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Digital Health in APAC: An Overview (Keren Priyadarshini, Microsoft Asia)

Looking at digital health investments in the APAC region, according to Galen Growth Asia, in 2021 China took the highest amount of funding (58.6%) for digital health, followed by India (22.3%), Australia (5.6%), Soth Korea (4.3%), and Singapore (3.8%). Healthcare expenditure differs a lot among countries: According to the World Bank, China attributed 5,3% of its GDP to healthcare, India 3%, Australia 9.91 %, and Singapore 4%. How do these healthcare systems differ and does healthcare expenditure relate to investment in digitalization?

The State of the Right To Be Forgotten for Cancer Survivors in Europe (dr. Françoise Meunier)

Cancer patients that have been cured get told by their doctors that they can now finally forget about cancer and go on with their lives. However, in reality, they are often faced with several challenges because of their past diagnosis. The right to be forgotten refers to the right of individuals who have been cancer-free for years to access financial services.

PatientsTjasa ZajcJune 20, 2022cancer, survivorship, patients, patient empowerment, patient enablementComment

Why is Australia Not a Global Exemplar in Telehealth? (Peter Birch)

The Australian Government is investing $107.2 million to modernise our health care system, to deliver Australia's Long Term National Health Plan. What do the numbers mean and what is the state of healthcare digitalization and startup opportunities in Australia?

What Do Doctors Want? (Abeyna Bubbers Jones, Medic Footprints)

WHO estimates a projected shortfall of 18 million health workers by 2030, mostly in low- and lower-middle-income countries. What do doctors want and what kind of careers can they have?

SPELLED OUT: How is Pharma Taking Advantage of Digital Health?

Is it time to stop talking about digital health and just focus on health? Where, in which department, do digital health innovations fit within Pharma? Do we expect too much in terms of the speed of digital health innovation in Pharma?

Pharma, Digital Therapeutics, EntrepreneurshipTjasa ZajcMay 19, 2022dtx, pharma, digital health, healthcare innovationComment

EIT Health Germany Series 5: How Can We Help With Medical Aid in Ukraine?

EIT Health, a network of best-in-class health innovators backed by the EU, partnered with the Polish Medical Mission - a 22 years old Polish humanitarian organization that provides medical aid to the countries most in need in the world.

EIT Health Germany, EntrepreneurshipTjasa ZajcMay 12, 2022healthcare, Ukraine war, medical aidComment

Rethinking Access to Healthcare in Rural America (Jennifer Schneider, Homeward)

People in rural America get 23% higher mortality rates than people who live in urban areas. And that's not right. And it's fixable, says Jennifer Schneider, CEO of Homeward.

Uncategorized, StartupsTjasa ZajcMay 6, 2022rural health, access to healthcare, inequityComment

Voice Tech: How Well Are You Listening To Your Customers? (Amy Brown, Authenticx)

Voice could be called one of the exciting new avenues for medicine and healthcare. US company Authenticx listens, analyzes, and activates customer voices. The AI based software analyzes millions of conversations patients have with customer support agents through phone calls or emails. By analysing these conversations, it unveils recurring trends that healthcare organizations use to make informed, proactive decisions for improved workflows and care.

Artificial IntelligenceTjasa ZajcApril 27, 2022voice tech, healthcare, customer experience, customer successComment

Startup Health: "We Need To Think About Healthcare Globally, Not Locally" (Unity Stoakes)

Startup Health - the US-based organization supporting digital health innovators across the world is 11 years old. It currently supports 400+ companies in 27 countries across the world. 80% of startups still come from the USA, but that will hopefully change, with a higher percentage of innovators coming from other parts of the world, hopes co-founder and President of Startup Health Unity Stoakes

Entrepreneurship, Healthcare Policy, StartupsTjasa ZajcApril 21, 2022Startup Health, investmentComment

Global Health Innovation and the Paradox of Choice in Healthcare (Hassan Chaudhury)

Which innovations are reasonable to implement in healthcare today? And which technologies are currently not ready for prime time just yet?

Country Profile, Entrepreneurship, Healthcare PolicyTjasa ZajcApril 13, 2022Comment

What Can Digital Health Innovators Learn from Oncology? (Sean Khozin)

Due to the nature of cancer, readiness for risks in drug development is much higher here than it might be in other medical fields. Can digital health innovators learn anything from oncology medicines development?

