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Digital health mission: A $200-billion opportunity, NDHM will greatly empower patients
By Sangita Reddy & Bart Janssens In April 2016, NPCI launched the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), which revolutionised India's payment industry. Today, UPI is the fastest-growing payment platform in the world, accounting for more than a billion…
Digital health mission can unlock ₹1.5 trln in value for healthcare: Study
1 min read. 30 Sep 2020 Neetu Chandra Sharma The surveys conducted by BCG across doctors and patients highlight that 85% of the clinicians used digital platforms for patient interactions during the lockdown NEW DELHI: The National Digital Health…
The Era of Digital Health | #Bizwhiznetwork.com Innovation Λ
Digital health wearables were already big news at CES 2020, but interest has accelerated with the advent of COVID-19 and people's interest in learning whether they might be getting sick. Unfortunately, the pandemic also delayed a lot of the…
Singapore touts blockchain use in COVID-19 data management
Singapore has developed a blockchain-powered application touted to better manage and secure medical records. Enabling healthcare data to be stored in a digital wallet, the software has been used in a pilot in which COVID-19 discharge memos have…
Telehealth Reality Check: Who's Really Going to 'Win' the Race to Virtual Care Market Leadership?
Health Tech By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH It's the telehealth market reality check you've been waiting for! “Rouge” digital health consultant Dr. Lyle Berkowitz unpacks the numbers and the market potential for virtual care from the…
Data61 and Monash claim quantum-safe and privacy-preserving blockchain protocol
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's (CSIRO) Data61 has announced alongside the Monash Blockchain Technology Centre a blockchain protocol they claim is secure against quantum computers while also protecting the privacy…
Insurance Company Uses Artificial Intelligence to Promote Worker Safety
Artificial intelligence will offer ergonomic assessments to employers. Travelers Insurance Companies has started using artificial intelligence to administer ergonomic assessments, according to Insurance Journal. The company claims to be the first…
Meet the 30 young leaders who are forging a new future for healthcare in the pandemic's shadow
Incredible Health Dr. Iman Abuzeid would frequently hear her friends and family members who practiced medicine complain about a nursing shortage. At the same time, she'd also hear from nurses that it took a long time to get hired. When she dug into…
Augmented Reality Offers a Promise of Incision-Free Autopsies
A medical examiner puts on a pair of augmented-reality goggles and brings up a computer simulated image of a body that appears to hover steps away. Nearby on a metal autopsy table lies the body of a person brought into the lab after a fatal…
After Covid-19, Health Care Gets A Big Dose Of Tech | Forbes India
Change is constant and the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the need for it in the health care and life sciences industry. From hospitals and clinics to drug discovery companies, enterprises have turned to their technology services partners to…
The S&P 500 will surge around 12% by September 2021, JPMorgan says | Markets Insider
JPMorgan 's Grace Peters told CNBC's 'Squawk Box Europe' on Tuesday the S&P 500 will hit 3,750 by September 2021. That represents a 12% premium over Tuesday's closing price of 3,335.47. On the outlook for US stocks, she said: 'We can see around a…
China gears up for 'revenge travel' during its Golden Week holiday
China's cities are in full gear to cash in this week on a tourism opportunity shaped in part by global travel restrictions from the pandemic. Around 550 million citizens are expected to hit the road from Thursday (Oct. 1), according to official…
US-firm AliveCor taps India telemedicine market with ECG device
1 min read. 30 Sep 2020 Leroy Leo The company is optimistic of the device's commercialisation in India, especially as the covid-19 pandemic has put focus on providing healthcare services remotely, including through telemedicine channels NEW DELHI:…
Healthcare IT News and MobiHealthNews expand into Europe, Middle East & Africa edition
The year 2020 will go down in history as one of the most challenging of our lifetime. Thinking back to January, none of us would have predicted the emergence of a pandemic-causing virus, let alone its devastating outcomes that have affected tens of…
A QR code could decide whether you go back to work
Abbott, the company that will supply the US government with 150 million rapid coronavirus tests over the next few months, wants to create a system that will allow schools, businesses, airlines, and event venues to reopen—but only for people…
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