Missed appointments, long wait times, and all manner of other logistical and financial issues have become more common in our healthcare landscape. AI-driven HealthTech has the ability to improve our patient outcomes, drive efficiency and deliver unprecedented medical breakthroughs. With smartphone cameras being used as heart rate monitors, and contact lenses measuring blood sugar levels we are moving into an era when we can all collect healthcare data about ourselves. There is massive potential for AI healthcare technologies to create stable long-term population health outcomes. We are at a transformational moment for dealing with our Health. It is crucial leaders in the sector gain the skills and capabilities necessary to understand HealthTech and build new technologies, and this important work is not left solely to digital teams.
Dr Sanna Rimpilainen, Dr Ann Wales & Mrs Jennifer thomas
Sam Bassett, Cassius
Dr Margaret whoriskey MBE, and Chris Wright Digital Health & care Scotland
April 2020
Long before the global Coronavirus pandemic disrupted life as we know it, digital health was on the ascent, enabled by innovations in IoT-connected medical devices. In 2019, one in four physicians utilised remote care tools – nearly twice the share who were doing so in 2016, according […]
April 2020
In my last post I shared some examples of the support we offer to our colleagues to protect their mental, physical and financial wellbeing. As a global business it’s really important that our health and wellbeing strategy remains inclusive and addresses the varied and ever […]
March 2020
Those in the technology sector should be feeling that the time has come when they will see mass adoption of technology and digital behaviours. Out of necessity for sure, rather than choice, but it will transform our use of digital forever. In return for this […]
March 2020
Developers of smart speaker systems for healthcare consumers must address challenges like AI bias and human-centered application design. “I was so tired, I started talking to Alexa.” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard people refer to Alexa as something more than a […]
March 2020
For the past three years, I have split my week between seeing patients as a child and adolescent psychiatrist and working as the senior clinical lead for data at NHS Digital. This has given me a unique perspective on how two fantastic teams help patients. I […]
March 2020
Coronavirus is currently at the top of all news agendas, and it looks clear that the virus is set to spread — with those already facing poor health outcomes likely to be the worst affected. Blogs I’ve published recently have highlighted the importance of […]
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