Analytics

Metcalfe will keynote the Health 2.0 Annual Fall Conference in September, where she will be talking about ways technology and biology could alter the human race.

Apple is looking to hire engineers to develop a custom chip for more sophisticated health information tracking and applications, according to a CNBC report.

The British Heart Foundation plans to appoint a convenor to drive efforts informing a proposal for the development of the new cardiovascular data science centre.

Speaking at the White House, she said the potential of what unleashed health data could do for the country is "really unimaginable."

Wanting to reduce its hospital-acquired infections, Denver Health Medical Center implemented an electronic hand hygiene monitoring system – and improved its adherence rate from 40 percent to 70 percent.

The new initiative will help researchers streamline their analytics efforts and connect them with other resources at UT Austin that could help improve clinical practice and public health.

In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica and Facebook data scandal, researchers call for a clear social contract that involves citizens in decision making processes, ethical rigor and clear sanctions to avoid breaches.

Administrator Seema Verma said listened to public feedback and is working to remove obstacles in the way of quality care.

More than 360 global Meditech customers have now migrated to the company's new web-based EHR, and private hospital Galway Clinic has become the first organisation in UK and Ireland to go live with the platform.

The informatics group says a nationwide commitment to an improved digital infrastructure and data literacy across the workforce will lead to better health.