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What Role Can Consumer Health Technology Play in Diagnoses?

HIT Consultant

David Smith, President at ilumivu There’s an ongoing debate regarding the role that consumer health technology , like wearable health devices (i.e., Because this is a relatively new technology, the scope of its potential impact is, at present, only scraping the surface. What are the drawbacks of health technology?

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France to enable rapid market access for digital therapeutics

Healthcare It News

The European Commission is creating a common regulatory framework for digital transformation in all EU member states, including regulations for data privacy - GDPR, medical devices , artificial intelligence, and health technology assessment.

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What discount rate does OMB use?

Healthcare ECONOMIST

Different health technology assessment bodies use different discount rates. That is true for some regulations. But other regulations are beneficial for such investments: for example, regulations that incentivize investment in clean energy sources or semiconductors. ICER uses 3%. NICE uses 3.5% , but allows for a 1.5%

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

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Recently, a gathering of the world’s health technology assessment regulators in Adelaide agreed – among other measures – that the patient voice was severely lacking in the approvals process for lifesaving medicines and health technologies.

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Generative AI to bring 'transformative change,' says Froedtert/Inception Health CTO

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It embarked on a journey to foster disruptive innovations by establishing Inception Health as an independent vehicle to drive innovation and digital transformation, focusing on digital health technology. Artificial intelligence is at the heart of some of its most disruptive innovations. To do that, we need to evolve.

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Amino Health Secures $80M for Healthcare Guidance Platform

HIT Consultant

Funding to Lead to Broadening of Amino Health’s Horizons in Attempt to Improve Healthcare Guidance Amino Health has dedicated the last decade to developing a digital navigation experience that intuitively guides members to high-quality, cost-effective care through their unique health plans and benefits.

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Generative AI Can Transform Public Health, but Guardrails by Design Needed

HIT Consultant

. – The insights were the consensus amongst top African and American health AI experts who participated in a recent webinar about the impact of GenAI on healthcare hosted by Vantage Health Technology , a social enterprise focussed on health equity globally.