A study from Ulster University School of Computing which analysed 1,500 digital health apps, has concluded that user ratings and download rates are unreliable indicators of their quality.The ‘Don’t judge a book or health…
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MediSecure voluntarily enters administrationE-prescription service MediSecure entered into voluntary administration three weeks after it reported a “large-scale” ransomware attack.
FTI Consulting’s Vaughan Strawbridge and Paul Harlond have been appointed as administrators and liquidators of the…
DigitalHealth.London Launchpad company VitVio announce the launch of their digital platform, which uses advanced computer vision and AI technologies to track and analyse surgical procedures and tool usage.In the fast-paced environment of operating rooms…
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Amrita Hospital introduces robotic gait trainer for rehabAmrita Hospital in Kerala’s Kochi city has started adopting a robotic gait trainer system to assist in the rehabilitation of brain and spinal injury survivors.
The G-Gaiter, developed…
The first patient in England has been treated with a personalised vaccine against bowel cancer, in a clinical trial as part of NHS England’s Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad.The launch pad, created in partnership with…
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Healthcare leaders spend a lot of time talking about reimagining access, often discussing ways to make patients’ healthcare journeys more seamless and experience-driven.
When having these conversations, it’s essential to remember that there is a…
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About one in 10 babies in the U.S. are born preterm. And because they have immature organs, they cannot process large volumes of milk. This requires milk to be fortified, often done with cow’s…
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Endpoints News reports that Walmart lost $230 million last year alone on its Walmart Health clinics before announcing their closure a few weeks ago. The business was launched in April 2019.
The company…
A new healthcare IT-focused thriller, written by a longtime health system leader, involves a hack into a national electronic health record system. The novel, Coded to Kill (Post Hill Press), is focused around two themes that…
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In August 2023, Healthcare IT News sat down with John P. Donohue, vice president of IS entity services at Penn Medicine Information Services, to discuss what an entity information officer is and why healthcare…
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