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ECHAlliance International Projects Lead

In order to support its international development and to provide continued support to the Digital Health Society, ECHAlliance will appoint a new team member, as "International Projects Lead" within the Strategy and Innovation team.

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Mobile Health Technology can Potentially Transform How Patients Manage Heart Disease Risk

Mobile health technology has the potential to transform the way we prevent and manage heart disease, but there are unanswered questions about how to optimize this technology and maintain engagement with patients, according to a review of randomized clinical trials published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide.

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Joined-Up Health & Care Conference Marks Two Significant Anniversaries

InterSystems, a global leader in health information technology, will be celebrating a double anniversary at its annual Joined-Up Health & Care conference. This year’s event at The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, will take place just days before the NHS celebrates its 70th anniversary, and as InterSystems itself turns 40.

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First Call for Science and Technology at ESC Congress 2018

Participate in the first ever ESC Digital Health Call for Technology, for the chance to present your innovations, your technology or your products at ESC Congress 2018 in front of an audience of relevant professionals. A dedicated Digital Health Area will feature a stage setting surrounded by Industry booths and meeting facilities, providing opportunities to exchange on latest digital health related innovations and research.

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Allscripts Sunrise™ Powers The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust to Transform Delivery of Care

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust has launched the Allscripts (NASDAQ:MDRX) Sunrise solution as the foundation for its new health information system. The organisation selected the Sunrise platform in late 2016 and has completed an on-time deployment of electronic observations, vital signs and Sunrise Mobility.

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Mobile App for Autism Screening Yields Useful Data

A Duke study of an iPhone app to screen young children for signs of autism has found that the app is easy to use, welcomed by caregivers and good at producing reliable scientific data. The study, described June 1 in an open access journal npj Digital Medicine, points the way to broader, easier access to screening for autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.

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Siemens Healthineers and ScreenPoint Medical Sign Agreement to Jointly Develop AI-Based Applications in Breast Imaging

Siemens Healthineers and ScreenPoint Medical have agreed to partner to develop artificial intelligence based applications for breast imaging. This collaborative arrangement also includes the acquisition of a strategic minority stake in ScreenPoint Medical by Siemens Healthineers.

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mHealth as Effective as Clinic-Based Intervention for People with Serious Mental Illness

A mobile health (mHealth) intervention was found to be as effective as a clinic-based group intervention for people with serious mental illness in a new study published online in Psychiatric Services. In a randomized controlled trial, researchers compared an mHealth approach (FOCUS), using mobile phones to deliver intervention, to a more traditional clinic-based group intervention, the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP).

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FDA Takes New Steps to Advance Digital Health, Opening Docket to Solicit Feedback on Software Products

Today, the FDA is opening a docket to solicit feedback on important provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act ("Cures Act"). The Cures Act amended the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exclude certain medical software functions from the definition of a medical device. Under the Cures Act, Congress excluded specific types of software from FDA regulation, including general wellness software products, electronic patient records and more.

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New Computational Tool could Help Optimize Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

Scientists have developed a novel computational approach that incorporates individual patients' brain activity to calculate optimal, personalized brain stimulation treatment for Alzheimer's disease. Lazaro Sanchez-Rodriguez of the University of Calgary, Canada, and colleagues present their new framework in PLOS Computational Biology.

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