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Learning From pan-Canadian Health Data Strategy - What's Next to EHDS? (Eric Sutherland)

Eric Sutherland is Senior Health Economist and Digital Health Lead at OECD, who worked on the pan-Canadian health data strategy before his current role. He discusses the upcoming implementation of the European Health Data Space, what needs to happen next, how do we involve the public, encourage trust in data sharing, and also build capacity for digital health implementation. We are moving into the era of new required data professionals, not just data analysts, but also data controllers, data stewards, and more.

DataTjasa ZajcMay 7, 2024data, healthcare, EHDS, innovation, healthcaeComment

Switzerland, AI and Liquid Biopsies

Data, Preventative Healrth, Preventative HealthTjasa ZajcMay 3, 2024liquid biopsy, Switzerland, healthcare, biotech, innovationComment

DTx in 2024: Where Are We With Business and Reimbursement Models? (Andy Molnar)

In 2024, the main focus of the Digital Therapeutics Alliance is on reimbursement and education. Efforts are being made to standardize reimbursement processes and increase awareness among providers and patients.

How Do Pharma and Digital Health Converge in 2024?

Biotech is one of the fields that has been using generative AI for years before ChatGPT brought technology to the public view. The latest tech is essential in drug development. However, the convergence of digital health and pharma seems less clear.

Tjasa ZajcFebruary 21, 2024pharma, AI, digital health, healthcare, precision medicineComment

Experience Economy: How To Create Healthcare Events the HLTH Way

HLTH is an event where you will see a literal forest on one of the stages, be able to take a selfie with a unicorn mascot and get perks like health branded pink nail polish on your entrance. In the last few years, HLTH has become the most flashy, visible and must-go digital health event in the US.

UncategorizedTjasa ZajcFebruary 20, 2024conference, networking, healthcare, event, innovationComment

How To Get Patient Feedback That Is Actionable

In patient included or patient centred healthcare approach, patient feedback is key for improved care, and healthcare experience. Pep Health uses a digital platform to collect and analyze patient feedback from various online sources, moving away from traditional, less effective survey methods.

Tjasa ZajcDecember 10, 2023Patient care, patient feedback, healthcare, data, data analytics Comment

How Does AI Work For Medical Note Taking and Risk Scoring? (Augmedix, HDAI)

If you’re still trying to wrap your head around the use of AI in healthcare, this episode will give you an idea about the use of generative AI to create clinical notes during an interaction between a doctor and a patient.

Artificial IntelligenceTjasa ZajcNovember 6, 2023ai, healthcare optimization, operational optimization, healthcare, digital healthComment

How Is Patient Data Consolidated and Presented to Doctors in the US?

Healthcare data in the US is very fragmented. But many companies have been working on creating consolidated patient views, Reveleer being one of them.

In the US, patients have their healthcare data scattered across care providers, who they often change if they change their job and, consequently their insurers. Insurers have their own networks of healthcare providers, causing the individual to go from one healthcare provider to a different one when life changes happen. And when these providers use different IT systems, data gets siloed.

HLTH 2023: Update on Generative AI in Healthcare

Generative AI - a subset of AI technologies that employ advanced machine learning algorithms to generate content, solutions, or outcomes that weren't explicitly programmed into the algorithms has many potential applications in healthcare. But at the moment, the digital health space is filled with noise.

Artificial IntelligenceTjasa ZajcOctober 17, 2023hlth 2023, generative AI, investment, startups, healthcareComment

How Does AWS Support Startups Through the AWS Health Innovation Podcast

Alex Merwin is Head of Growth, Healthcare & Life Sciences Startups at Amazon Web Services (AWS). In this episode, he presents the AWS Health Innovation Podcast, which showcases startups that are advancing healthcare & life science by leveraging cloud computing technology. In this episode he shares how AWS supports startups, what trends is Alex observing in the health innovation space, what does his podcast cover.

StartupsTjasa ZajcOctober 13, 2023aws, healthcare, innovation, digital health, biotech, fundraising, venture capital, VCComment

Kenya: How is Ilara Health Improving Availability and Affordability of Diagnostic Devices?

Kenya has a lot of talent and opportunities for innovation. Access to care is not a problem because there are plenty of community nurses present all across the country. However, they have a limited problem and mostly focus on main infectious diseases, leaving serious conditions undiagnosed, says Emilian Popa, Founder and CEO of Ilara Health.

Country ProfileTjasa ZajcSeptember 27, 2023Africa, innovation, healthcare, diagnosticsComment

Startups in Nigeria: The Biggest Challenge is Access to Market (Jennie Nwokoye, Clafiya)

One of the biggest challenges for healthcare startups in Nigeria is access to market. “In Nigeria, healthcare is fragmented, making it difficult to find distribution channels. We have to be creative and may need to look outside healthcare for distribution channels.” , says Jennie Nwokoye is the founder and CEO of Clafiya - a digital primary healthcare service that connects individuals and businesses to health practitioners to provide convenient, quality, and affordable, on-demand primary care from their mobile phones.

Country ProfileTjasa ZajcSeptember 23, 2023Nigeria, primary care, innovation, digital health, healthcareComment

How Can Lack of Resources Spur Innovation?

Country ProfileTjasa ZajcSeptember 20, 2023Africa, healthcare, innovationComment

Top Episodes Between August 2022 and August 2023

This is what the numbers say about episodes published between August 2022 and 2023.

DataTjasa ZajcAugust 5, 2023top 10, data, healthcare, healthcare it, generative AI, top episodesComment

What Are Investors Betting On in Generative AI in Healthcare?

Generative AI is definitely the word we will remember 2023 by. Knowing that administrative burden is among the key reason for physician burnout, the idea that AI could tackle this challenge, became a little bit more tangible with the raised awareness and public understanding of generative AI. But where are we exactly, and how is generative AI utilized for clinical use cases, administration, patient care and in biotech?

Norway: The “pilot illness” - easy to do hospital pilot projects, difficult to get larger deployments

Country ProfileTjasa ZajcJuly 5, 2023healthcare, digital health, innovation, healthtechComment

Finland: Room for Improvement in Public-Private Partnerships

Country ProfileTjasa ZajcJuly 4, 2023healthcare, digitalization, innovationComment

APAC Series Ep. 3: Easy Access To Clinicians and At-Home Testing in Vietnam

Docosan is a third-party marketplace that connects medical providers to patients in Vietnam. People rely on word of mouth to determine where to seek care. However, with great connectivity even in rural areas, people are tech-savvy, which prompted Lopez to think about a digital solution to address the gap between patients and quality clinicians.

Country ProfileTjasa ZajcMay 7, 2023APAC, Vietnam, Digital health, healthcare, app, doctorsComment

APAC Series Ep. 4: What is Fueling Hesitancy Towards Telemedicine in South Korea? (Mira Kang)

While the rest of the world is increasingly looking at virtual care and telemedicine for healthcare sustainability and ease of access to healthcare services, telemedicine will likely be forbidden again soon, since the pandemic has ended.

Country ProfileTjasa ZajcMay 3, 2023Telemedicine, south korea, remote care, healthcareComment

What Exactly is Open Access To AI and Why We Are Not There Yet in Healthcare? (Bart De Witte)

In order for AI and algorithms to help improve the health of many, we should strive for algorithms to be open and transparent, says Bart De Witte, founder of HIPPO AI Foundation, a renowned expert on digital transformation in healthcare in Europe, who regularly speakers and posts about technology and innovation strategy, with a particular focus on the socioeconomic impact on healthcare.

Artificial IntelligenceTjasa ZajcMarch 30, 2023AI, healthcare, healthcare data, data managementComment