Search Tag: digital health
2023 25 Oct
A device for conducting Clinical Breast Examinations (CBE) has been developed. The manipulator, designed by a team at the University of Bristol and based at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory, can apply precise forces similar to those used by human examiners and is equipped with sensor technology that allows it to detect lumps. Safe electronic...Read more
2023 15 Sep
One radiologist supported by AI detected more cases of breast cancer in screening mammography than two radiologists working together, reports the ScreenTrustCAD study from Karolinska Institutet in The Lancet Digital Health. The researchers say that AI is now ready to be implemented in breast cancer screening. For over 30 years, screening...Read more
2023 03 Jul
Recognizing the importance of interoperability standards in digital health transformation, WHO and standards-development organization, Health Level Seven International (HL7®), signed a Project Collaboration Agreement to support the adoption of open interoperability standards, globally. Adoption of interoperability standards are critical for consistent...Read more
2023 06 Jun
The Luxembourg Hospital Federation (FHL), its partners and the European Association of Hospital Managers (EAHM) will take advantage of Healthcare Week Luxembourg 2023 , from 20 to 22 September, to present awards to the most promising start-ups and projects in the field of innovation. Applications are now being accepted in three categories. ...Read more
2023 29 Apr
Dr. Bertalan Meskó, PhD, The Medical Futurist and the Director of The Medical Futurist Institute discusses some of the most exciting digital health trends and technologies, and their real impact on various levels of healthcare in a live Q&A session on 27 April 2023. What are the trends in patient counselling with regards to AI?...Read more
2022 15 Dec
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) recognises 18 organisations who achieved commitment and excellence in digital health, having been awarded at the highest level of the CHIME Digital Health Most Wired Survey with level 10 certification. The survey grew by 20% this year, representing over 38,000 facilities....Read more
2022 04 Nov
The World Health Organization, with support from the Qatar Ministry of Health, recently launched the AI powered digital health worker, known as Florence version 2.0, a platform aimed to share a variety of health topics in seven different languages. Having made its debut at the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) in Qatar, Florence is able...Read more
2022 18 Oct
A scoping review was recently undertaken to evaluate the skills that nurses need mastering to help them cope better with the exponential use of digital technologies in healthcare. Within this scoping review, the researchers included literature published within a 10-year span, outlining the emerging skills and attitudes nurses are required to...Read more
2022 14 Sep
Remedy Health Media , a leading digital health platform serving patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers through a family of trusted digital brands announced the appointment of Steve Zatz , M.D., as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The Company will conduct a process within the coming year to identify an individual who will assume the role...Read more