Ambient Computing: the new battleground in Digital Health
Suddenly, everybody’s talking about ambient computing. I blame Intel, and I’ll tell you why in a minute. Ambient computing is real. It’s...
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Healthcare Technology Thought Leadership by Nelson Advisors
Jul 21, 20194 min read
Will Alexa upend the NHS?
You may have seen in the news last week Amazon and the NHS have partnered to improve access to health information through Alexa, Amazon's...
Jul 19, 20196 min read
Innovations in primary care will make smartphones a powerful tool for improving health worldwide
Smartphones will make the world healthier. This audacious statement is based on the convergence of three realities: First, smartphones...
Jul 18, 20195 min read
5 ways Amazon can disrupt Healthcare and Pharma in 2019
Goldman Sachs recently produced a 30-page report based on the the work of five research analysts focused on Amazon's likely ambitions to...
Jul 16, 20194 min read
Siilo founder : Burnout is a serious issue in Healthcare and Technology plays a leading role
As revealed by the British Medical Association’s (BMA) recent report into the wellbeing of health and care professionals, being a doctor...
Jul 10, 20192 min read
NHS announces 'world-first' partnership with Amazon enabling patients to ask Alexa to help d
The NHS is collaborating with Amazon to provide reliable health information from the NHS website through voice-assisted technology The...
Jul 9, 20194 min read
Why France's 2019 Health Bill will be key in harnessing health data for research
The access and use of personal health data for research purposes is increasingly receiving press attention. Undeniably, there are renewed...
Jul 3, 20197 min read
When is Software a medical device?
When is software a medical device? The MDR sets out clear rules on this, which are broadly similar to the previous position but provide...
Jun 30, 20194 min read
How far away is Healthcare from a platform-dominated Digital business model?
Platform domination is a feature of several industry sectors, especially ones where there is a winner-takes-all outcome that is hard to...
Jun 24, 20192 min read
Electronic 'tattoo' monitors heart for days
New wearable technology made from stretchy, lightweight material could make heart health monitoring easier and more accurate, a new study...
Jun 17, 20194 min read
Disruption in Healthcare – What will be the new normal?
Allow me to raise this question: what will happen to a pharma company’s diabetes, respiratory or cardiology drugs if in 10 years time, we...
Jun 11, 20195 min read
Philips’ Future Health Index 2019 report focuses on the role digital health technology plays in impr
Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, today announced the publication of its Future Health Index (FHI) 2019 report:...
Jun 8, 20194 min read
Why Alexa’s bedside manner is bad for health care
Amazon has opened a new health care frontier: Now Alexa can be used to transmit patient data. Using this new feature — which Amazon...
Jun 5, 20192 min read
Thoughts on Amazon's journey into Healthcare
1) JPMorgan/Amazon/Berkshire deal - gives Amazon patient/user experience, access to big data sets and the opportunity to test and learn...
Jun 4, 20192 min read
Vodafone bags £100M contract to develop NHS style system in Egypt
British telecom operator Vodafone with the backing of the UK Department for International Trade has bagged a £100m contract to help Egypt...
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