John Quinn to leave NHS England CIO role
John Quinn, chief information officer (CIO) at NHS England, has announced that he will leave the role at the end of March, after almost two years.
In an email, seen by Digital Health News, Quinn…
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How Providers Can Differentiate Themselves as Physician Employers Among Workforce Shortages – MedCity News
The pandemic shone a spotlight on the healthcare sector’s workforce issues, but the issue is far from resolved.
The physician burnout rate may have dropped to below 50% last year — but many healthcare leaders…
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2025 forecast: Telehealth will boost panel size and enable more delegation
Dr. Lyle Berkowitz, CEO of KeyCare, tries to make it easy on health systems. His is the first Epic-based virtual care company – Epic having the largest market share among EHR vendors, that makes…
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FDA offers new draft guidance to developers of AI-enabled medical devices
To support the continued development and marketing of safe and effective medical devices enhanced by artificial intelligence, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will offer marketing submission recommendations, including the documentation and information needed…
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Imperial College to go live with Netcall’s contact centre solution
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has announced plans to upgrade to a cloud-based contact centre solution that connects data, systems, teams and communication channels.
The Converse CX, solution from Netcall is expected to go live…
NHS App upgrades planned to help cut elective care waiting lists
The government has announced plans to upgrade the NHS App to enable patients to choose providers, book appointments in more settings and receive test results, as part of its elective reform plan to reduce…
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Government to develop NHS shared digital platform for medical info
The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) has revealed it will develop a shared digital platform to allow up-to-date medical information to be shared between NHS and care staff.
The announcement by health secretary…
5 Healthcare Predictions for 2025 from One VC Firm – MedCity News
The healthcare industry may see some pivotal changes in 2025, whether it’s in regards to digital health, prescription drug costs or healthcare coverage.
That’s according to three executives from LRVHealth, a healthcare venture capital firm….
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Monday Morning Update 1/6/25 – HIStalk
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The Wall Street Journal reports that UnitedHealth Group has significantly increased its Medicare Advantage payments by electronically prompting its employed and affiliated doctors to add new diagnoses.
Patient sickness scores rose by 55%…
5 Notable Health Tech Funding Announcements in December – MedCity News
This roundup is meant to highlight some of the most notable funding rounds of the month and is not intended to be comprehensive.
Health tech companies made several major funding announcements in December. Here is…
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