With a general election looming, Vijay Luthra considers how digital in healthcare has fared under the Conservatives, and asks whether things really are about to get betterThe NHS’s problems – underfunding, staff shortages, surging…
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As a starting point to address the high level of cybersecurity crime against the healthcare sector, the Foundation for Defense of Democracies offered strong recommendations for the executive branch, Congress and the healthcare ecosystem….
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Deloitte, which provides consulting, financial advisory, industry insights and audits, tax services and risk-management services to various industries, announced it had acquired a substantial number of End Point’s assets related to CasePointer, its disease-surveillance…
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The New Zealand government has emphasised frontline services in its latest budget for health.It has earmarked NZ$16.7 billion ($10.3 billion) over three years to “address cost pressures” in delivering healthcare services. It will “[provide]…
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A national theatre scheduling tool aimed to reduce hospital waiting times and enhance operating theatre efficiency will be rolled out to NHS boards over the next year, the Scottish government has announced. Scotland’s ‘Care in…
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Canada may be a little slower to adopt Health IT solutions, but it doesn’t stop healthcare organizations and government agencies from piloting new technologies. There were many pilots being discussed at the #eHealth2024 Conference…
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Following the government announcement that a general election will be held on 4 July 2024, we asked health tech leaders and think tanks for their views on what the priorities should be for digital…
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The Government of Jersey is awarding up to £2 million to technology solutions that improve the lives and wellbeing of Jersey’s rapidly ageing population.The number of islanders in Jersey aged 65 and over is…
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The K2 Collaborative and its related summit each year bring positive examples of payer and provider collaboration to the forefront. These stories show what is possible in payer-provider relationships. Micky Tripathi, the national coordinator…
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What You Should Know:
– The healthcare industry faces a growing threat: cyberattacks targeting hospital IT systems. In response, the US government’s Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has pledged over $50 million to…
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