Tech giants make interoperability pledge for US health data
Apple, Amazon, IBM, Microsoft and Salesforce will work together to drive common standards for exchanging health information in the US.
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Redundancies loom over major restructure at NHS Digital
NHS Digital is upskilling its workforce amid budget pressures and concerns from partners around its delivery capabilities.
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DeepMind AI system ‘able to identify eye diseases and make referrals’
Researchers have claimed the system is able to identify 10 features of eye diseases from optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans.
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Davey Winder: Does AI have a part to play in securing NHS data?
The potential contribution AI could make to the NHS has been frequently rehearsed – not least by the new health and social care secretary. But, asks our cyber security columnist, is enough attention being paid to the contribution it could make to improving security?
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NHS England ‘to publish AI code of conduct later this year’
Harpreet Sood from NHS England said the documents will help provide ‘principles’, ‘guidance’ and ‘transparency’ for the use of AI within the NHS.
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Digital workforce strategy will help bring NHS to ‘the next frontier’
The report, being led by Dr Eric Topol, will look at opportunities where the NHS can invest in technology training for staff.
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Babylon Health says AI abilities ‘on par with human doctors’
Babylon Health claims its artificial intelligence (AI) system has demonstrated diagnostic ability that is “on-par with human doctors” after scoring 81% in a Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) exam.
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Robo-docs and AI could ‘save NHS £12.5bn a year’, claims Darzi report
An eye-opening report from former health minister Lord Darzi suggests the NHS could shave off a tenth of its budget by automating routine admin work and other mundane tasks.
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University College London Hospital explores AI possibilities
University College London Hospital (UCLH) has announced a new partnership with The Alan Turing Institute to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can support clinical decision making and improve patient flow.
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Ultromics AI platform to expand trials to 20 NHS hospitals
A British AI platform for assisting with the diagnosis of heart disease will enter trials with 20 NHS hospitals before the end of 2018, after securing £10 million in first-round funding.
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