Feature by Radar Healthcare. The healthcare industry has undergone significant changes in recent years, particularly around digital transformation and the move towards a paperless system. England’s health secretary, Sajid Javid, set a goal for 90 percent of NHS trusts to use Electronic Patient Records (EPRs) by December 2023. This target is part of a larger […]
Commenting on the publication today of the NHS monthly performance statistics,?Tim Gardner, Assistant Director of Policy at the Health Foundation said:? While the worst of the severe winter pressures are now over, today’s NHS data continues to show health services under significant strain, with more strikes this week set to cause further disruption. ‘Emergency services […]
A new AI system called a semantic decoder can translate a person’s brain activity — while listening to a story or silently imagining telling a story — into a continuous stream of text. The system, developed by a team at The University of Texas at Austin, might help people who are mentally conscious yet unable […]
A group of researchers have tested artificial intelligence chatbot technology to respond to patient questions posted to a public social media forum, comparing them with responses from health and care professionals. “Comparing Physician and Artificial Intelligence Chatbot Responses to Patient Questions Posted to a Public Social Media Forum” was published 28 April in JAMA Intern […]
A first phase pilot of the test at UHS involved a small number of patients in November 2022, and is now being extended to more patients. The solution achieved UKCA and CE market authorisation in 2022, following this initial pilot. Matthew Coleman, consultant obstetrician, UHS, commented: “We hope this revolutionary new at-home test is going […]
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has renewed and extended its contract with specialist UK healthcare informatics provider, Epro. Epro has been a supplier to Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust (LTHT) since 2011. The five-year contract renewal for Epro’s clinical workflow solutions was agreed in winter 2022, and now includes Epro’s latest Speech Recognition solution. Today, LTHT has over […]
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