Population and Public Health

AI in healthcare is “not science fiction, it’s science fact, and it’s here to stay," said Professor Mathias Goyen, chief medical officer EMEA at GE Healthcare, during a thought-provoking debate on the future of AI in oncology at #HIMSS21Europe.

This follows news of COVID-19 restrictions remaining for four weeks after 21 June.

Also, collection of NHS GP data for planning and research set to go ahead.

Patients now have until September to opt out of plans to share GP medical records with third parties.

Dr Ahmed El Saeed, told the #HIMSS21Europe audience that private firms had a very important role in “building back fairer”. 

The New York health system integrates Language Line Solutions, Epic and Caregility to deliver telemedicine to its widely diverse patient population.

The #HIMSS21Europe virtual event gathered experts today to discuss how societies and healthcare professionals can proactively counteract the growing era of misinformation.

The validation of the Saudia Arabian Mouwasat hospitals demonstrates the adoption and maturity of electronic medical record functions. 

Nuffield Trust report highlights discrepancies in ethnicity coding.

New research has revealed that 98% of clinicians have experienced burnout, and Covid has exacerbated existing feelings of exhaustion and overload. The study suggested introducing organisational interventions and systemised support may help alleviate some of that stress.