Data, Clinical TrialsTjasa ZajcApril 8, 2022cancer, decentralized clinical trials, big data, healthcare, medicine, oncologyComment

EIT Health Germany Series 4: How Are Startup Acceleration and Incubation Programs Really Helping Innovation?

In this episode, founders of four very different companies talk about their fundraising experiences. Speakers: Luc Henry – CEO and co-founder – Limula, Kei Wieland Müller - Co-Founder & CEO at Ebenbuild, Fouad Al-Noor - Co-Founder & CEO of ThinkSono, Hans Juergen Stein - Managing Director of mentalis.

Why is it Difficult to Make a Business Case in Healthcare? (Karim Kershavjee)

Karim Karshavjee is the Program Director of the Masters of Health Informatics program at the University of Toronto. He is the co-author of the chapter on Designing Disease-Specific mHealth Apps for Clinical Value in the book Smart and Pervasive Healthcare. The chapter offers an overview of the current usability and use of mHealth apps and what to take into account if you are developing one. To quote one of the findings - “While investments in mHealth is continues to grow, usage of mHealth apps continues to be low. Based on the data in 2017, the use of apps was especially low amongst patients with chronic disease who are most likely to benefit from their use [4]. While 38% of respondents with no health condition had downloaded 1–5 mHealth apps in a survey in 2017, only 6.6% with hypertension had done the same. “

What is openEHR and What are Open Ecosystems in Healthcare? (Hanna Pohjonen)

Sharing of data has improved with the introduction of the messaging standard called FHIR. But throughout the years, debates about open standards and open ecosystems have started to become louder and louder.

Data, Healthcare Policy, InteroperabilityTjasa ZajcMarch 17, 2022openEHR, open data, open standards, healthcare, healthcare IT, eHEalthComment

How Can You Improve Design in Healthcare? (Tim Peck, IDEO)

Great design comes together when the designer takes into account viability, feasibility and

desirability. “When we think about human-centered design and what we call design thinking, we have three pillars that we weigh. We weigh that desirability piece, the piece that most people associate with design, but we also weigh the viability piece, making sure whatever is being made is profitable or funded and definitely sustainable over time,” says Tim Peck, Executive Portfolio Director of Health at IDEO - probably the most prominent global design company.

Entrepreneurship, StartupsTjasa ZajcMarch 17, 2022healthcare design, design thinkingComment

EIT Health Germany Series 3: The Impact of Voice Tech in Healthcare (Julia, Hoxha)

Voice tech is one of the tech areas with high potential to optimize healthcare processes for providers and ease chronic disease in management for patients. In reality: How far are we from futuristic ideas where everything would be operated with the help of voice? How do innovators reduce the risk of misunderstandings in designing voice technologies? What does the development of human-like bots look like?

EIT Health GermanyTjasa ZajcMarch 8, 2022adherence, AI, voice tech, chatbot, Patient EngagementComment

Healthcare Digitalization in the Middle East: Ambition as a Trait (Michele Tarnow, Ziad Tabet)

Almost anyone asked about digital health in the UAE could use only one word to describe it: ambition. Tune into two discussions about the business and culture of digital health adoption in the Middle East.

Country Profile, Healthcare PolicyTjasa ZajcFebruary 25, 2022healthcare, digital health, healthcare innovation, technology, Middle East, UAEComment

EIT Health Germany Series 2: Improving Medication Prescribing With Digital Twins (ExactCure)

ExactCure is a digital health startup from France addressing the challenge of preventing the negative effects of medications. Each individual has a different metabolism and can react differently to a drug or combination of drugs. With the help of digital twins, precision medicine is advancing accuracy and safety in medical care.

Clubhouse, Digital Therapeutics and How Can We Speed Up Innovation Adoption (Jhonathan Bringas, Diana Van Stijn)

It’s been quite a while since we started talking about Clubhouse in the past tense. But last year, it was THE platform to join.
Some people got more from it than others. Medical doctors Diana Van Stijn and Jhonathan Bringas, a married couple from the Netherlands made a mark in the digital health community in the Digital Health Channel, which was founded by Bringas and healthcare expert Amit Goldman. The Channel has 6400 members today.

Digital TherapeuticsTjasa ZajcFebruary 5, 2022clubhouse, digital health, digital health channel, digital therapeuticsComment

Why Should We Care About Open AI in Healthcare? (Bart De Witte, Hippo AI Foundation)

Artificial IntelligenceTjasa ZajcJanuary 27, 2022AI, healthcare, healthcare innovation, healthcare investment, open standards Comment