Sep 21

India’s Prime Minister Announces National Digital Health Mission To Ensure Health Services For All

Prof. Rajendra Pratap Gupta said: In 2014, when I was drafting the policies for the Modi administration, we put the overarching theme of “Increasing access, improving quality, and lowering the cost of healthcare delivery” in the BJP Election Manifesto, and this was again reflected in our National Health Policy 2017, which detailed our vision for digital …

by Heather Smith
May 25

FERRER LAUNCHES THE SECOND EDITION OF THE FERRER 4 FUTURE PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF SOCIETY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

Participating start-ups will be able to propose digital solutions for 3 challenges, the first one in the area of movement disorders, the second one in cognitive-behavioural disorders and the third one in chronic pain management The call will be launched on May 25th, 2020, at 6 pm CET, in a Live Streaming Event at streamingsf4F.com …

by Heather Smith
Mar 9

Interesting discussion “How new technologies improve the efficiency of the health system”(Spanish)

Thanks to La Vanguardia for inviting ECHAlliance to this interesting panel discussion about “How new technologies improve the efficiency of the health system” Cada vez vivimos más años y quien llega a edades avanzadas lo hace con mejores condiciones. Tenemos una población que, a menudo, sufre enfermedades crónicas y que demanda una atención médica constante. La investigación desarrolla …

by Heather Smith
Feb 27

A Europe fit for the digital age: Empowering people with a new generation of technologies

Introduction Digital technology is changing people’s lives. The EU’s digital strategy aims to make this transformation work for people and businesses, while helping to achieve its target of a climate-neutral Europe by 2050. Therefore, the EU’s strategies for artificial intelligence (AI) and data aim to encourage businesses to work with, and develop, these new technologies, …

by Heather Smith
Feb 26

Digital Health Open Doors: Digital Health offers solutions for a sustainable health system

More than 300 specialists meet at the Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site to take part in Digital Health Open Doors #DigitalHealthOD #TechSpiritBarcelona Exponential development also poses new challenges in making full use of the potential of this technology. New digital health applications are already being used to improve fair access to the health system and are …

by Heather Smith
Apr 11

Wearables And Smartwatches Offer Great Health Benefits Although Security Hurdles Arise

Wearable devices and gadgets, which include smartwatches such as the Apple Watch, offer a lot of benefits for the user. They take technology into a new frontier with biometrics in order to help people be able to track their sleeping patterns, health (including heart rate) and other metrics while having a watch, alarm clock, personal …

by Heather Smith
Apr 11

Digital Health and Data Analytics: Two Industry Execs Pull Back the Curtains

Two healthcare stakeholders discuss the core lessons learned from a recent gathering of data analytics experts Last fall, high-level analytics executives from 13 healthcare organizations congregated in Chicago as part of the annual Scottsdale Institute Analytics Summit to share strategies, insights and challenges regarding key industry themes such as digital health strategy and consumer engagement. Executives at …

by Heather Smith
Apr 11

Western Balkans Digital Summit Roundup

Panel on Medical Revolution was moderated by Damjan Damnjanovic and Ivana Kostic Co-founders of the of Health Tech Lab from Serbia. At the beginning, Ivana used this opportunity and announced that Health Tech Lab has become National expert and International Jury member for the United Nations based World Summit Awards for solutions (not only startups) with outstanding Digital Innovations with …

by Heather Smith