Digital-first for NHS as Somerset integrates Better Meds ePMA solution

  • December 13, 2023
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with Better, CGI and Black Pear, has successfully integrated the Better Meds electronic prescribing and medication administration (ePMA) solution into the Somerset Integrated Digital e-Record (SIDeR) system. The integrated digital medicines platform, which is currently undergoing live clinical validation across admission areas, will improve care continuity, safety and patient […]

Nissan Ariya electric SUV earns 2023 IIHS top safety award, its highest rating

  • December 13, 2023
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The Nissan Ariya earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) 2023 Top Safety Pick+ designation. Nissan’s electric SUV earned the agency’s highest rating with a strong crash test performance, headlight evaluation, and advanced safety tech. Nissan Ariya EV earns the highest IIHS safety rating Once viewed as an EV pioneer with the launch of […]

Contract for NHS Scotland diagnostic imaging technology awarded to Sectra

  • December 13, 2023
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Radiology teams and other healthcare professionals throughout the NHS in Scotland are to benefit from a new agreement that will see a cloud-based enterprise imaging service delivered across 15 NHS boards by international medical imaging IT company Sectra.   The agreement with NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) will provide tools that will support healthcare teams as they […]

Chevy Blazer EV first drive – is it worth its $56k base price?

  • December 13, 2023
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GM invited us to San Diego to drive the new Chevy Blazer EV, Chevrolet’s first Ultium-based EV which is just hitting dealerships now – and to try its new Google-based UI, which it’s controversially replacing Apple CarPlay with. The Blazer EV is Chevy’s new mid-size electric SUV, leveraging the classic Blazer nameplate. After all, GM says […]

GM claims CarPlay and Android Auto cause “unsafe” driver behavior

  • December 13, 2023
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GM can’t really catch a break on its decision to end support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in-vehicle projection modes. And while that choice does have a defensible business purpose (more on that in a moment), recent comments from Tim Babbitt, GM’s Head of Product for Infotainment, to Motor Trend seem like an unforced […]

Tesla adds more alerts to Autopilot as part of NHTSA ‘safety recall’

  • December 13, 2023
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Tesla has agreed to add more alerts to its Autopilot system to prevent driver misuse as part of a NHTSA “safety recall” of 2 million vehicles that concludes its Autopilot investigation. For two years now, NHTSA has been investigating the safety of Tesla’s Autopilot features, especially as it relates to accidents involving “stationary first-responder vehicles” […]

Fiat to release a new, bigger Panda that is fully electric

  • December 13, 2023
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Fiat’s new 2024 500e (source: Stellantis) The beloved city car Fiat Panda, the brand’s bestselling model in Europe, will get a new look next summer as a larger model that’s available in a fully electric version for around €23,300 (about $25K). Fiat suggests the name will be New Panda, which is lacking a bit in […]

Closing healthcare deals in the current market

  • December 13, 2023
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Buyer appetite for healthcare has shifted to focus on strong organic growth and high margins There is a bifurcation of activity between Tier A and Tier B assets There is a strong pipeline of deals ready to go in 2024 Sellers need to start processes early and may have to accept discounts Segments in vogue […]

‘I woke up and it was no longer a company’: SmileDirectClub’s closure leaves customers in the lurch

  • December 13, 2023
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Rebekka Reynolds shows her teeth two months into treatment by SmileDirectClub. Photograph: Rebekka Reynolds Rebekka Reynolds shows her teeth two months into treatment by SmileDirectClub. Photograph: Rebekka Reynolds ‘I woke up and it was no longer a company’: SmileDirectClub’s closure leaves customers in the lurch More than 2 million clients used tooth-straightening service that advertised […]