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Medical technology firms gets personal with ‘Digital Twins’

Lloyd Price

A shortage of doctors in countries such as China is also spurring demand for new AI tools to analyze medical images and the race is on to commercialize products that could shake up health care systems around the world. The size of the global medical imaging analytics software market is also expected to jump to $4.3

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Roundup: LKCMedicine launching more AI, digital health courses and more briefs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" More tech-enabled learning tools will also be deployed at the medical school, including VR for teaching the cardiorespiratory system and e-simulators for drug prescription and using EMR. Additionally, the facility will also offer training and observer programmes to doctors across Asia-Pacific.

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New Digital Health Command to rise in Victoria

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

It will also monitor health outcomes, providing data to support future clinical trials and the development of new medical technology. This in turn will streamline patient flow and improve access to specialist services across Victoria. ON THE RECORD.

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HealthTech M&A Case Study Series: Medtronic + Digital Surgery

Lloyd Price

The company was looking to expand its digital surgery business, and Touch Surgery was a leading provider of surgical training and simulation software. Touch Surgery is a London-based company that develops surgical training and simulation software. Executive Summary The acquisition of Touch Surgery was a strategic move for Medtronic.

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Healthcare Information In-Security Is the New Normal

Health Populi

Only 41% of healthcare workers say they receive security training, a Forrester study learned in January 2018. That requires ongoing training and culture-building that values patients’ health information as a core building block in the organization’s mission and business workflows.

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Choosing the Right Telemedicine Platform

19 Labs

Click the arrows for more information on each point: To be equipped for changes and growth, Deployment Management, Training, and Customization are the three pillars of an effective Telemedicine platform, each playing a vital role in ensuring your program thrives in the face of change and growth.

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Medtronic acquires UK Digital Health company Digital Surgery for over $300M

Lloyd Price

A British start-up developing virtual reality and artificial intelligence technology for doctors has been snapped up by a US medical devices giant. Founded in 2013 by former surgeons Dr Jean Nehme and Dr Andre Chow, Digital Surgery first made waves developing an app for helping train surgeons with a database of common procedures.