The moves Big Tech made in healthcare during 2022, solving the healthcare data conundrum and more.

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Big Tech’s biggest healthcare moves in 2022 - Big Tech is coming for healthcare—we’ve heard that before, right? The trials and tribulations of Big Tech players trying to carve their presence in healthcare have been well documented. But that hasn’t stopped these billion-dollar enterprises jostling for position in the?$11+ trillion?global healthcare market.

Epic to launch website for suppliers to share interoperability - Epic, the electronic health record supplier, has shared plans to launch a website where health tech suppliers can self-report interoperability.

What Is a Healthcare Command Center? - When people think of a command center, NASA’s Mission Control may be the first example that comes to mind. Other agencies,?from the local?to federal level, also rely on?mission-critical operations centers?as a centralized location for real-time data and response coordination.?

AstraZeneca launches first-of-its-kind AI lung cancer project - Clinithink?has partnered with AstraZeneca Oncology UK in a new project that aims to find patients with lung cancer at an early stage where treatment can be more effective.

Digital treatment is just as good as face-to-face treatment - Researchers from Lund University have confirmed in a brand new study that both digital and face-to-face treatment of hip and knee osteoarthritis provide equally clinically relevant improvement.

Amazon Alexa supports care providers with senior living product - Alexa Smart Properties will support the needs of older residents and those who are providing care to them. It gives the ability for care providers to deploy, manage and service a fleet of Echo devices quickly, remotely and at scale, working with solution providers to customise them.

Why do so many HealthTech founders not have a product roadmap? - A product roadmap is essential for the success of any product development effort.?It provides a clear plan for the development of the product and helps to ensure that the team is working towards the same goals.?

NHS to deliver largest-ever ketamine trial for alcoholism - A new ￡2.4 million phase III trial is set to investigate whether ketamine-assisted therapy could help alcoholics stay off alcohol for longer. The trial, delivered across seven NHS sites across the UK, is being led by the University of Exeter and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research.

AI voice assistant plans to cut A&E visits by 50% - This ‘Siri for care’ is expected to reduce A&E visits by over 50%, regularly tracking patients’ symptoms via a series of questions, to monitor for health deterioration.?Cera?is trialling the groundbreaking AI – a first for the UK care sector

Healthcare Technology Predictions for 2023 - Industry leaders share their predictions and the trends they observe, information that can help you create your business’s roadmap to address these areas in the new year.

You might like these articles from the previous edition:

• The Health Foundation responds to the Autumn Statement 2022
• Why are minority patients being left behind by AI?
• 5 Takeaways from Health IT Leaders on 2022 Technology Priorities
• NHSE Digital Productivity programme shares roadmap for the future
• European HealthTech: A growing and resilient European Tech sector
• The Digital Health 150: The most promising digital health companies of 2022
• Lenus Health and Us2.ai team up for digital heart failure diagnosis service
• Why do politicians struggle to give the NHS the staff it needs?
• Healthcare may be a recession-proof field, but healthtech is not
• Cera celebrates 6th birthday following ￡265m funding

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