UK consortium challenges Palantir for NHS data, sending patients to pharmacies might be tricky and more.
Hi,?Kevin McDonnell ?here. Thank you for reading my latest newsletter. Every week I share my 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. I hope you enjoy them! Happy reading!
The Curse of HealthTech Complexity - ?HealthTech is becoming too complicated! It's high time for HealthTech companies to focus on making their products simpler and user-friendly. After all, the users should always come first.
UK consortium takes on Palantir for ￡480mn NHS data contract - Voror Health Technologies, Eclipse and Black Pear - reckon they could provide NHS data software for a fraction of the cost budgeted by taking on Palantir. They also promise to keep UK patient data safe and reinvest in the health system.
Pharmacists say they will struggle to cope with NHS plan to send people to them instead of GPs - NHS England is encouraging people with minor illnesses to visit pharmacies first, but pharmacists are worried they won't be able to cope with the increased demand. Looks like things are going to get tricky.
NHS staff cried in safety interviews, says watchdog - The health safety watchdog has said that NHS staff in England have been put through the wringer over the past year due to long delays in urgent and emergency care. Doctors, ambulance dispatchers and other NHS staff have cried in safety interviews, and it's clear that the situation is causing significant distress.
￡14bn plan to reduce NHS cancer backlogs in England is failing - A report by the Commons’ public accounts committee said NHS England’s three-year recovery programme for elective and cancer care, agreed in 2022, was already “falling short” in its first year and expressed serious doubts that the wider plan would be achieved on time.
How Patient Monitoring Is Poised to Revolutionise Healthcare - By providing healthcare organisations with more varied data, expanding options for clinical trials and making patients more active participants in their own care, these devices are game-changers.
The CDC Wants To Modernize Its Healthcare Data Infrastructure - Public health policy initiatives and community health outcomes have never been more important. On a global scale, this is generally managed by the?World Health Organization, an agency empowered by the United Nations to guide international public health.
Doctorly has raised $10 million in Series A funding - German health tech startup that has developed an operating system for medical practices has raised $10 million in fresh funds. Berlin-based Doctorly, which was founded in 2018, offers practice management software to primary healthcare providers like GPs. The startup wants to "re-digitize" practices and make it easier for them to adapt to external innovations in health tech.
Top transformational digital health trends to track in 2023 - The pandemic accelerated the recognition that many healthcare related activities could be digitised, driving the convergence of several trends in the healthcare industry – notable shifts include consumers prioritising convenience and access to care. Simultaneously we are seeing companies strategising and rethinking their digital planning to fundamentally transform their relationship with consumers as well as businesses.?
Most Americans are uncomfortable with artificial intelligence in health care - Most Americans feel “significant discomfort” about the idea of their doctors using artificial intelligence to help manage their health, a new survey finds, but they generally acknowledge AI’s potential to reduce medical mistakes and to eliminate some of the problems doctors may have bias.
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