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Bone Health Technologies Raises $5M for Osteopenia Care

HIT Consultant

This influx of capital marks a pivotal moment in BHT’s mission to reshape bone health for postmenopausal women, closing right in time for de novo FDA clearance. Ella Seitz of Esplanade Ventures and Yushin Yazaki of Terumo were appointed as board observers.

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Growing AI adoption for fall prediction in Singapore and other AI integrations across APAC

Healthcare It News

Co-developed with medical technology company Longway AI Technologies, the AI system was trained via a 3D convolutional neural network, a deep learning model that teaches a computer to process data the way the human brain and nervous system do.

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NZ clinicians hope for a patient-centred future, but hindrances abound: report

Healthcare It News

Post-pandemic, technological innovations continue to thrust the world forward at an unprecedented speed, and clinicians feel it is an uphill battle, constantly climbing the learning curve. Patients echo these concerns, with 35% expressing worries about clinicians' limited access to their relevant health data.

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Philips Appoints Charlotte Hanneman as New CFO, Succeeding Abhijit Bhattacharya

HIT Consultant

Charlotte-Hanneman, CFO at Philips What You Should Know: – Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, has announced the appointment of Charlotte Hanneman as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). – Ms. Hanneman’s Bio/Background Ms. Prior to Stryker, Ms.

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Bedroom blunders: The hidden usability issues of hospital-at-home devices

Nordic

This month, ECRI released its annual list of the top ten health technology hazards for 2024. The list includes such varied threats as “insufficient governance of AI (Artificial Intelligence) used in medical technologies risks inappropriate care decisions” and “third-party web analytics software can compromise patient confidentiality.”

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Exec Hires: Elucid Appoints Andrew Miller as CTO

HIT Consultant

a medical technology company providing physicians with AI-powered imaging analysis software to assess cardiovascular disease, has hired Andrew Miller as its chief technology officer (CTO). – As CTO, Andrew will lead the technology strategy and oversee the engineering team’s execution.

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Quantifying the Long-Run Economic and Health Impact of Reduced Intellectual Property Protections for New Drugs

Healthcare ECONOMIST

Some policymakers have called for weakening of intellectual property protections for vaccines and other pharmaceutical products, with the aim to reduce the price and improve access to existing medical technologies, particularly in Eastern Europe and developing countries.