Welcome to the August edition of Digital Health Digest!This month, we're covering exciting developments from new venture investments in digital health to significant regulatory updates that shape the future of healthcare technology and AI…
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Amy Miller, the Regional Director of Growth at AMD Global Telemedicine
The burnout rate among physicians and medical teams is soaring, but it’s possible to deflate many healthcare stressors by embracing telehealth solutions.
Beating back burnout…
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An electronic children’s observation system has been rolled out at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals with the aim of improving care of children and young people.
The Paediatric Vitals solution, managed by System C, went live…
West London Children’s Healthcare (WLCH) has deployed a clinical decision support system to help safeguard prescribing for children and young people.
The paediatric network, which brings together acute and specialist services for almost 500,000 children,…
Patients experiencing a mental health crisis can now access support through calling 111, NHS England has announced.
The NHS 111 service has been opened to people of all ages in crisis, including children, or concerned…
Like many states, Nebraska is facing a significant shortage of trained emergency medical workers. As a predominantly rural state, many of its community fire and ambulance services rely heavily on volunteers. But recruitment and…
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Misdiagnosis in healthcare, particularly in emergency settings, is a critical issue that has far-reaching consequences for patients and healthcare systems alike. The introduction of advanced, cost-effective imaging technologies at the point of care is…
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NHS England has signed two contracts to support the digital transformation of urgent and emergency care (UEC), totalling £86 million in value.
A three-year contract which began on 15 August 2024, with a value of…
On Friday, July 19th, 2024, CrowdStrike had a major outage. Many businesses and organizations came to an abrupt halt as all systems using CrowdStrike received the infamous blue screen of death. All because of…
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Google launches the Pixel Watch 3, whose health-related features include workout biometrics, cardiac tracking, planning and guiding tools for runners, and loss-of-pulse detection that can contact emergency services. The watch costs $350 for the…
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