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There was a sense of hope, combined with an awareness of the challenges ahead, as global health experts convened to discuss the topic of ‘Humanity’s Moment for Reimagining Health and Care’ in the keynote session at HIMSS22 European Conference today in Helsinki (15 June). The speakers were: Adam Niedzielski, Minister of Health, Poland; Elad Benjamin, business …

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Photo: FG Trade/Getty Images The United Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of UnitedHealth Group, is making a $100 million commitment over 10 years to advance health equity, in what it framed as a continuation of its efforts to eliminate health disparities. The new commitment was announced today at the Social Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C., …

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The report described the continued approval of vaccines to combat COVID-19, the strengthening of cyber-capabilities in the wake of a 2020 attack, and the extension of the agency’s mandate. WHY IT MATTERS In 2021, the European Commission, Parliament and Council gave the EMA greater tools enabling it to both support innovation and respond to emergencies, …

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A world-first programme to unify digital health standards across multiple countries, is being launched by the Nordic Interoperability Project (NIP) at HIMSS22 European Health Conference & Exhibition today. The Nordic Digital Health and Evaluation Criteria (NordDEC) programme aims to enable healthcare providers across Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland to evaluate and identify trusted digital …

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Of all the medical specialties impacted by telemedicine during the course of the pandemic, perhaps the one with the most wholesale and lasting effects is behavioral and mental health. Mental health appointments do not typically involve any collection of vitals or specimens, nor do they absolutely require a face-to-face meeting, although therapists can observe physical …

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On Monday, BD announced a new collaboration with Mayo Clinic Platform to improve its medical devices using de-identified patient data from Mayo Clinic Platform_Discover. WHY IT MATTERS Working with Mayo Clinic, BD will analyze the real-world data in Platform_Discover, mining it with the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to gain insights into …

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Patients in England will have greater access to GP records through the NHS App and power over how their data is used, following the launch of the new health in data strategy. Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data, published by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) today, contains commitments to simplify …

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During a live presentation to discuss his company’s biggest-ever acquisition this past week, Oracle co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison offered a bold vision for how Cerner’s technologies will be integrated into the database giant – and leveraged for new innovations toward patient outcomes and population health. One of the biggest promises he made …

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As health systems throughout Europe recover from the COVID crisis, the importance of accelerating digital maturity has never been more apparent – a topic which will be discussed in greater depth at HIMSS22 Europe this week. But against this evolving healthcare landscape how do we evaluate the success of digital transformation and what outcomes should we …

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As the CEO of Pondok Indah Hospital Group, Dr Yanwar Hadiyanto played a pivotal role in ensuring that the group achieved level 6 for the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model in March. Dr Hadiyanto spoke at the HIMSS Indonesian Digital Transformation Symposium held on 25 May 2022 in Jakarta. He talked about the group’s …

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