Opinion
Tammie Jackson, of the Health Tech World incredible women in health tech 2022 longlist, is a major advocate for diversity in the healthcare sector. Today she shares her insights into technology and the lessons it has taught her about equality... As someone who has spent much of my career in health care, I have been [...]
By Untangle founder and CEO, Emily Cummin
Andy Wilkins, CEO and co-founder of Futr
Starting a company is never easy. But it can be especially painful in the healthcare industry. There are numerous regulations, HIPAA compliance requirements, and strict rules regarding patient confidentiality that you need to navigate. These factors, while important, make it extremely difficult to introduce new technology into hospitals and healthcare companies. However, these challenges don’t [...]
By Bart Becx - Impact Specialist at Luscii
By Chris Tackaberry, clinician, CEO and founder of healthcare AI technology company Clinithink
Paul McGinness, Chief Executive, Lenus Health, presents new evidence showing how a digital service model can reduce respiratory-related hospital admissions and enable care at home. There are around 1.2 million people diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the UK and its prevalence is growing – research from the University of Edinburgh has projected [...]
Arjo Boendermaker, a healthcare consultant working in The Netherlands, argues the spread of healthcare networks across Europe and the UK means new thinking is needed about interoperability. As an example, he outlines how six hospitals in the central Netherlands are implementing the Parsek Vitaly platform to support multi-disciplinary team meetings. The Netherlands has seen an [...]
Bias in AI is arguably the biggest challenge for innovators. Ulrik Stig Hansen and Eric Landau co-founders of Encord, share their insights with Health Tech World... Until recently, the machine learning engineers and academic researchers who built medical AI had one main focus–getting the technology to work. Ulrik Stig Hansen Now, however, algorithms [...]
By Elliott Engers, CEO, Infinity Health
