Getting the best out of population health requires learning health systems
A rapidly evolving digital infrastructure offers potential for population health speakers told a session at Digital Health Rewired24 earlier this month.
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Digital Health’s 2023 Review: Top 10 most read news stories
As 2024 edges ever closer, let’s take a look back Digital Health’s most popular and most read news stories from the past year.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
Today’s briefing covers the signing of a charter aimed at fostering healthcare innovation in Wales and Brainomix’s continued expansion into the US.
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Public open to virtual care, but lack of understanding could block progress
The UK public is on balance supportive of virtual wards, but a lack of understanding of the term may be holding back public support, new analysis suggests.
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New £1.4m AI funding aims to reduce racial health inequalities
The funding, from the NHSX AI Lab and Health Foundation, aims to ensure healthcare solutions don’t “exacerbate existing health inequalities”.
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Royal Berkshire extends avatar-led interactive programme following pilot
Royal Berkshire has expanded the roll out of an avatar-led interactive programme for people with chronic kidney disease following a successful pilot.
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Surge in digital health tools during Covid-19 ‘led to data divide’
The pandemic contributed to “worsening inequalities” with some people “left behind” in the surge in data-driven technologies, a new report has found.
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NHS should continue to invest in digital GPs, says Health Foundation
Digital GP services has proved popular during the pandemic but more research is needed to understand the impact remote consultations have on care.
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Health Foundation launches Networked Data Lab to improve healthcare
Five organisations have joined the Health Foundation’s lab, which brings together analytical teams from across the country.
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Health Foundation to explore impact of data analytics and technology
The independent charity has launched its Data Analytics for Better Health strategy, which aims to tackle real world problems that affect people’s health.
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