Dhruv Suyamprakasam is CEO and founder of virtual healthcare company iCliniq. Its physician panel consists of more than 3,500 doctors from more than 80 specialties in the U.S., UK, UAE, India, Singapore and Germany. He believes ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence models like it are not a threat to healthcare but an enhancement. And he says
A new health technology project in Hong Kong has received significant public funding to introduce an AI-based data-driven approach to mental health diagnosis and treatment. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University-led project obtained over HK$37 million ($4.7 million) in funding from the Strategic Topics Grant of Hong Kong’s Research Grants Council. WHAT IT’S ABOUT Based on
New healthcare technology innovations developed outside the box offer clinicians more tools, including cloud-based telehealth, remote lab testing for infections and enhanced imaging for surgical precision. Google Cloud adds Pager’s virtual care platform Pager announced Monday that its 23 million-member-strong virtual care navigation and collaboration platform is available on Google Cloud Marketplace, which means its customers can now
In a new report released this week, researchers with the Sequoia Project showed how meaningful improvements in health information access for patients, caregivers and care partners are critical to boosting interoperability. WHY IT MATTERS During months of direct research, the Sequoia Project’s Consumer Voices Workgroup facilitated discussions and polls focused on patient and provider experiences using electronic
Irvine, California-based UCI Health this week announced the promotion of Julie Eastman, RN, who will serve as the health system’s new chief information officer. WHY IT MATTERS Eastman, who started the job on July 24, has deep expertise in both nursing and information technology, and UCI officials noted her “strong leadership skills and a forward-thinking
Healthcare information technologies like AI-driven decision support and patient outreach tools can enable hospitals and health systems to achieve improved outcomes through proactive, predictive patient oversight, some health IT experts contend. Why is proactive, predictive patient oversight important in today’s healthcare industry? What role does AI-driven decision support play in this kind of patient oversight?
A hallmark of a modern-day smart hospital is its ability to harness data to improve outcomes and processes. Achieving this capability by digitising records – while an imperative step to digital maturity – is not enough. Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taoyuan City, Taiwan has made strides in transitioning to digital medical records. “While this
Thammasat University Hospital is embarking on a digital transformation of its elderly care service. The hospital signed a memorandum of understanding with NEC Thailand for the development of a digital platform to digitise all records and treatment plans at Thammasat Thammarak Center. Based on a press release, NEC Thailand will be deploying IoT devices for
The Personal Information Protection Committee, South Korea’s national data protection authority, has probed 17 university hospitals that allegedly allowed nearly 200,000 patient information to get exposed in a leak. WHAT IT’S ABOUT The PIPC acted on alleged reports of university hospitals leaking patient information to pharmaceutical companies. The case was later confirmed by the police following a
The development of a single national platform for accessing health data in New Zealand is now underway as the contract to implement the project has been awarded to Accenture. In a statement, Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand said it chose Accenture as the implementation partner for the National Data Platform (NDP) project, which seeks to