Thailand Launches ASEAN’s First 5G Smart Hospital
Thailand’s telecoms regulator, the NBTC, Chinese telecoms firm Huawei, and Siriraj Hospital have launched what they describe as the first 5G smart hospital in the Southeast Asian area covered [...]
Biospectal Remote BPM for tech-averse
Remote patient monitoring specialist Biospectal will launch an all-in-one connected blood pressure monitoring device at CES 2022. The device, which connects automatically to company’s OptiBP app for remote connections, [...]
MITRE models Medical Device threats
US Federal homeland security research non-profit Mitre and the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) has published a playbook for cyber threat modelling medical devices. The co-authored “Playbook for Threat [...]
IBM integrates Watson with HIL for Covid Credential
IBM has integrated its Watson Health platform with workforce health consulting firm Healthcare IT Leaders’ software to provide organisations with a wide ranging set of organisation-wide COVID-19 services. The [...]
MBX Reference Platforms for Medical AI Applications
Turnkey system manufacturer MBX Systems has introduced a lineup of hardware reference platforms designed to reduce time to market for medical AI applications being deployed as embedded systems, edge [...]
Mesmerize Partners VSee on Remote Patient Monitoring
Mesmerize, a patient education at the point of care provider, is partnering with VSee, a digital telehealth platform offering video visit, medical exam, and remote patient monitoring services. The [...]
GE and Optellum use AI to diagnose lung cancer
GE Healthcare and Optellum are collaborating to advance precision diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer using artificial intelligence (AI). GE Healthcare specialises in medical imaging and UK firm Optellum [...]
Fitbit can help assess at-home recovery for children
A recent study by the Ann & Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago found that using a Fitbit wearable fitness tracker could help clinicians assess at-home recovery after [...]
Microsoft accelerates CVS digital transformation
Microsoft is helping Rhode Island-based CVS Health reimagine personalised care and accelerate its digital transformation. CVS Health is an American healthcare company that owns retail pharmacy chain CVS Pharmacy, [...]
Philips integrates MedChat live chat into patient navigation
Philips is integrating US firm MedChat’s live chat and AI-driven chatbot services into its Patient Navigation Manager, helping improve call centre efficiency and speed the time to resolve patient [...]
Gilead adopts AWS to improve machine learning
Californian biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences is using AWS machine learning and analytics to improve clinical trial design and data-driven decision making, while prioritising patient privacy and security. Gilead is [...]
US healthcare operators vulnerable to cyber attacks
Around 90% of web applications used by US healthcare operators are highly susceptible to attack or vulnerability exposure, according to cyber assessment company Outpost 24. It analysed the top-ten [...]
