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Q&A: How the PHE’s end could affect telehealth, patient care

  • February 17, 2023
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The public health emergency declared in early 2020 was put in place to provide waivers from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to ease the burden on hospitals and other providers during the pandemic. It has been extended 12 times since its implementation and is finally slated to end on May 11.  Heather Meade, […]

Tesla increases prices in China as demand appears to pick up

  • February 17, 2023
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Tesla is again increasing Model Y prices in China following its massive price drop last month as demand appears to be picking back up. After months of rumors that Tesla’s demand in China was slowing down, the automaker implemented significant price drops of up to 13% on its electric vehicles in the critical EV market […]

Why marketing matters for health tech start-ups and scale-ups

  • February 17, 2023
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Dr Alastair Kirby, Industry and Technology Navigator at Kent Surrey Sussex Academic Health Science Network (KSS AHSN) reflects on why effective marketing is crucial to the success of new products and how innovators can kick start their marketing activities. Why am I not being noticed? You’ve got an innovative and excellent product, so why aren’t […]

Why America’s outdated energy grid is a climate problem

  • February 17, 2023
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Transmission towers are shown on June 15, 2021 in Houston, Texas. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which controls approximately 90% of the power in Texas, has requested Texas residents to conserve power through Friday as temperatures surge in the state. Brandon Bell | Getty Images This story is part of CNBC’s “Transmission Troubles” […]

TheHill issues callout for VR and AR solutions in health and care

  • February 17, 2023
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Showcasing innovation is an important part of TheHill’s work connecting innovators with frontline healthcare workers who could benefit from technology.   Do you have VR and AR solutions that you would like to demonstrate to OUH clinicians? TheHill is doing a call out for VR and AR solutions in health and care!  TheHill is an innovation […]

Health Technologies

Earning the public’s trust on health data – Digital Health Technology News

  • February 17, 2023
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Ahead of the Digital Health Rewired conference in March, Professor Ben Goldacre explains why information governance is not enough when it comes to protecting privacy. The NHS holds an incredibly rich dataset containing the medical records of more than 65 million patients going back for decades. These detailed records have the potential to help understand […]

The NHS needs a health tech evolution; and to build on the tech it has in place

  • February 17, 2023
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Shared care records are a powerful asset for integrating information, providing infrastructure to support a digital front door for patients, and generating data for analysis. Brian Murray, a director at Orion Health, argues integrated care boards should make the most of them as they tackle the crisis in the NHS. The NHS needs help, it’s […]