Cloudphysician, a provider of ICU technology solutions in India, has scored $10.5 million in a funding round led by Peak XV Partners. The round was also joined by Panthera Peak and Elevar Equity – from which…
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Background: Hypertension, a key modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, is more prevalent among Black and low-income individuals. To address this health disparity, leveraging safety-net Emergency Departments for scalable mobile health (mHealth) interventions, specifically…
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Background: In emergency departments (EDs), triage nurses are under tremendous daily pressure to rapidly assess the acuity level of patients and log the collected information into computers. With self-service technologies, patients could complete data…
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An NHS England analysis of the effectiveness of virtual wards has found that black and ethnic minority people are underrepresented in patient cohorts.The evaluation, published on 16 May 2024, comes as NHS England announces…
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Gold Coast Health, a public health service in Queensland, has recently introduced a new digital front door for chronic disease patients. The General Medicine-Rapid Access Service (G-RAS) offers an alternative pathway for patient management. Through…
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NHS England has announced proposals to increase access to virtual wards in a bid to cut avoidable hospital admissions and reduce emergency department (ED) waiting times.The plan follows an analysis by the Royal College…
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Looking ahead, the team hopes to expand the system to the emergency department. More work needs to be done, but with its success so far, Moore and Pitchure say that the implementation will be…
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$133M investment for ‘critical’ health IT in WAThe Western Australian government has recently announced an A$3.2 billion ($2.1 billion) investment in health in its budget for 2024-2025.
It includes A$200 million ($133 million) for EMR…
NHS Lanarkshire has tested a digital system that helps determine how ill patients are when they arrive at the emergency department and prioritises their treatment accordingly.The Alcidion Patientrack digital patient observation system has been tested…
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font-style:normal;background:#b5b5b5;color:#a70303;padding: 2px 7px;} span.disclaimer-button:hover {background:#999999; color:#ffffff; }By Clint Schick, chief executive, Strata Health UKIn healthcare, efficient and accessible services are indispensable pillars in ensuring the wellbeing of a nation’s…
