Diabetes Tech to be a Key Focus of DPC2018
“The time to be technology laggards is over,” says Dr Partha Kar, DPC2018 keynote speaker and National Associate Clinical Director Diabetes, NHS England, in his…
Technology Insight
World’s First Hand-held Infrared Devices for COPD & Other Conditions
A hand-held device that would give early warning of ‘acute events’, and so avoid the hospitalisation of thousands of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease…
How Robots are Changing Community Pharmacy
Reports suggest that nearly 70 per cent of community pharmacies in Denmark use automated or robotic dispensing technology. This figure drops to between 30 to…
How Digital Health Is Taking the Industry by Storm
We’ve digitized calling a cab, getting our groceries and communicating with friends, so it’s only a matter of time before we totally digitize health, too….
The Shifting Power in Diabetes Management: The Products Behind the Progress
Diabetes is unrivaled amongst modern health issues. The World Health Organisation reports that there are 422 million adults living with diabetes in 2017, and the number is…
The Vision of ‘Smart Ambulances’ goes Hand-in-Hand with a Data-Empowered Paramedic
By Graham Murphy, BU Leader of RDT – a Philips Company The healthcare sector is in the midst of a technology revolution. The NHS has…
Automated Care Pathways for Surgery and Procedure Patients
By Jussi Määtä, CEO & Founder of Buddycare The higher the patient’s knowledge about the surgery is, the higher self-caring abilities the patient has, resulting…
Patient Safety Matters
Despite rapid advances in information technology and medical devices, most healthcare organisations have not achieved the same high reliability and safety as other industries, such…
Pioneering NHS Trust using AI to Help Doctors make Right Treatment Decisions
Global Digital Exemplar, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust is using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the treatment of patients who have had…
How Blockchain Technology is Changing the Healthcare Industry?
Blockchain technology is nowadays acknowledged for having a revolutionary impact on healthcare forcing its digitalization and transformation. It is taking place worldwide with the most…