Scotland's Digital Health Leaders Recognised at Holyrood Awards
Scotland's digital health champions have been recognised for their achievements at the Holyrood Connect Digital Health and Care Awards 2019. William Edwards, director of eHealth at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, won the Digital Leader Award. Edwards won the main category award for being a leader and key player in creating an environment and culture for large scale digital transformation in health and care.
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Philips Showcases Unique Augmented Reality Concept for Image-Guided Minimally Invasive Therapies Developed with Microsoft
At the MWC Barcelona, one of the largest mobile events in the world, Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology unveiled a unique mixed reality concept developed together with Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) for the operating room of the future.
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Could Blockchain Ensure Integrity of Clinical Trial Data?
UC San Francisco researchers have created a proof-of-concept method for ensuring the integrity of clinical trials data with blockchain. The system creates an immutable audit trail that makes it easy to spot any tampering with results - such as making the treatment look more effective or diminishing side effects.
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Highland Marketing will be at Digital Health Rewired
Highland Marketing will be attending Digital Health Rewired, the latest conference and exhibition to connect health tech leaders with digital innovations and innovators. The dedicated health tech agency will be on stand B14 to explain how integrated communications and sales acceleration campaigns can help suppliers break into and expand their presence in the UK market.
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Abbott and Novo Nordisk Enter Partnership to Provide Integrated Digital Solution to People with Diabetes Using Insulin
Abbott and Novo Nordisk today announced a non-exclusive partnership that will integrate insulin dose data from Novo Nordisk pre-filled and durable connected pens directly into the digital health tools compatible with the FreeStyle Libre system (FreeStyle LibreLink[1] mobile app and LibreView[2] cloud-based system).
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European Society of Radiology and Siemens Healthineers are Inviting Discussion on the Digital Future of Radiology
As part of their partnership, the European Society of Radiology (ESR) and Siemens Healthineers will, for the first time, offer a joint discussion platform for all aspects relating to the digitalization of radiology at the European Congress of Radiology, which will take place between February 27 and March 3, 2019, in Vienna, Austria.
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The Real Benefits of Healthtech - Releasing Time to Care
Opinion Article by Prof. Michael Thick, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Clinical Information Officer, IMS MAXIMS
The NHS had a long, tough winter and we’re facing similar pressures again this year.
In its winter flow report 2017-18, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine said it was: "the worst winter we’ve ever experienced."