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WEBAI and Data 11 September 2024 NHS warned on rollout of AI-powered genomic health prediction AI-powered genomic health prediction could pose significant risks concerning privacy and discrimination, according to a new report. Integrated Care 10 September 2024 Mid and South Essex ICS launches shared care record Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) has […]
Digital Health Review of the Year 2022
WEBDec 21, 2022 · Digital Health’s editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma looks back at some of the key themes and stories in digital health across the past 12 months. 2022 was the year that saw Russia invade Ukraine, the biggest war in Europe since WW2; the departure, and almost return, of Boris Johnson; the death of Queen Elizabeth II; the utter swivel-eyed madness of Liz Truss and the Tories; the ongoing melt-down in ...
Insights: AI and Data | Digital Health
WEB3 days ago · Data quality and validation: The accuracy of AI algorithms depends on the quality and diversity of training data. Ensuring data integrity, and that AI models are validated in real-world clinical settings, is crucial. Transparency: AI algorithms can be complex and opaque, making it challenging to understand their decision-making processes.
World Health Organization launches Global Initiative on Digital …
WEB21 February 2024. Andrea Chipman. The World Health Organization Tuesday launched its new Global Initiative on Digital Health, a WHO managed network designed to “amplify and align resources” toward country-led digital health transformation. The organisation said the GIDH will strengthen collaboration and knowledge exchange and act as a ...
Special Report: Virtual Care - Digital Health
WEBIn this Digital Health Special Report, Andrea Downey, explores what impact Covid-19 has had on the development of virtual care. It’s been two years since the Covid-19 pandemic struck and drastically changed the way the NHS delivers care. Services that previously would have been delivered face-to-face were forced to go virtual as the country ...
OECD health report defines digital health as emerging health …
WEBNov 10, 2023 · The latest OECD annual health report, Health at a Glance 2023, released this week, spotlights digital health as an “emerging health determinant”.The report also includes a full chapter on digital health for the first time. While many parts of the National Health Service continue to struggle with digital transformation, the OECD report makes it clear that the UK is not an isolated case.
Exploring common digital health challenges
WEBMar 3, 2022 · It goes to show that while the UK and China may be separated by 5,000 miles, the digital health opportunities and challenges being faced in each nation are very similar. With that in mind, the Royal Society of Medicine recently organised two webinars to explore those commonalities and share learning. “An extraordinary acceleration”.
Will an uptake in digital health services have implications on ...
WEBAug 10, 2021 · Current data on digital health inequalities – and what works in addressing them – is worryingly inadequate, and all sectors must collect better data to track the dynamic relationship between digital access and health outcomes and inform decision-making. Patient engagement and feedback must also be …
Digital mental health technologies could save NHS time, says NICE
WEB1 day ago · Evidence from current practice provided by NHS England and analysed by NICE indicates that digital therapies recommended for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) could save more than 5,000 hours of therapist time per 1,000 people. Also, using digital therapies could save almost 2,500 therapist hours …
Digital mental health key to tackling deepening mental health crisis
WEBMay 11, 2021 · In an exclusive piece for Digital Health, former MP Norman Lamb, explores why technology can help tackle the growing mental health crisis. The Covid-19 pandemic has had a severe negative effect on the population’s mental health across the globe. We know that government measures like social distancing and working from home were essential, but ...