t the only sector experiencing caution in investing.
Read MoreHow many times in the last year or two have you heard that patients should own their data or have control over their data? These statements sound simple but are much more complex once you start to look at the implications they might have in practice. In June, the European Patients’ Forum Congress took place in Brussels. The topic was the digital transformation of healthcare, data sharing, and the role of patient organizations in this story.
Read MorePakistan is the 5th largest population but 50% of the population doesn’t have access to primary healthcare. People have access to mobile phones, but not necessarily smartphones. What is the state of healthcare digitalization in the country?
Read MoreLooking at digital health investments in the APAC region, according to Galen Growth Asia, in 2021 China took the highest amount of funding (58.6%) for digital health, followed by India (22.3%), Australia (5.6%), Soth Korea (4.3%), and Singapore (3.8%). Healthcare expenditure differs a lot among countries: According to the World Bank, China attributed 5,3% of its GDP to healthcare, India 3%, Australia 9.91 %, and Singapore 4%. How do these healthcare systems differ and does healthcare expenditure relate to investment in digitalization?
Read MoreCancer patients that have been cured get told by their doctors that they can now finally forget about cancer and go on with their lives. However, in reality, they are often faced with several challenges because of their past diagnosis. The right to be forgotten refers to the right of individuals who have been cancer-free for years to access financial services.
Read MoreThe Australian Government is investing $107.2 million to modernise our health care system, to deliver Australia's Long Term National Health Plan. What do the numbers mean and what is the state of healthcare digitalization and startup opportunities in Australia?
Read MoreWHO estimates a projected shortfall of 18 million health workers by 2030, mostly in low- and lower-middle-income countries. What do doctors want and what kind of careers can they have?
Read MoreIs it time to stop talking about digital health and just focus on health? Where, in which department, do digital health innovations fit within Pharma? Do we expect too much in terms of the speed of digital health innovation in Pharma?
Read MoreEIT Health, a network of best-in-class health innovators backed by the EU, partnered with the Polish Medical Mission - a 22 years old Polish humanitarian organization that provides medical aid to the countries most in need in the world.
Read MorePeople in rural America get 23% higher mortality rates than people who live in urban areas. And that's not right. And it's fixable, says Jennifer Schneider, CEO of Homeward.
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