Healthcare Reform
HIMSS21 Europe
Experts from the WHO, the Portuguese Presidency of the EU Council, Israel, the UK and the US kicked off the #HIMSS21Europe Health Conference with their perspectives on steering the world out of the pandemic and economic crisis.
HIMSS21 Europe
Q&A: 'Even if it's a bad crisis, don't let it go to waste, use the momentum to speed up the scaling…
As an advocate of creating meaningful impact in healthcare through the digitisation of data exchange and applications, Erik Gerritsen reflects on his time at the MoH and advises on ways to deliver meaningful change that sticks.
Also, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals puts £400M EPR tender on hold.
The Queen's Speech to officially reopen Parliament promised legislation to empower the NHS to innovate and embrace technology.
The money brings UK R&D funding to £14.9 billion, its highest in 40 years, but Horizon funding remains uncertain.
The new technology that has emerged during the pandemic will play a 'key part' in the future delivery of services.
The programme aims to invest €5.1bn in EU countries, health organisations and NGOs to boost innovation and build the resilience of health systems.
Population Health
The HIMSS AsiaPac 18 Conference in Brisbane officially started today with an opening plenary, Leadership Voices: Healthcare Anytime, Anywhere featuring five healthcare leaders and experts with experience from different parts of the globe.
Women in Health IT
The Texas physician is the president’s choice for assistant secretary of health but Senate Democrats say Giroir’s testimony left them skeptical that he would support women’s health programs.
Data Management
ICS-CERT researchers found four vulnerabilities in Siemens’ molecular imaging products that can be publicly exploited and allow a hacker to remotely access and compromise the devices.