Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
👇 News
🔊 Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is piloting smart technology to create quieter hospital wards. The software on the maternity ward redirects alerts to staff mobile phones, reducing noise. If successful, this initiative may expand to other hospital wards.
☁ OneAdvanced Health and Care’s cloud-based software will support GP practices in Scotland by processing electronic documents. It is expected to be implemented in over 900 practices next year, replacing older software.
🔎 New research reveals how advanced machine learning combined with medical devices could offer a promising alternative to traditional spirometry for diagnosing COPD. TidalSense’s N-Tidal capnometer is used to diagnose COPD and assess severity.
🚀 Neko Health, founded by Spotify’s Daniel Ek, is expanding its body scanning facilities to London after conducting 3,000 scans in Stockholm. The launch is planned for this summer.
📱 The Bladder Emptying Disorder Therapy (BEST) Trial found that an app-based therapy can improve lower urinary tract symptoms in men. Pelvic floor training, behavioral therapy, and bladder control techniques are delivered through the app.
❓ Did you know that?
The purchase of a new Epic EHR has contributed to University Hospitals’ operating losses in 2022 and 2023, along with rising expenses and inflation.
🔊 What we’re listening to
Faces of Digital Health – a podcast exploring how different healthcare systems adopt technologies and providing advice for digital health entrepreneurs.
🚨 This week’s events
9 May, Birmingham – The Integrated Care Delivery Forum 2024
