The healthcare market globally is a massive and rapidly growing sector of the economy. The global healthcare market size was valued at USD 8.45 trillion in 2020 and is expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5.5 per cent from 2021 to 2028 (Grand View Research, 2020). The healthcare industry in…

Health Information Technology (HIT) has revolutionised the way we share data in the healthcare sector. Gone are the days when we used to share data on social media. Today, HIT has enabled us to share the right data with the right person at the right time. This has brought about many benefits to both patients…

Eric Schneider, M.D., M.Sc., executive vice president of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Quality Measurement and Research Group, recently spoke with Healthcare Innovation about the significance of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ “Universal Foundation” of quality measures. The Universal Foundation is intended to focus providers’ attention on measures that are meaningful…

The European DHU Radar, a new platform designed to promote the adoption and success of digital health innovations in Europe, has just been launched. Being developed as part of the DigitalHealthUptake project, the Radar offers a range of features, including information on digital health solutions and services, national and regional policies and strategies, and supporting…

Cureus | Assessing the Quality of Antenatal Care in King Abdulaziz University Hospital: A Retrospective Study document.createElement(‘header’); document.createElement(‘nav’); document.createElement(‘section’); document.createElement(‘article’); document.createElement(‘aside’); document.createElement(‘footer’); document.createElement(‘hgroup’); SUBMIT RESEARCH On May 25, 2018, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) went into effect and changed how organizations deal with personal data of customers located in the EU. Though GDPR was…

Image credit: Shutterstock/oleschwander Northwell Health, New York’s largest healthcare provider, has entered a seven-year agreement with Philips to upscale its patient monitoring platform. According to Northwell Health, the monitoring platform from Philips will reduce the need for unconventional spaces being converted for patient care. Technology from Philips, including the Philips Software Evolution Services, will leverage…

    The challenges faced by the global health and healthcare sector are set to continue in the future. The near-term issues include worsening mental health, healthcare workforce shortages, supply chain issues, climate change-related challenges and macroeconomic instability. The longer-term challenges include growing demand for services, an increasing funding gap, a lack of incentives for…

The healthcare industry continues to experience dramatic change year after year. A rapidly shifting landscape of patient expectations, workforce crisis and burnout, and stressed financial models has challenged organizations to adapt and reimagine what it means to provide care. We are committed to empowering healthcare organizations to deliver meaningful outcomes; not only as a technology…

Philips is one of the leaders in medical technology patent filings at the European Patent Office (EPO). With 683 MedTech patent applications in 2022, Philips was the top European applicant in the MedTech category, and the runner-up worldwide, according to EPO’s Patent Index 2022. In total, Philips filed 1,338 patent applications at EPO, making it…

For the past decade or so, HL7’s Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources standard has been enabling more widespread and intuitive data exchange across the healthcare ecosystem for a variety of mission-critical use cases. The FHIR innovation has only increased in recent years. At HIMSS23 this month, former National Coordinator for Health IT Dr. Donald Rucker, along…