Health Technologies

Panel: Using data for proactive care “how we plan, what we prioritise, and creating the right solutions” – htn

  • November 23, 2023
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For our latest panel discussion on using data for proactive care, we welcomed Deborah El-Sayed, director of transformation and chief digital information officer at NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB; Esther Ocrah, director for GE HealthCare Command Centre Europe; and David Hammond, deputy chief strategy officer at Wirral Community Health and Care. To […]

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Royal Marsden NHS CIO announces move to Nervecentre – htn

  • November 23, 2023
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In a LinkedIn post this week (22 November), David Newey announced that he will be leaving his current role as chief information officer at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, to join Nervecentre as director of digital transformation. Speaking on his “six amazing years” at Royal Marsden, David shared that he would be leaving behind […]

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Layer Health launches with $4M from Google Ventures, General Catalyst

  • November 22, 2023
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Healthcare AI company Layer Health, spun out of MIT, announced its launch with $4 million in funding from GV (Google Ventures), General Catalyst and Inception Health.  WHAT THEY DO Layer Health’s AI platform, dubbed Distill, built on machine learning algorithms that leverage large language models, aims to streamline the chart review process from unstructured data.  […]

Chevy Blazer EV lease rates revealed with new promotional offers

  • November 22, 2023
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If you’re looking to get behind the wheel of Chevy’s new all-electric SUV, now may be the time. The 2024 Chevy Blazer EV is now available for a 36-month lease with promotional rates. Before last week, the Chevy Blazer EV was excluded from promotional rates. However, according to online auto research firm CarsDirect, that is […]

UAW win helps nonunion workers too as VW, Hyundai, Toyota, Honda hike pay

  • November 22, 2023
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VW has announced that it will raise factory worker pay at its non-unionized Chattanooga, Tennessee factory by 11%. The news comes not long after UAW’s historic strike wins, in which it earned 25% pay increases at all of the Big Three American automakers. After Hyundai, Toyota, and Honda did the same recently, this shows how […]

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Vivodyne launches with $38M to create lab-grown human organs

  • November 22, 2023
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Philadelphia-based AI-enabled biotech company Vivodyne announced it closed a $38 million seed funding round led by Khosla Ventures. CS Ventures, Kairos Ventures, Bison Ventures and MBX Capital also participated in the round.  WHAT IT DOES Vivodyne is a drug discovery company that uses clinically predictive AI to help identify therapeutic targets and predict a patient’s […]

CHIME23: Tips for Reducing Tech Stress on Support Clinicians

  • November 22, 2023
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Rethinking Approaches to Technology for Clinicians The EHR can be a pain point for many clinicians, beginning with the initial training. Dr. CT Lin, chief medical information officer at UCHealth in Colorado and a 2023 HealthTech IT influencer, said that clinicians at his organization previously had to sit through hours of classroom training. “We had […]