Digital Health #010: AI will never transform healthcare, your biggest concern as a HealthTech leader, diversity is crucial for HeathTech and more.

The ideas, people, innovations and technologies that are shaping the future of healthcare.

Thank you for reading our latest newsletter. Every Thursday our founder and CEO?Kevin McDonnell?shares his round-up of the most interesting stories from the world of Digital Health so you can find the ideas, people, innovations and technologies that are shaping the future of healthcare. We hope you enjoy them! Happy reading!

AI by itself will never transform healthcare?- This is not a Big Tech problem to solve because AI in healthcare is not just a technology problem - it's a system problem, an organisational problem, a people problem and a culture problem.

This should be your biggest concern as a HealthTech leader?- There is no doubt that there are massive benefits that technology can deliver to healthcare systems and it's an exciting time to be involved in the HealthTech industry but we do need to remember that the digital transformation of healthcare will only work if we start with people.

Digital Health only became popular because of the pandemic?- There is no denying that the pandemic accelerated the adoption of Digital Health, but this data clearly shows that global interest in Digital Health has been building for quite some time and way ahead of the pandemic.

Palantir gears up to expand its reach into UK’s NHS?- US data analytics group Palantir is gearing up to become the underlying operating system for the UK’s National Health Service, poaching senior NHS officials as part of a bid to win a ￡360mn contract to manage the data of millions of patients across England.

Diversity is crucial for HealthTech innovation?- A team with diverse viewpoints will have a broader view of problems, which can lead to better solutions. Diversity isn’t just about race or gender through; it also means having employees from different disciplines on the team.

The UK Digital strategy?- has been released, outlining the government policy for the next 6 years with the focus on; Digital infrastructure, Digital skills, Levelling up, Investment for startup and scale-up, Intellectual properties and Global leadership, with also view to supplychain resilient and AI.

How to stop medical students from burning out?- a survey revealed that nearly three in four staff were considering leaving the NHS for another career.?Excessive workload, stress and inflexible hours were leaving experienced staff with little option but to quit. The enthusiasm of the latest crop of aspiring doctors is starkly juxtaposed against these climbing rates of resignation.?

The United Health Foundation Commits $100 Million to Further Advance a Diverse Health Workforce?- Through philanthropic programs and partnerships, the funding will provide scholarships and support to 10,000 underrepresented future clinicians and upskilling health professionals to help in obtaining academic degrees or other professional credentials for clinical careers in medicine, nursing, midwifery, mental health and other specialities.

IBM CEO explains why he offloaded Watson Health?- IBM chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna was asked to outline the context for selling the healthcare data and analytics assets of the business to private equity provider?Francisco Partners for $1 billion in January. IBM offloaded Watson Health this year because it doesn't have the requisite vertical expertise in the healthcare sector.

AI tool identifies 80% of 10 emergency admissions?-?An AI tool which was recently tested on NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde’s patient data has proved it can identify 83% of people who would otherwise need unplanned hospital care. The tool, called HN Predict, is able to identify patients early enough to prevent many of their visits to A&E and hospitalisations.

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Datalla?is a global strategy and growth consulting firm that helps our clients to shape the future of healthcare. We are a trusted advisor to the world’s leading Digital Health, Medical Devices, Lifesciences and Healthcare organisations. We work alongside our clients with a shared ambition to transform their organisations, deliver meaningful change, build enduring capabilities and shape the future of healthcare. If you would like to discuss what you would like to achieve and how Datalla can help please contact?Adam Kamruddin.